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I.     Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  1813-1891, 
II.    Miscellaneous    Documents. 
III.    Minutes  of  the  Session,  1S13-1S92. 

Compiled   and    edited,    with   notes, 


illiam'^Neli 


By  Willi  am  •''Nelson 


PATF.RSON,  N.  J.: 

CALL    PRINTING   AND    PUBLISHING   COMPANY. 

1893. 


Only  One  Hundred  Copies  Printed. 


CONTENTS. 


I.      Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 1 

II.     Miscellaneous  Documents  : 

Subscribers  to  rebuilding  of  Lecture  Room,  1886-8 252 

i.     Original  Subscription  for  Stated  Religious  Services 

in  Paterson.  1813 267 

it.     Another  Subscription  List,  1813 268 

in.     Agreement  to  form  a  Presbyterian  Society,  1813 269 

iv.     Organization  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  1813. .'....  .270 

v.     Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  the  Church,   1813 270 

vi.     Original  Deed  for  Church  Site  and  for  Old  Cemetery, 

1814 271 

vii.     Plan  of  the  Church  Lot,  1814 '.   274 

vin.     Oaths  of  the  Trustees  in  qualifying,  1813 275 

ix.     Cash  received  for  the  New  Church,  1827 276 

x.     Deed  for  Tart  of  the  Old  Burying  Ground,  1826 277 

xi.      Diagram  of  the  Old  Burying  Ground    1825 279 

XII.      Subscription  for  Fencing  the  Church  Grounds,  1839 2c0 

xui.      Sale  of  the  Church  Site  by  the  Sheriff.  1843 281 

XIII*.      Deed  from  the  S.  U.  M.  for  the  Church   <Mte,  1844 286 

Xiv.      Deed  from  the  S.  U.  M.  for  the  Parsonage  Property,  1852.  .289' 

xv.      Deed  from  the  S.  U.  M.  for  the  New  Cemetery,  1854 291 

xvi.      Deed  of  Release  for  Parsonage  Property,  1889 293 

xvii.     Deed  relating  to  the  Cemeteries,  1889 295 

xviii.     Conveyance  of  Part  of  the  New  Cemetery,  1889 299 

xix.     Subscription  for  a  Hearse,  1825 301 

xx.     List  of  Lot  Owners  in  Old  Cemetery,  1840 302 

xxi.      Subscription    for    bringing    the     Rev.    Mr.    Clark   to 

Paterson,  1837 304 

xxn.     Subscription  toward  paying  Mr.  Clark's  Salary,  1841 304 

xxiil.     Subscription  for  Relief  of  Mr.  Eaton,  1844 305 

xxiv.     Subscription  toward  a  New  Pulpit  and  Repairs,  1834 306 

xxv.      Subscription  toward  paying  off  Debt  due  on  account 

of  New  Pulpit,  etc 307 

xxvi.     Subscription  toward  a  New  Organ,  1845 307 

XXVII.     Bill  for  New  Organ,  1845 308 


VI 

xzvill.  Subscription  toward  paying  off  the  Debt  of  the  Church, 

1846   309 

xxix.      Form  of  Deed  for  a  Few  in  the  Church,  1825 810 

xxx.      Deed  for  a  Pew  in  the  Church,  1838 311 

xxxi.     Deed  for  a  Lot  in  the  Old  Cemetery,  1829 313 

XXXII.      Subscription  toward  Rebuilding  the  Church,  1850 314 

xxxiii.  Another  Subscription  toward  Rebuilding  the  Church.  1850.. 310 

xxxiv.     Payment  of  the  Debt  on  the  Parsonage,  1876-7 318 

XXXV.     Subscription  for  Church  Bell,  1860 321 

III.     Fxtracts  from  Records  of  the  Session 325 

Index 457 


When  the  town  of  Paterson  was  founded,  in  1792,  there  was  but  one 
church  within  the  limits  of  the  present  city — the  First  Reformed  Dutch 
Church  of  Totowa,  commonly  known  as  the  Old  Dutch  Church  of  Totowa, 
erected  in  1755  in  what  is  now  Ryle  avenue,  just  south  of  Matlock  street. 
The  services  were  in  the  Dutch  language.  The  First  Presbyterian  Church 
was  the  earliest  congregation  organized  in  the  town  after  1792.  In  the 
following  pages  much  of  its  history  and  polity  can  be  dearly  traced.  The 
minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  have  been  printed  verbatim  from  the 
original  records,  with  which  the  proofs  have  been  compared  as  the  printing 
progressed.  The  Miscellaneous  Documents  have  been  collected  from  var- 
ious sources,  but  most  of  them  are  in  the  archives  of  the  church.  The 
Session  minutes  have  been  carefully  transcribed  from  the  originals  ;  where 
extracts  only  are  given,  they  present  every  act  of 'the  Session  not  merely 
formal.  The  writer  has  accumulated  material  for  a  History  of  the  Church, 
which  he  hopes  to  publish  at  no  distant  day.  In  the  meantime  the  Records 
herewith  presented  are  of  permanent  value,  and  the  accompanying  notes 
will,  it  is  hoped,  add  to  their  interest. 
Paterson,  N.  J.,  August  19,  1893. 


Minutes  of  the 

Proceedings  of  the 

Trustees  of  the  1st 

Presbyterian 

Church 
At  Paterson 

New  Jersey 


Paterson,  January  18  1814. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  at  Pater- 
son, held  at  the  House  of  Mr.  Samuel  Co*lt  this  evening.*  Present  Mess. 
Saml.  Colt,  David  Auchinvolle,  Alvan  Wilcox  and  Brown  King  the  follow- 
ing resolutions  were  adopted  viz 

1st.  Resolved  that  the  Church  Contemplated  to  be  built  for  the  Society 
above  mentioned  shall  be  a  frame  building  Forty  feet  deep  by  Fifty  four 
feet  wide  erected  upon  such  a  plan  as  to  admit  of  Twenty  feet  being 
added  to  the  depth  at  any  future  period  of  time — or  in  case  the  prospect  of 
a  sufficiency  of  funds  to  finish  the  same  in  a  plain  and  economical  manner 
should  warrant  the  trustees  in  the  undertaking — the  building  to  be  erected 
to  the  intended  size  at  once  ;  say  sixty  feet  deep  by  fifty  four  feet  wide. 

2d.  Resolved  that  Mr.  Peter  Crawfurd  (present)  is  hereby  requested  to 
furnish  a  plan  of  the  above  and  a  bill  of  timber  nesscessary  for  the  same. 

3d.  Resolved  that  the  Trustees  meet  again  at  the  same  place  on  Monday 
evening  24th  Inst. 

Brown  King  Secy. 

Paterson  24  Jany  1814. 
The  trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  church  in  Paterson  met  this  evening 
at  the  House  of  Mr.  Samuel  Colt,  and  adjourned,  to  meet  at  the  same  place 
on  the  28th  Instant — No  business  done. 

Brown  King  Secy. 

Paterson  28th  Jany  1814. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  church    in    Paterson 
held  at  the  House  of  Mr.  Samuel  Colt  in  Pursuance  of  an    adjournment    of 
24th  Instant — Present. 

Samuel  Colt 
John  Colt 
David  Auchinvolle, 
Alvan  Wilcox  & 
Brown  King. 

*  On  Market  street,  No.  120,  where-  Masonic  Hall  now  (1889)  stands. 


The  following  resolutions  were  adopted.  Peter  Crawfurd  having  pro- 
duced a  plan  of  the  church  &  bill  of  the  timber  according  the  resolution  of 
18  Instant— 

1st.  Resolved  That  Samuel  Colt,  Henry  Godwin  &  Brown  King  be  and  are 
hereby  appointed  a  Committee  to  carry  the  building  of  the  Church  into 
effect — and  that  Mr.  Godwin  be  informed  of  the  same  by  the  Secretary  with 
a  request  on  behalf  of  the  trustees  that  he  would  accept  of  the  appointment. 

2d.  Resolved  in  the  opinion  of  the  trustees  a  considerable  proportion  of 
the  timber  may  be  procured  as  donations  or  contributions  and  that  Mess. 
Samuel  Colt,  Henry  Godwin,  Peter  Crawfurd  and  Robt.  King  are  hereby 
authorized  &  7'equested  to  proceAl  to  procure  the  same  either  by  donation, 
Subscribtion  or  by  Contract — &  that  Robert  King  be  informed  of  the, 
appointment  by  the  Secy  with  a  request  on  behalf  the  trustees  that  he  would 
accept  of  the  same. 

Bd.  Resolved  that  in  the  opinion  of  the  trustees  it  will  be  most  proper  to 
build  the  church  by  day's  work.  Except  such  parts  as  may  be  advanta- 
geously done  by  Contract  in  discretion  of  the  building  Committee.  And 
that  Mr.  Peter  Crawfurd  be  employ'd  as  builder. 

4th.  Resolved  that  Materials  may  be  either  received  as  gratis  donations 
or  as  subscriptions.  Such  as  are  received  as  subscriptions  to  be  considered 
as  Cash  Subscriptions  and  to  be  accounted  for  in  the  same  manner,  viz.  by 
their  value  in  Pews,  and  all  timber  procured  by  Contract  to  be  paid  in  Cash 
if  required. 

5th.  Resolved  That  all  reasonable  charges  for  time  or  attention  be 
allowed  the  Building  Committee. 

By  order  of  the  Board. 

Brown  Kino  Secy. 

Paterson  April  30  1814. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church    in    Paterson 
held  at  the  House  of  Mr.  S.  Colt  this  evening — Present. 

S.  Colt 
J.  Colt 
O.  Wilder 
A.  Wilcox 
Brown  King,  it  was 
Resolved  1st  That  the  Church  be  built  by  Contract   and    not    by   the    day's 
work,  as  agreed  to  to  in  3d  Article  on  28    Jany  last — it   being 
in  the  opinion  of   the  trustees   most   conducive   to   expedition 
&c.    to    build    it    in    the    first  mentioned  way  in  this  Resolve. 
And    that    advertisements    be    sent  to  the  different  builders  in 
Paterson    &    Vicinity     (say     to     Carpenters     &     Masons)     re- 


questing  their  estimates  for  the  work  and  that  it  be  advertised 
in  the  Newark  Centinel  &  Express.* 
Resolved  2d  That  the  Trustees  meet   on    the   Ground  alotted    &   stake   out 
the  Church  Lot  on  Monday  Morning  2d  May  next. 

Adjourned  till  the  s'd  time. 

By  order,   Brown  King    Secy. 

Paterson  May  2d  1814. 
The  trustees  met  at  9  O'Clock  this  morning    according    to    adjournment, 
and  staked  out  the  Church  Lot  on  the  Square  formed  by  the   Intersection  of 
Cross  Street,  Spring    Street,}  Ward  Street  (as  it  is  contemplated  to  be  run) 
&  the  Turnpike.     Adjourned  till  further  orders. 

By  order,  Brown  Kino  Sec'y. 

Paterson  August  5  1814 

The  trustees  met  this  day  when  the  Corner  Stone  of  the  "first  Presbyter- 
ian Church  in  Paterson"  was  laid  by  the  Rev'd  Mr.  Sam'l  Fisher — it  bear- 
ing the  Initials  of  the  Church,  and  date  as  above  &  "By  the  Rev'd  S.  Fisher.":}: 

B.  King  Sec'y. 

Paterson  October  3d,  1814. 

Advertised  for  a  meeting  of  the  Subscribers  for  the  purpose  of  Electing 
Seven  trustees  to  fill  the  place  of  the  present  "trustees  of  the  first  Presby- 
terian Church  at  Paterson."  Election  to  be  held  at  the  School  House** 
in  Paterson  on  friday  14th  Inst,  at  early  Candle  Lighting. 

By  order  of  the  trustees, 

B.  King  Sec'y. 

Paterson  Oct.  14th  1814. 
The  trustees  met  at  the  School  House  in  pursuance  of  the  advertisements 
for  Election  of  trustees,  but  as  there  was  no  attendance  of  the    Inhabitants, 
an  adjournment  of  the  meeting  was  agreed  upon. 

Adjourned  the  Election  untill  Monday  evening  17th  Inst  at  7  o'clock. 

By  order  of  the  trustees 

B.  King  Sec'y. 

*  The  Centinel  of  Freedom  and  the  Essex  County  Express,  both  published  at 
Newark.     There  was  no  newspaper  published  in  Paterson  at  this  time. 

t  So  called  because  it  led  from  the  Paterson  and  Hamburgh  Turnpike  (now  Main  street) 
to  the  Dublin  Spring,  at  the  corner  of  Spring  and  Mill  streets.  Spring  street  is  now  known 
as  Oliver  street. 

$  This  corner-stone  is  now  (1889)  inserted  in  the  wall  of  the  vestibule  under  the  tower  at 
the  northeast  corner  of  the  present  church  edifice. 

**  Probably  the  Academy,  a  two-story  frame  building  then  standing  at  the  corner  of 
Market  and  Academy  (now  Union)  streets. 


Sunday  16th  1814. 

Advertised  the  adjournment,  as  above,  on  the  tree  in  front  of  the  Dutch 
Church,*  &  from  the  Pulpit. 

By  order  as  above, 

B.  King  Sec'y. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  "first  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Paterson"  held  at  the  School  House  on  Monday  evening  17th  Oct'r  1814. 
According  to  previous  notices,  given,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  trustees  to 
supply  the  places  of  the  present  trustees  whose  term  of  service  having  ex- 
pired— S.  Colt  Esq.  being  chosen  Chairman  &  Brown  King  Secretary, 
the  following  persons  were  chosen  trustees — Viz. 

Samuel  Colt,  Esq. 

John  Colt 

Oshea  Wilder 

Alvan  Wilcox 

John  R.  Gould 

Wm.  Dickey 

Brown  King. 

B.  King  Sec'y. 

Paterson  April  27th  1815. 
The  Trustees  met  this  evening  at  the  storef  of  Sam'l  Colt  Esq.  according 
to  appointment  for  the  purpose  of  appointing  a  person  to  act  as  trustee  and 
Secretary  in  the  room  of  Brown  King  who  is  removed  from  this  place,  and 
of  taking  into  consideration  the  propriety  of  completing  the  church  this  sea- 
son. 

Present 
Sam'l  Colt 
John  Colt 
O.  Wilder 
A.  Wilcox 
J.  R.  Gould 
Wm.  Dickey — When 
John  Clark  was  appointed  trustee  and  Oshea  Wilder  Secretary 

Resol'd  that  Sam'l  Colt  be  the  President  of  the  trustees  and  also  Treasurer. 

O.  Wilder  Sec'y. 

*  The  ancient  Reformed  Dutch  Church  of  Totowa,  then  standing  on  the  old  Totowa 
road  (now  Ryle  avenue)  between  the  present  Hamburgh  avenue  and  Matlock  street.  The 
Presbyterian  congregation  worshiped  there  at  this  time. 

t  Probably  the  old  frame  building  still  standing  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Main  and 
Market  streets. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  at  I'at- 
erson  Held  at  the  School  House  on  Saturday  evening  the  6th  of  July  1816 
according  to  previous  notice  given  by  written  notice  and  from  the  I  >esk — for 
the  purpose  of  Electing  trustees  to  Supply  the  place  of  the  present  trustees 
whose  term  of  service  having  expired  John  R.  Could  was  chosen  Chairman 
and  Oshea  Wilder  Secretary  and  the  following  persons  Elected  as  trustees 
for  the  ensueing  year. 

Peter  Colt 

Ezekiel  Wade 

Oshea  Wilder 

John  Flood 

Samuel  Colt 

John  R.  Could 

John  Colt 

O.  Wilder  Sec'y  Pro-tem. 
July  6th  1816. 

Agreeable  to  notice  previously  given  the  trustees  met  at  the  office  of 
Messrs.  Samuel  Colt  &  Co.*  on  the  evening  of  the  35th  of  July  1816  for  the 
purpose  of  chusing  officers  and  transacting  other  business  that  may  be 
proposed — present 

Mr.  Peter  Colt 
S.  Colt  Esq. 
John  Colt 
John  Flood 
Oshea  Wilder. 
Peter  Colt  w-as  unanimously  chosen  as  President  of  the  board    of    trustees 
ami  also  treasurer — Oshea  Wilder  was  chosen  Secretary. 

Oshea  Wilder  Sec'y. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  on  the  evening  of  the  26th  Augt  1816. 
Present  Peter  Colt  Sam'l  Colt  John  Colt  John  R.  Could  John  Flood  & 
Oshea  Wilder  &  taking  into  consideration  that  as  Capt.  E.  Wade  had 
removed  from  this  place  it  was  necessary  to  appoint  a  person  to  act  as 
Trustee  in  his  place  &  Mr.  Jacob  J.  Vn  Houten  being  nominated  was 
duly  appointed  a  trustee  for  the  church — Mr.  Vn  Houten  has  agreed  to 
employ  carpenters  to  work  on  the  Church  now  building  and  to  pay  them 
to  the  amount  of  $200  or  more  for  which  he  is  to  draw  interest  till  paid  by 
the  trustees  S.  Colt  Esq.  is  appointed  to  Superintend  the  building. 

O.  Wilder  Sec'y. 

*  Probably  in  their  store,  above  mentioned.  Messrs.  Samuel  Colt  &  Co.  (Samuel  Colt, 
Nicholas  Delaplaine  and  John  Colt)  had  a  frame  rolling  mill,  on  the  site  of  what  is  now 
known  as  the  Gun  Mill,  the  latter  being  erected  twenty  years  later  for  the  manufacture  of 
revolving  guns  and  pistols,  then  just  invented  by  another  Samuel  Colt,  a  lad  of  about 
ri°:hteen  years  in  1835. 


Paterson  Oct'r  21  1810. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  agreeable  to  a  previous  notice  at  the  Store  of 
S.  Colt  PZsq.  this  evening — present,  Peter  Colt  Sam'l  Colt  John  Colt  John 
Flood  Jacob  J.  Vn  Ilouten  &  Oshea  Wilder — when  Mr.  Vn  Houten  pre- 
sented his  accounts  for  the  work  done  upon  the  Church  which  being  ap- 
proved of  it  was  unanimously  agreed  that  Peter  Colt  do  give  a  note  in  be- 
half of  the  trustees  at  two  years  from  this  date  on  interest  to  Jacob  J.  Vn 
Ilouten  for  amt.  of  his  account  which  is  $213 — and  which  note  Mr.  Colt 
signed  as  president  of  the  Society. 

Oshea  Wilder  Sec'y. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  at  the  House  of  Peter  Colt,  Esq.*  in  the 
evening  of  the  20th  November  1816.  Present  Peter  Colt,  Samuel  Colt,  John 
Colt  John  Flood  John  R.  Gould  &  Oshea  Wilder  &  Jacob  Vn  Houten  when 
Abr'm  R.  Van  Houten's  acc'ts  were  adjusted  for  Brick  &  Carting,  and  a 
note  at  12  months  from  21st  Nov'r  with  Interest  was  given  him  for 
the  bal'e  a  hundred  and  Sixty-eight  Dollars  $168 — and  signed  by  Peter  Colt 
as  president  by  order  of  the  trustees. 

O.  Wilder  Sec'y. 

Agreeable  to  notice  given 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson 
at  the  House  of  Mr.  Peter  Colt  in  the  evening  of  the  19th  March  1817. 
Persons  present — 

Peter  Colt  John  Colt 

Saml  Colt  John  Flood 

and 
Oshea  Wilder 
When  it  was  resolved  and  unanimously  agreed  that  Peter  Colt,  President  of 
the  Society  should  be  &  is  hereby  authorized  to  make  the  best  arrange- 
ment he  can  in  settleing  the  claim  of  the  Executors-  of  Encrease  Gould's 
Estate  against  the  Church — and  Mr.  Colt  is  further  authorized  to  settle  and 
adjust  the  claim  of  John  Garrabrant's  against  the  Church  and  to  give  him  a 
note  for  the  amount  due  him  payable  in  twelve  months  on  behalf  of  the 
Society. 

Oshea  Wilder  Sec'y. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first    Presbyterian    Church    of 

Paterson — held  at  the  house  of  Peter  Colt  on  Saturday  the  11th   April    1818. 

present — Peter  Colt  president,  John  Flood  Samuel  Colt  John  Colt,  and  John 

Gould,  when  on  motion  it  was  resolved  that  John  Colt  be   appointed    Secre- 

.  tary  for  this  meeting. 

*  The  present  City  Hall,  above  the  ground  floor. 


9 

On  motion  it  is  resolved  that  a  Seal  be  procured  for  the  Society  with  the 
following  letters  viz  F.  P.  S.  in  an  oval,  and  be  used  as  the  authorized  Seal 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  for  all  purposes  that  may  be 
necessary,  which  Seal  shall  be  kept  by  the  President. 

On  motion  it  is  resolved  that  proper  Leases  be  made  to  the  Rev'd  Sam'l 
Fisher,  by  the  President  of  this  Society,  of  the  dwelling  house  on  the  Old 
York  road  for  3  years  from  next  May  and  also  the  Lot  of  Land  near 
Edo  Marcellus'  held  by  this  Society  on  a  Lease  from  the  Society  for  estab- 
lishing useful  Manufactures  say  for  Seventeen  years  from  next  May,  pro- 
vided the  s'd  Rev'd  Sam'l  Fisher  continues  our  Pastor  so  long. 

On  motion  it  is  resolved  that  the  President  execute  a  proper  Bond  and 
Mortgage  at  Seven  Years  to  John  Colt  &  Samuel  Colt  for  the  Debt  due  to 
S.  Colt  &  Co.  the  mortgage  to  be  on  the  Church  &  Church  Lot. 

Jnu.  Colt 

Sec'y. 

At  a  Special  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian 
Society  of  Paterson,  held  at  the  house  of  Peter  Colt  present,  Peter  Colt,  the 
president,  John  Flood,  Samuel  Colt,  John  Colt,  John  Gould  &  J.  R.  Vn 
Houten  it  was  on  motion  unanimously  Resolved  that  the  President  pay  out 
of  any  monies  belonging  to  the  aforesaid  Society,  to  Samuel  Colt  &  Co.,  to 
be  end'd  on  the  Bond  they  hold  against  aforesaid  Society,  the  Sum  of 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  S.  Colt's  Store  on  the  2d 
Nov'r.  1818  by  appointment,  present  Peter  Colt,  John  Flood,  John  Colt, 
Sam'l  Colt,  J.  R.  Van  Houten  &  Tno.  Gould  to  take  into  consideration  the 
best  manner  of  plastering  the  church  &c.  On  motion  it  was  resolved  that 
J.  R.  Van  Houten,  John  Colt  and  John  Flood  be  a  building  Committee  to 
contract  with  any  proper  person  to  plaster  the  inside  of  the  s'd  Church  by 
the  square  yard  and  to  have  it  done  without  delay. 

On  further  motion  it  was  resolved  that  Munson  Godwin  be  added  to  the 
building  Committee. 

Jno.  Colt 

Acting  Sec'y. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  Sam'l  Colt's  store  held  by 
appointment  present  Peter  Colt,  John  Flood,  Sam'l  Colt,  John  Colt  &  J. 
R.  Van  Houten.  On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  the  Building  Committee 
have  the  three  fan  Lights  over  the  front  doors  made  in  the  cheapest  way  and 
best  manner  and  that  the  2  circle  or  windows  or  sashes  in  the  South  End  of 
the  Church  be  fitted  in  by  putting  a  circular  rim  round  the  Sash. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  the  Desk  be  put  up  by   Days  work  under 

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the  particular  direction  of  the  building  committee  &  to  consult  with  the 
Rev'd  Mr.  Fisher  on  the  subject  &  to  be  put  up  without  the  canopy  or  as 
they  think  proper. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  the  Building  Committee  purchase  the 
plank  &  boards  necessary  for  Building  the  Pews  in  the  Lower  part  of  the 
House. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  the  contemplated  Pews  in  the  lower  part 
of  the  Church  shall  be  built  by  Contract,  the  Boards  &  Tlank  &  Nails 
necessary,  to  be  furnished  by  the  Building  Committee — the  pews  to  be  fin- 
ished in  the  same  manner  and  equally  as  good  as  the  Pews  in  the  2d  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  Newark,  provided  the  s'd  Committee  can  get  the  s'd 
pews  built  &  put  up  at  a  price  not  to  exceed  the  Sum  of  two  Dollars  and 
Fifty  Cents  for  each  Pew. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  some  one  of  the  Trustees  call  upon  those 
who  are  behind  for  salary  &  settle  in  the  best  manner  &  cancel  the  rest. 

J  no.  Colt 

Acting  Sec'rty. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Society  of  Paterson  held  at  Sam'l  Colt's  Store  22d  May  1819.  Present, 
Peter  Colt,  John  Flood,  John  Colt,  Samuel  Colt,  John  Gould,  Jacob  I.  Van 
Houten — to  consider  the  propriety  of  painting  the  interior  of  the  Church, — 
Mr.  Samuel  Colt  proposed  to  get  the  said  painting  done  to  the  amount  of 
One  Hundred  Dollars  for  which  he  is  to  receive  credit  on  the  Books  of  the 
Society  on  account  of  his  subscription  toward  building  s'd  Church,  agree- 
able to  the  terms  of  subscription — and  the  said  Trustees  do  further  agree 
in  consideration  of  this  arrangement  of  Mr.  Sam'l  Colt  for  the  painting  and 
also  on  acc't  of  his  attentions  &  services  to  the  Building  said  chnrch  from 
its  commencement  procuring  materials  &c,  to  give  him  One  Pew  when  they 
shall  be  sold  as  an  offset  to  his  said  services,  but  which  pew  shall  however 
[be  subject]  to  an  annuity,  the  same  as  if  he  had  purchased  it — 

On  reading  over  the  foregoing  statements  &  propositions,  on  motion, 
they  were  agreed  to  and  passed  unanimously. 

On  a  proposition  that  the  flooring  or  deck  of  the  steple  should  be  repaired 
so  as  to  carry  of  the  rain  &c.  Voted  that  the  Building  Committee  take  or- 
der for  the  same  Mr.  Peter  Colt  having  agreed  to  furnish  what  may  be  defi- 
cient in  the  late  subscription  for  completing  the  lower  part  of  the  Church. 

Certified  by  Peter  Colt, 

Pres'd't. 
J  no.  Colt 

Sect'y  pro  tern. 


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At  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Paterson  held  in  their  House  of  Worship  this  twenty-seventh  day  of  Octo- 
ber, A.  U.  1819,  agreeably  to  a  notice  given  from  the  Pulpit  at  two  differ- 
ent times,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  seven  Trustees  to  serve  for  the  ensu- 
ing Year  or  till  others  are  legally  chosen,  Peter  Colt  was  chosen  Chairman 
&  John  Colt,  Sect'y  when  the  following  persons  were  elected  Trustees  for 
the  ensuing  year  or  till  others  are  legally  chosen  in  their  places,  viz. 
Peter  Colt,  John  Flood 

Samuel  Colt,  John  Robinson 

John  Gould  Esq.      Jacob  J.  Van  Houten 
Caleb  Munson  Godwin 
Seven  Trustees 
1st     On  motion  it  is  resolved  that  the  annual  meeting    of    the    Congrega- 
tion shall  be  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  November  in  each  year — to  transact 
the  affairs  of  the  Society. 

2d  On  motion  it  is  resolved,  that  in  future  elections  of  Trustees  the  fol- 
lowing plan  be  adopted  (viz.)  that  the  four  first  Trustees  in  alphabetical  or- 
der shall  go  out  of  office  at  the  next  annual  election,  subject  however  to  a 
re-election  if  the  Congregation  shall  see  fit  to  appoint  them  &  that  the  other 
three  go  out  of  office  at  the  next  annual  election  succeeding — but  may  be  re- 
appointed the  same  as  the  first  class,  &  that  this  order  be  observed  so  that 
the  whole  board  be  not  changed  in  one  year. — 

3d  On  motion  it  is  resolved  that  it  be  the  Duty  of  the  Trustees  at  every 
annual  meeting  to  lay  before  the  Society  a  full  statement  of  all  the  accounts 
of  the  Society. — ■ 

Meeting  adjourned  sine  die 
At  a  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  immediately  after  their  appointment,  on  the 
adjournment  of  the  Congregation  the  27th  Oct.  A.  D.  1819 — at  the  Church, 
present, 

Peter  Colt 
Samuel  Colt 
Caleb  M.  Godwin 
John  Gould  Esqr 
Jacob  J.  Van  Houten  they 
proceeded  to  the  Choice  of  their  Officers — when  Peter  Colt  was  chosen  Presi- 
dent  &   the   meeting   of  the    Board  was  adjourned  to  meet  at  the  house  of 
Peter  Colt  on  Friday  eveg  29th  Oct  1819. — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  (Society)    in 
Paterson  held  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Peter  Colt  29th  Oct  1819. 
present 

Peter  Colt 


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Jacob  J.  Van  Ilouten 

John  Roberson  & 

Samuel  Colt — the  proceedings  of  the  last  meet- 
ing being  read,  it  was  resolved  that  Caleb  M.  Godwin  be  appointed  Secre- 
tary of  this  Board,  on  Motion  it  was  resolved  that  Samuel  Colt  be  appointed 
Treasurer  of  the  Society  fo  the  present  year.  On  motion,  resolved  that  the 
Treasurer  agree  with  a  trusty  &  responsible  man  to  collect  the  Subscription 
for  the  salary  for  the  support  of  the  ministry,  provided  he  can    get    it   done 

for  a  sum  not  exceeding  5  prC — 

Attest  Peter  Colt. 

Presdt  P>oard 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson, 
held  at  the  office  of  Mr.  Saml  Colt  Feby  12th  1821— 

Present 
Peter  Colt  John  Robertson 

John  Flood    &    Caleb  M  Godwin 
Resolved  that  Peter  Colt  John  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin  be  a  committee 
to  investigate  all  the  accounts  of  said  Church,  and  report  as  soon    as   practi- 
cable to  the  board  of  Trustees — 

C.  M.  Godwin  Secy 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  in   Paterson, 
held  at  the  office  of  Saml  Colt  March  26th  1821 
Present 
Peter  Colt  John  Robertson 

Saml  Colt  Jacob  Van  Ilouten 

John  Flood       &       Caleb  M.  Godwin 
When  on  motion  resolved  that  Samuel  Colt  John  Flood  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin 
be  a  committee  to  make  such  arrangement    with    Francis    R.    Post    as    they 
may  think  best  in  the  settlement  of  his  demand  against  this  Society — 

C.  M.  Godwin  Secy 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson 
held  at  the  office  of  Saml  Colt  April  19th  1821— 

Present 
'    Peter  Colt  Saml  Colt 

John  Gould  John  Robertson 

John  Flood  Jacob  I.  Van  Ilouten 

&  Caleb  M.  Godwin 

When  it  was  unanimously  resolved  that  the  pews  of  the    Meeting    house   of 

said  Society,  be  exposed  to  sale  in  May    next — Resolved    that   John    Gould 

Saml  Colt  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin  be  a  committee  to  make  a  permanent   valua- 


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tion  of  the  pews  aforesaid  by  which  the  anuity  for  the  support  of  the  min- 
ister shall  forever  be  regulated,  and  that  the  committee  be  instructed  not  to 
value  the  whole  of  the  pews  for  a  less  sum  than  ten  thousand  dollars — 

Resolved  that  the  aforesaid  committee  procure  a  form  of  a  deed  by  which 
the  pews  will  be  sold — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  I'resbyterian  Church  in  Paterson 
held  at  the  office  of  Saml  Colt,  Sept  25th  1821 

Present 

Peter  Colt  Jacob  I.  Van  Houten 

John  Flood  Samuel  Colt  & 

John  Robertson  Caleb  M.  Godwin 

Resolved  that  Saml  Colt  John  Robertson  &  Caleb  M  Godwin  be  a  com- 
mittee to  draft  and  circulate  a  subscription  for  the  purpose  of  raising  the 
deficientcy  of  Salary  for  the  current  year — 

Resolved  that  Saml  Colt  &  Co  Settle  the  account  of  Capt  E.  Wade 
against  said  Society  &  that  said  society  will  settle  with  them  in  deeding  to 
them  one  of  the  lots  yet  unsold  which  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful 
Manufactories  agreed  to  Loan  the  parish — 

The  committee  appointed  to  procure  a  form  of  a  deed  Submitted  one, 
which  was  approved  of  by  the  meeting.  When  it  was  resolved  that  Saml 
Colt  John  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin  be  a  committee  to  have  two  hundred 
and  fifty  of  them  printed — 

At  an  annual  Meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Paterson  held  at  their  house  of  Worship  Novr  7th  1821  agreeable  to  no- 
tice given  from  the  Pulpit  at  two  different  times — Peter  Colt  was  chosen 
chairman  and  Caleb  M.  Godwin  Secy  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were 
read — 

The  Trustees  exhibited  a  Statement  of  the  accounts  of  the  Society  as  far 
as  they  have  been  able  to  adjust  them,  from  which  it  appeared  that  the 
debts  of  the  Society  exclusive  of  the  Salry  and  interest  amounts  to  four 
thousand,  five  hundred,  and  Seventy  nine  dollars  &  thirteen  Cents — 

Agreeably  to  a  resolution  of  the  Congregation  in  1819,  the  four  following 
persons  were  elected  Trustees  for  the  ensueing  year  or  untill  others  are 
legally  chosen — Viz 

Samuel  Colt  Aaron  King 

John  Gould  John  Flood. 

Caleb  M.  Godwin 

Secy. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson 
held  at  the  office  of  Samuel  Colt  &  Co.  Deer  5th  1821— 


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Present  Jacob  I.  Van  Houten 
John  Flood — 
Samuel  Colt — 
Aaron  King — 
They  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  their  officers.     When  John  Gould    Esqr 
was  Chosen  President,  also  resolved  that  Samuel  Colt  be   appointed    Treas- 
urer, and  resolved  that  Caleb    M.    Godwin    be    Secretary   for   the   ensuring 
year 

Resolved  that  the  committees  appointed  by  the  former  board  at  their 
last  meeting  for  sundry  purposes  be  re  appointed — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson 
held  at  the  office  Samuel  Colt  &  Co  Feby  6th  1822— 
Present.  Jacob  I.  Van  Houten 
Samuel  Colt.  John  Robertson 
John  Flood 
Resolved  that  the  trustees  will 'Settle  with  Peter  G  Speer  by    letting   him 
have  one  building  lot  on  his  paying  the  ballanc  to  the  Trustees* 

Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  Sell  the  remaining  building 
lot  at  $150  and  as  much  more  as  he  can  get — ■ 

Resolved  that  a  note  be  given  to  Isaac  I  Stagg  for  his  account  with 
Intrest  up  to  the  22d  Jany  1822  being  thirty  eight  dollars  &  seventy 
three  Cents — 

Caleb  M.  Godwin  Secty 

At  an  annual  Meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  first  Presbyterian 
Society  in  Paterson  held  at  their  house  of  worship  Novr  7th  1822  agreeably 
to  notice  given  from  the  Pulpit  at  two  different  times — Peter  Colt  was 
chosen  Chairman  and  Caleb  M.  Godwin  Secy — 

When  they  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  three  Trustees  in  the  place  of  John 
Flood  who  (resigns  acting  as  trustee)  John  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin 

Resolved  that  the  following  persons  be  appointed  for  the  ensueing  year 
Viz 

Samuel  Colt  Aaron  King 

John  Robertson  Robert  King 

Jacob  Van  Houten         Doc  James  Warren 
Caleb  M  Godwin 

Caleb  M.  Godwin  Secty 

Dec  6  1822 

At  a  legal  meeting  of  the  Trustees   of   the    first    Presbyterian    Society    in 

*  There  is  no  deed  from  the  church  to  Peter  G.  Speer  on  record. 


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Paterson  held  at  the  school-room  of  Mr.  Ira  Mosher — Present 
Caleb  M.  Godwin 
Aaron  King 
Robert  King 
Samuel  Colt 
Jacob  Van  Ilouten 
James  Warren 
Caleb  M.  Godwin  was  called  to  the  chair  and  James    Warren    secretary — 
they  then  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  officers  for  the  ensueing  year — 

On  motion  C.  M.  Godwin  was  unanimously  chosen  President  and  James 
Warren  Secretary  Samuel  Colt  then  declined  serving  as  Trustee  and  gave 
in  his  resignation — * 

On  motion  Voted  that  the  resignation  of  Samuel  Colt  be  accepted — 
On  motion  Resolved  that  Mr.  John  Colt    be    elected    Trustee    to    fill    the 
vacancy  occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Samuel  Colt — 

Resolved  unanimously  that  Mr.  John  Colt  be  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  for  the  ensuing  year — 

Resolved    that    James    Warren    be    appointed    a  Committee  to  wait  upon 
Roswell  Colt  Esqr  to  interseed  with  him  for  the  use  of  a  certain  house  to  be 
appropriated    to  the  Parsonage  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fisher  for  the  two  years 
succeeding  the  first  of  May  next  and  report  the  same  at  the  next  meeting — 
Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned 

Jas  Warren  Secty 

J  any  11th  1823 

Persuant  to  notice  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  society  in    Pater- 
son met  at  the  house  of  Samuel  Colt — 
Present  C.  M.  Godwin 
Aaron  King 
Jacob  Van  Ilouten  & 
James  Warren 
The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  were  then  read 
The  Committee  appointed  to  wait  upon  Roswell  Colt  Esqr  reported 
Resolved  on  motion  that  the  report  be  accepted — Mr  John  Colt  then  gave 
in  through  the  medium  of  James  Warren  his    resignation    from    serving   as 
Trustee — 

Resolved  on  motion  the  resignation  be  accepted — Mr  John  Roberson  then 

*A  shocking  tragedy  occurring  at  this  time  caused  a  scandalous  disclosure  regarding  Mr. 
Colt,  which  led  to  his  resignation  as  a  trustee  and  his  ex-communication  from  membership 
in  the  church.  He  left  Paterson  and  went  to  Rochester,  N.  V.,  where  he  died  amid 
wretched  surroundings  some  years  later. 


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gave  in  his  resignation  through  the  medium  of  Mr  Aaron  King  from  serving 
as  Trusteef 


Resolved  that  the  Board  of  Trustees  collect  the  taxes  due  on  pew  rents 
for  the  ensuing  year  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Treasurer  of  sd  Board — 

Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  to-morrow  evening  at  6 
o'clock  to  meet  at  this  place — 

J.  Warren  Secty 

Jany  14  1823 

Agreeable  to  adjournment  the  Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  office  of 
James  Warren  and  proceeded  to  business 

Present  Caleb  M  Godwin 
Wm  Ferguson 
Robert  King 
Jacob  Van  Houten 
Aaron  King 
James  Warren 
The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  was  then  read — 

The  Com.  appointed  to  devise  means  to  raise  the  sum  deficient  in  the 
Rev.  Samuel  Fisher's  salary  reported  and  on  motion  Resolved  that  the  re- 
port be  accepted  and  adopted — 

Resolved  on  motion  that  J.  Warren  be  the  Com.  to  carry  into  effect  the 
intent  of  that  report. 

Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  make  a  report  anually  of  the  collections 
from  the  Society  and  the  necessary  expendatures 

Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  Tuesday  evening  next  at 
6  o'clo  to  meet  at  this  place 

Jas.  Warren  Secty 

Jan  21  1823 

Agreeable  to  adjournment  the  Trustees  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Society 
met  and  proceeded  to  business 

Present  C.  M.  Godwin 
Robert  King 
Aaron  King 
James  Warren 
The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

t  A  leaf  is  here  torn  out,  only  ten  words  being  decipherable.  It  would  appear  that  the 
resignation  of  John  Robertson  was  accepted,  and  that  William  Ferguson  (who  kept  a 
bleaching-green  at  the  corner  of  the  present  Market  and  Paterson  streets)  was  elected  in 
his  place.     Other  business  was  transacted  and  the  Board  adjourned. 


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The  Com.  appointed  to  solicit  aid  from  N.  York  reported 

Resolved  on  motion  that  that  report  be  accepted 

Resolved  that  Robert  King  &  Jas.  Warren  be  a  Com.  to  make  a  full 
statement  of  the  debts  of  the  Trustees  due  for  the  building  of  the  Church 
and  also  the  balance  due  on  the  salary  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fisher  and  also 
Resolved  that  they  recommend  that  a  collection  be  taken  up  to  liquidate  the 
balance  due  the  Rev.  Samuel  Fisher 

Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  Friday  the  31st  of  Jan.  to 
meet  at  this  place 

Jas.  Warren  Secty 

Jan  31.  1823 

Agreeable  to  adjournment  the  Trustees  of  th  1  Presbyterian  Society  met 
and  proceeded  to  business 

Present  Wm  Ferguson 

Abr.  Godwin  Junr 
Robert  King 
Aaron  King 
Jacob  Van  Houten 
James  Warren 
The  President  being  absent  on    motion    Mr   Wm    Ferguson   was   chosen 
President  pro  tempor — 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  then  read — 

The  Com.  appointed  to  investigate  the  affairs  of  the  Trustees  for  building 
the  Church  reported — 

Resolved  on  motion  that  the  Report  be  accepted  and  placed  on  file — 
Resolved  that  James  Warren  &  Abr  Godwin  Jur.  be  a  committee  to    pre- 
pare the  report  already  mad  &  present  it    to    the    Congregation   on   the,  2d 
Sabbath  in  Feburary_  nixt 

Resolved  that  Abr.  Godwin  be  a  Com.  to  settle  the  accounts  with  David 
Willis* 

Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  Friday  week  at  6  o'clock 

Jas.  Warren.  Secty 

Febr  7th  1823 

Agreeable  to  adjournment  the  Trustees  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Society 
met  and  proceeded  to  business 

Present  Wm  Ferguson 

Jacob  Van  Houten 
Aaron  King 
Abr.  Godwin  Junr 
*A  carpenter  and  builder  on  Main  street  nearly  opposite  Smith  street. 

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Robert  King 

James  Warren 
The  proceedings  of  the  last  meeting  were  then  read. 

Resolved  on  motion  that  the  Report  made  the  last  meeting  relative  to  the 
debts  of  the  Society  for  building  the  Church  be  detain'd  from  the  Society  for 
further  consideration.— 

Resolved  that  Mr  Jacob  Van  Houten's  Bill  be  accepted  to  be  entered  in 
the  Treasurer's  Ale  at  an  hundred  Dollars 

Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  Friday  week  at  6  o'clock — 

Jas.  Warren 


Febr  14.  1823  , 

Agreeable  to  adjournment  the  Trustees  of  the  first    Presby.    Society   met 
Present  C.  M.  Godwin 

Jacob  Van  Houten 
Wm.  Ferguson 
Aaron  King 
James  Warren 
On  motion  Resolve  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned 

James  Warren,  Secty 

March  3d  1823 

Persuant  to  notice  the  Trustees  of  the  1st    Presbyterian  Society    met    and 
proceeded  to  business 

Present  C.  M.  Godwin 
Wm.  Ferguson 
Jac.  Van  Houten 
James  Warren 
The  apportionment  to  each  as  collector  and  on  motion  Resolved  to   adjourn 
until  Saturday  the  8th  at  1-2  past  6  o'clock. 

J.  Warren,  Secty. 

March  8,  1823 

Agreeable  to  adjournment  the  Trustees  of  the    1st    Presbyt    Society   met 
and  paid  in  their  several  collections 

Present  C.  M.  Godwin         Wm.  Ferguson 
Aaron  King  Robt  King  and 

Jas  Warren 
On  motion  resolved  that  C.  M.  Godwin  Esq  be  a  committee    to    wait   upon 


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Mr.  Dickerson*  and  confer  with  him  respecting  the  note  of  John  M.  Ryer 

son. 

Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned 

J.  Warren,  Secty. 

April  19th  1823 

Persuant  to  notice  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presby.  Society  met  and  pro- 
ceeded to  business. — 

Present  C.  M.  Godwin 

Wm  Ferguson 

Jacob  Van  Houten 

Abr  Godwin  Junr 

Aaron  King 

Robert  King 

James  Warren.     On  motion 
Resolved  that  the  pews  of  the  church  be  rented  to   the    highest    bidder   for 
one  year  from  the  first  of  May  next,  subject  to  being  sold  at  the  end  of   six 
months  provided  the  Trustees  deem  it  necessary — 

Resolved  that  the  Secy,  cause  a  notice  for  the  renting  of  the  pews  of  the  1st 
Presby  church  to  be  incerted  in  the  P.  Chronicle,  Voice  of  Passaicf  and  also 
request  the  above  article  to  be  published  by  Mr.  Fisher  on  the  two  succeed- 
ing Sabbaths. 
Resolved  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned  until  Friday  eve.  next    to    meet    at 

this  place. 

J.  Warren,  Secy. 

Nov  21  1823 

Agreeable  to  notice  the  Trustees  of  the  first  P.  Society  met  at  the  house 
of  A.  King  and  proceeded  to  business 

Present  C.  M.  Godwin 
A  King 
R  King 
J      Warren . 
When  Mr  A.  Godwin  Junr  sent  in  his  resignation    from  serving  as    Trustee 
the  ensuing  year  and  on  motion  Voted  that  his  resignation  be  accepted 
Voted  that  Daniel  F.  Lockwood^:  be  appointed  Trustee  to  supply  the  vacancy 

*Philemon  Dickerson,  then  the  leading:  lawyer  of  Paterson  ;  Governor  of  New  Jersey  in 
1836  ;  elected  to  Congress  from  this  State  in  1838  ;  Judge  of  the  United  States  District 
Court  for  New  Jersey  from  1841  until  his  death  in  1863.  He  lived  in  the  dwelling,  partly 
stone  and  partly  frame,  still  standing  (in  1889)  on  the  North  side  of  Broadway  just  East  of 
Straight  street. 

+The  Paterson  Chronicle  and  the  Voice  of  Passaic  were  the  only  two  newspapers  pub- 
lished in  Paterson  at  the  time  ;  the  latter  had  but  a  brief  existence. 

$One  of  the  earliest  hat  manufacturers  in  Paterson,  having  settled  here  prior  to  1800. 
His  son,  James  Lockwood,  is  now  (1889)  the  senior  Elder  of  the  Church. 


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occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  A.  Godwin  Junr 
Voted  that  this  meeting  be  adjourned. 

J  as.  Warren  Secty 

Paterson  Nov  3d  1824 

Persuant  to  notice  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson 
was  held  at  the  P>rick  Church  when  John  Colt  was  call'd  to  the  chair  and 
James  Warren  was  chosen  Secretary — the  report  of  the  Treasurer  was  then 
read  and  on  motion  it  was — 

Resolved — that  the  report  be  accepted  they  then  proceeded  to  the  choice  of 
Trustees  and  it  was  unanimously — 

Resolved — that  Aaron  King,  Brown    King,    Nisbet    Taylor,    D.    F.    Lock- 
wood,  Elisha  B.  Clark,  Wm  F.  Down  and  Joseph    Shurburn  be    chosen    as 
Trustees  of  said  Society  for  the  ensuing  year 
Resolved — that  this  meeting  be  dissolved — 

James  Warren1  Secty. 

Paterson,  Novr  5  1824 
at  a  legal  meeting  of  the  trustees  of  the    1st    Presbyterian    Society,    held    at 
the  office  of  Godwin  &  Warren  for  the  purpose  of  organizing — 
Present  Daniel  F.  Lockwood 
Joseph  Sherburne 
William  F.  Bowne 
Elisha  B.  Clark. 
On  motion  resolved  that  Mr.  Brown  King  be  appointed    President. — Aaron 
King  be  Treasurer,  and  Elisha  B.  Clark  be   Secretary  of   said    trustees   for 
the  ensuing  year. 
Resolved  that  the  meeting  adjourn 

E.  B.  Clark,  Secry. 

Paterson,  Nov.  12  1824 
at  a  meeting  of  the  trustees,  held  at  the  office  of  Messrs  Godwin    &    War- 
ren, Present 

Brown  King 
Aaron  King 
Daniel  F.  Lockwood 
Joseph  Sherburne 
Wm.  F.  Bowne 
Elisha  B.  Clark 
Resolved  that  the  former  trustees  shall   collect   as   much   as   it   is   in    their 
power,  the  quarters  pew  rent  ending  Novr  1st,  1824 — and  return    their    sev- 
eral Collection  Books  to  the  president  on  or  before  the  1st  February  1825 — 

Meeting  Adjourned 

E.  B.  Clark,  Secry. 


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February  15  1825 — 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees,  held    at    the   office   of    Messrs   Godwin    & 
Warren 

Present — Brown  King 
Aaron  King 
I )  F  Lockwood 
Joseph  Sherburne 
Wm  F  Bowne 
Nesbitt  Taylor 
E  B  Clark- 
Resolved  that  there  be  a  Collection  taken  up  by  subscription  for  a    sufficient 
sum  to  pay  for  the  stove  and  pipe  in  the  church 

Adjourn'd — 

E  B  Clark  Secry 

At  a  meeting  of  The  Trustees,  held  at  the  office  of  Messrs  Godwin  & 
Warren,  Apl  7  1825  Present  15  King,  Aaron  King,  Joseph  Sherburne  & 
E  B  Clark 

On  motion  Resolved  that  Brown  King  and  E  B  Clark  be  a  Committee  to 
ascertain  whether  the  Society  for  Useful  Manufactures  would  consent  to  let 
the  1st  Pres.  Soc.  have  the  use  of   the    Parsonage   house,    gratuitously,    for 

one  or  two  years  more adjourn'd — 

E.  B.  Clark,  Sec'y. 

Paterson,  Apr  19  1825 
at  a  Meeting  of  the  trustees  at  the  office  of  Dr  Warren, 
Present  Brown  King 

Aaron  King 

Jos.  Sherburne 

Wm  F  Bowne 

E  B  Clark 
On  motion  resolved  that  the  trustees  will  put  up  for  public  sale  the  pews  in 
the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  (agreeable  to  the  purport  and  meaning  of 
the  original  subscription)  to  be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder 
Resolved,  that  sale  of  the  pews  will  take  place  at  the  church  on  Wednesday 
the  4th  May  at  2  O.  Clk  P.  M.  and  that  the  pews  remaining  unsold  will  be 
rented  on  Saturday  the  14th  May  at  2  O.  Clk  P.  M. — 

Resolved  that  the  sale  of  the  pews  be  published  in    the    Paterson    Chronicle 
and  the  advertisement  read  from  the  pulpit  two  Sabbaths  previous  the  sale 
Resolved   that   the   rent   of   the   pews  that  are  sold  is  to  be  hereafter  7  per 
cent  and  the  rent  of  pews  not  sold  nine  per  cent  on  the  original  valuation  of 
the  seat  or  pew. 


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Resolved  that  10  per  ct  of  the  purchase  money  must  be  paid  in  Cash,  and 
the  remainder  in  six,  yearly  payments  with  Interest — deducting  what  money 
may  have  been  paid  by  the  purchaser  on  the  original  subscription  and  the 
subscription  for  finishing  the  seats  in  the  gallery — 

Resolved  that  Brown  King,  Aaron  King  and  Nesbitt  Taylor  be  a  commit- 
tee to  attend  to  the  sale  and  renting  of  the  pews  agreeable  to  the  above 
resolutions — 

Resolved  that  E  B  Clark  agree  with  Abm  Van  Blarcom  respecting  the  fence 
between  the  Burying  ground  belonging  to  1st  Pres  Soc  and  the  lands  of  the 
said  Van  Blarcom'"  and  he  is  authorized  to  collect  a  sufficient  sum  of  money 
for  lots  sold  in  said  Burying  ground  to  pay  for  said  fence 

Adjourned 

Elisha  B.  Clark,  Sec 

At  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  at  the  office   of    Dr   Warren    on    27th    April 
1825.  present 

Brown  King 
Aaron  King 
Nesbitt  Taylor 
Wm  F  Bowne 
Elisha  B  C  lark- 
On  motion  resolved  that  the  trustees   will   accept    of    Mr.    John    McGee   as 
sexton  providing  he   accepts   of   the   situation  on    such   terms  as   we   offer 
and  that  Mr.  S.  Fisher  be  requested  to  arrange  the  business  with  him 

adjourned — 

Elisha  B.  Clark  Sec 

Paterson  May  4  1825 
at  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  agreeable  to  previous  notice  being  given,    for 
the  purpose  of  selling  the  pews  in  the    1st '  Presbyterian    Church    by   public 
auction — -present — 

Brown  King 

Aaron  King 

Joseph  Sherburne 

Wm  F  Bowne 

Nesbitt  Taylor  & 

Elisha  B  Clark 
Mr.  Fisher  rose  and  read  the  conditions  of  sale,  which  was  prepared    by  the 
Committee,  and  santioned  by  the  trustees  at  their  last  meeting,    which    con- 
ditions are  the  following — viz — 


*On  the  South  side  of  Market  street,  just  East  of  Vine  street  ;  the  Western   line   of   the 
burying  ground  was  Van  Blarcom's  Eastern  line. 


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1st  all  pews  set  up  for  sale  are  to  be  struck  off  to  the  highest  Bidder. 
2d — Ten  per  Cent  of  the  whole  amount  for  which  each  pew  may  sell,  will 
be  demanded  in  Cash,  the  residue  after  deducting  the  rightful  claims  of  the 
purchaser  should  he  have  any,  will  be  received  in  six  equal  annual  instal- 
ments, payable  in  one,  two,  three,  four,  five  and  six  years,  for  which  notes 
will  be  taken  bearing  lawful  interest  from  the  day  of  sale 
3d — Purchasers  will  be  allowed  the  amount  of  their  original  subscriptions 
toward  building  the  church  if  paid  in,  or  for  any  part  thereof  actually  paid 
in,  and  also  for  the  full  amount  of  a  subscription  made  to  defray  the  ex- 
pence  of  finishing  the  galleries,  if  paid  in,  or  for  any  part  thereof  actually  paid 
1n,  said  sums  to  be  deducted  from  the  amount  of  pew  or  pews  purchased,  after 
deducting  the  first  installment  of  10  per  cent 

4th  A  certificate  will  be  given  by  the  trustees,  to  each  purchaser,  securing  to 
him  or  her,  their  heirs  executors,  administrators  or  assigns  the  pew  or 
pews  purchased  by  them  untill  the  payment  of  the  last  instalment,  at  which 
time  a  good  and  sufficient  deed  shall  be  given  to  the  owner  of  such  pew  or 
pews  at  the  time  such  payment  is  made,  it  being  understood  that  pews  so 
holden  by  Certificate  are  transferable,  by  and  with  the  Consent  of  the 
Trustees  for  the  time  being,  and  certificates  are  to  be  received  by  them,  at 
all  times,  when  a  pew  has  been  regularly  transferr'd,  for  the  amount  which 
may  have  been  paid  on  it,  deducting  arrearages  for  annuity  and  interest 
should  any  remain  unpaid  at  the  time  of  such  transfer — 

5th  Purchasers  failing  to  comply  with  the  conditions  of  the  second  article, 
shall  be  considered  responsible  for  any  deficiency  in  price  that  may  occur  in 
a  second  sale,  but  should  the  pew  or  pews  so  situated  bring  more  at  a  sec- 
ond sale  than  at  the  first  sale,  the  first  purchaser  shall  not  be  entitled  to  the 
benefit  thereof 

6th  The  annual  rent  on  pews  that  may  be  purchased  at  this  sale  has  been 
fix'd  by  the  present  trustees  at  7  per  cent  on  the  permanent  valuation  of 
each  pew,  to  be  paid  in  equal  quarterly  payments,  on  the  first  day  of  August 
November,  February  and  May  in  each  and  every  year  and  it  is  not  to  be 
increased  except  by  the  affirmative  vote  of  at  least  two  thirds  of  the  pew 
owners.  Counting  one  vote  for  each  pew,  to  be  determined  at  a  meeting 
regularly  convened  for  that  purpose 

7tli  It  is  to  be  understood  as  an  article  in  these  Conditions  as  well  as  in  the 
Certificate  and  deed  to  be  granted  to  purchasers,  that  should  any  purchaser 
or  future  owner  of  a  pew  or  pews,  purchased  at  this  sale,  neglect  or  refuse 
at  any  time  for  the  space  of  one  year  to  pay  the  said  quarterly  rents,  then 
the  Trustees  for  the  time  being  shall  have  a  right  to  re-enter  said  pew  or 
pews  so  circumstanced  and  rent  the  same,  untill  their  claims  are  paid  and 
satisfied,  and  it  is  further  to  be  understood    that    should   any  purchaser   or 


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future  owner  of  a  pew  purchased  at  this  sale,  neglect  or  refuse  as  aforesaid, 
for  the  space  of  ten  successive  years  to  pay  the  said  annual  rent  in  quarterly 
payments  as  aforesaid,  the  Trustees  for  the  time  being,  may  after  such  de- 
fault declare  the  same  forfeited  to  the  church,  and  re-enter  occupy  and  pos- 
sess the  same  as  if  no  such  sale  had  taken  place 
dated  Paterson  May  4  1825— 

By  order  of  the  Trustees 

E  B  Clark  Sec. 
On  motion  resolved  that  Nicholas  Smith  Esq  auctioneer  at  this  sale 
Resolved  that  the  chart  (prepared  by  the  Committee,)  of  the  Floor   pews   of 
the  church  be  exhibited  to  the  purchasers  for  inspection,  and  that  a  copy  or 
fac  simile  of  it  be  entered  in  the  Book  of  Minutes* 

adjourn'd 

E  B  Clark  Secry 

at  a  meeting  of  the  trustees  held  at  the  office  of  Messrs  Warren    &   Catlin 

Sept  16  1833 — present 

Brown  King 

Aaron  King 

Nesbitt  Taylor 

Wm  F  Bowne 

Joseph  Sherburne  & 

Elisha  B  Clark 
The  President  rose  and  reported  that  agreeable  to  request  of  the    trustees 
he  had  settled  with  Aaron  A  Van  Houten  and  gave  him  a  note  for 
dated  for  the  balance  due  him  from  the  Society  bearing  interest 

at  6  pr  Cent — which  said  report  was  unanimously  agreed  to  by  the  trustees — 
Mr  Fisher  rose  and  reported  that  he  had  settled  with  the  Society  for  Useful 
Manufactures  and  that  there  is  due  said  S.  U.  M.  after  deducting  the  Do- 
nation of  4000$  by  R  L  Colt  Esq  the  sum  of  $2726— on  April  13th  1825— 
Mr.  Fisher  also  reported  that  he  had  settled  with  the  Executor  of  the  Es- 
tate of  the  late  Peter  Colt  Esq.  deed,  and  that  the  Presbyterian  Society 
owed  said  estate  the  sum  of  $252.36  on  30th  April  1825. 
Resolved  that  the  President  be  authorized  to  give  a  note  dated  April  13th 
1825  bearing  Interest  at  6  pr.  Cent  to  the  Society  for  Useful  Manufactures 
for  the  balance  due  them  and  that  he  also  give  a  note  dated  April  30 
1825  bearing  interest  at  6  pr  Cent  to  the  Executors  of  the  estate  of  the  late 
Peter  Colt  Esq  Dec'd.  for  the  balance  due  said  estate — \ 

adjourned 

Elisha  B.  Clark,  Secry 

*The  chart  is  not  in  the  book  of  minutes. 

tThis  seems  to  have  been  the  usual  way  of    "settling"   the   debts   of   the   church   in   its 
early  years — by  giving  a  note. 


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At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church,    in    Paterson, 
at  the  office  of  Warren  &  Catlin,  on  Tuesday  evening,  Nov  29—1825 
Present  Brown  King  Pres. 
Aaron  King 
Dan.  F  Lockwood 
Nesbitt  Taylor 
Res'd  That  Nesbitt  Taylor  be  Sec'y  on    this   occasion     Nesbitt    Taylor    re- 
ported the  resignation  of  Joseph  Sherburn,  Wm  F  Bown  &  Elisha   Clark  of 
the  office  of  Trustee 

Res'd  that  the  report  of  resignations  be  accepted— 

Res'd  that  Henry  Whitely,  John  Vail  and  Jacob  Catlin  be  appointed    to    fill 
the  vacancies  of  the  above  resignations 
Res'd  that  Jacob  Catlin  be  Sec'y  to  this  Board — 
Aaron  King  resigned  the  office  of  Treas'r 

Res'd  that  the  resignation  of  Aaron  King  be  accepted — 
Res'd  that  Nesbitt  Taylor  be  Treas'r  for  the  remainder  of  the  year 
Res'd  that  the  names  of  persons  on  the  rool  of   pew-holders,    be   equally 
divided  amongst  the  six  Trustees — 

Mr  Fisher  laid  before  the  Board  a  letter  from  Theo  Freilinghyson,  re- 
specting the  three  acres  of  land,  which  he  is  authorized,  by  an  act  of  the 
Legislature,*  to  sell  to  the  Trustees,  for  the  purpose  of  aburying-ground,  in 
which  he  proposed  to  deed  the  same,  for  fifty  Dollars  per  acre— 

Res'd  that  his  proposition  be  acceeded  to,  by  the  Board,  and  the  Rev. 
Samuel  Fisher  is  authorized  to  confer  with  him  on  the  subject 

Adjourned 

Nesbitt  Taylor 

Sec.  pro  tern 

The  Board  met,  Paterson — De  6.  1825  at  the  office  of  Warren  &  Catlin — 
Present — B.  King  Pres — 

Nesbitt  Taylor  Tres. 
D.  F.  Lockwood 
Jacob  Catlin  took  the  oath  of  office  as  trustee — 

Mr  B.  King  reported  the  refusal  John  Vail,  and  Henry   Whitely,    to   accept 
the  office  of  trustee — 

*"An  Act  for  the  sale  of  part  of  the  land  at  Paterson  belonging  to  the  State. 

"1,  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Council  and  General  Assembly  of  this  State,  and  it  is  hereby 
enacted  by  authority  of  the  same,  That  the  Attorney  General  of  this  state,  be,  and  is 
hereby  authorized  to  sell  and  convey  in  behalf  of  this  state  not  exceeding  three  acres  of 
the  land  belonging  to  the  state  at  Paterson  to  the  trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  socie- 
ty of  Paterson  for  the  uses  and  purposes  of  a  burying  ground  ;  and  that  the  Attorney 
General  fix  the  price  of  said  land. 

"C.     Passed  December  28,  1824." 

Pamphlet  Laws,  49th  Session,  p.  112. 

Theodore  Frelinghuysen  was  the  Attorney  General  of  New  Jersey  at  this  time. 

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This  report  was  accepted  by  the  Board  Mr  Taylor  proposed  Mr  Joseph 
Smith  and  Mr  James  Close,  for  appointment  as  members  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees 

Res'd  that  J  Close  &  J  Smith  be  appointed  to  the  office    of   Trustee,    to    fill 
the  vacancies,  occasioned  by  former  resignations 

Adjourned  till  Friday  the  9th  of  De  1825.  at  Eight  in  the  evening  to  meet 
at  the  office  of  Warren  &  Catlin 

J  Catlin  Sec. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Pater- 
son,  at  the  office  of  Warren  &  Catlin,  at  12  o'clock  at  noon,  Mch  30,  1826, 
present  J.  Smith  A.  King,  D.  F.  Lockwood,  &  N.  Taylor,  when  J.  Smith 
was  called  to  the  chair,  and  N.  Taylor  appointed  Secy — 

Resolved —  that,  in  consequence  of  a  deed  being  received  from  the  State 
of  New  Jersey  for  three  acres  of  land,  for  which  the  Trustees  on  part  of  the 
above  congregation  is  responsible  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  Dollars  that  a 
note  be  given,  bearing  equal  date,  with  the  deed,  for  the  above  sum,  one 
year  after  date,  with  interest 

Resolved — That  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  be  and  is  hereby 
authorized  to  sign  a  note  to  be  given  for  the  one  hundred  &  fifty  Dollars, 
with  interest  to  the  State  of  New  Jersey.* 

Resolved  that  the  Rev  Samuel  Fisher  is  authorized  to  have  the  above 
mentioned  deed  acknowledged  by  Theo  Freilinghyson  and  recorded  on  the 
records  of  Essex  Countyf 

Paterson,  Apr!  17—1826 
The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  met  at  the  office  of  Warren  &  Catlin,  when  it  was  resolved,  that  the 
Pews,  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson,  which  then  remained 
unsold,  should  be  offered,  for  sale,  on  the  4  of  May  following — Also,  that 
those  Pews,  which  should  remain  unsold,  after  the  4  of  May,  should  be  of- 
fered for  rent  on  the  6  of  May  following— 

Also,  that  Otis  Wilmarth  be  allowed,  at  the  rate  of  5  Dollars,  a  year,  for  the 
use  of  furniture  in  the  Broadway  school  room:): 

Paterson,  May  19.  1826 
A  meeting  of  the  board  of  Trustees  of  Brick  Church  was  held    at    the   store 
of  Warren  &  Catlin —  % 

*This  note  was  never  paid. 

tit  is  recorded  in  Book  U  2  of  Deeds  for  Essex  County,  pp.  372-4. 

ifOtis  Wilmarth  kept  school  in  an  old  building  near  the  southeast  corner  of  Broadway 
and  Washington  street. 


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Present    Brown    King    President    Joseph    Smith,    Aaron     King     &     Nesbit 
Taylor — Joseph  Smith  was  appointed  Secretary— 
The  following  resolutions  were  passed 

That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  pay  over  to  the  estate  of  the  late  Peter 
Colt,  &  to  the  Agent  of  the  Society  II.  S.  M.  the  balance  of  Interest  due 
them,  up  to  1st  of  May  1826  and  also  to  Abm  R.  Van  Houten  so  much  of 
the  principal  and  interest,  ''ue  on  the  note  of  the  Trustees,  held  by  him,  as 
shall  reduce  the  debt  to  100  Dollars,  for  which  a  new  note  shall  be  given 
bearing  interest — 

That  a  deed  shall  be  made  out  forthwith  to  Mr  Fisher  for  the  Pew,  granted 
to  him,  for  services  rendered  at  the  building  of  the  church,  considered  an 
equivalent  in  value. 

Adjourned 

Paterson,  Jun  10—1826 
The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson  met  at  the  office 
of  Warren  &  Catlin,  present  B.  King  Prest  A  King.  N.  Taylor  &  J  Catlin 
— when  it  was  resolved  that  a  Note  by  given,  by  the  Trustees,  to  Abm  R. 
Van  Houten,  of  $100  bearing  date  9,  June  1826,  payable  one  year  after 
date,  with  interest 

Paterson  Augt  29—1826 

The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson  met  at  the 
office  of  Warren  <S:  Catlin— 

Resolved — that  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  wait  on  delinquents,  and 
ascertain  whether  they  will  make  a  settlement  or  suffer  their  pews  to  be  re- 
entered— 

Resolved — that  Mr  Joseph  Smith  and  Mr  Aaron  King  be  the  Committee 
for  the  above  mentioned  purpose 

Resolved — that  Mr  Nesbit  Taylor  be  authorized  to  settle  with  B.  W. 
Vandervoort  for  services  rendered  in  collecting — 

Resolved,  that  the  President  be  authorized  to  give  Mr  Fisher  a  Note,  for 
the  interest  due  on  Jacob  Van  Hou ten's  note  now  transfered  to  Mr  Fisher 

Resolved — that  Mr  Fisher  be  allowed  10  Dollars,  a  year  for  the  use  of  his 
school  room,  for  the  general  purposes  of  the  congregation* — 

Paterson  Nov  1—1826 
The  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  met  at  the  Brick  Church — 
Mr  Joseph  Smith    was   called   to    the   chair — Mr   J    Catlin    was   appointed 

*This  was  situate  at  No.  40  Ward  street. 


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Secretary — Mr  Nesbit  Taylor  exhibited  the    accounts    of    the    last    year,    as 
follows 


Dr 

To  John  M.  Ryerson 
"  S.  of  U.  Manf. 
"   Peter  Colt's  Estate 
"'  Jac.  J.  Van  Houten 
"  Abm.  R.  Van  Houten 
"  Aaron  A.  Van  Houten 
"  Peter  Paulison 
"  N.  Taylor  Treas. 
"  Sam.  Fisher 
"  State  of  New  Jersey 
"  Paterson  Pank 


4230.33 


Cr 

Py  Notes  due  for  Pews,  sold  sundry 

Persons            -            -  -            $1980.7; 

■« 3  Note  of  R.  King  12(5. 74 

«  g,      "of  J.  Mosier  93.43 

H  u       "of  W.  Dickey  90.20 

q  g       "of  W.  Furguson  129.71 


446.10 
Due  from  S.  Fisher  35.42 

2016.19 
Pal.  on  pews  unsold  and  unpaid  for  2214.14 
Bal  $2214.14  4230.33 

Accepted — 
The  Society  proceeded  the  choice  of  Two  Trustees  in  the  place  of  Brown 
King  &  Daniel  F  Lockwood — when  David  Burnett  &  Benj.  W.  Vandervort 
were  chosen — also  Aaron  King  and  Nesbit  Taylor  were  reelected  The 
meeting  of  the  trustees  was  appointed,  on  Tuesday,  7  of  Nov.  at  the-  office 
of  Warren  &  Catlin  8  oclock  in  the  evening — 

Adjourned — 

Paterson  Nov  7 — 1826 
The  Trustees  of  the  F.  P.  C.  in  P.  met  at  the  house  of  Mr  Nesbit  Taylor — 
Appeared  B.  W.  Vandervort  &  David  Burnett,  Trustees  elect,  and  took  the 
oath  of  office  Mr  Joseph  Smith  was  appointed  Pres.  pro.  tern —  The 
Trustees  proceeded  to  the  election  of  officers,  as  follows — Aaron  King 
Pres.  J.  Catlin  Sec.  Nesbit  Taylor  Treas. 
Resolved,   that  Christopher  Brower  be  appointed  Sexton — 

Resolved — that  the  Treas.  be  authorized  to  pay  30  Dollars,  on  a  note  of 
00  Dollars,  in  the  Paterson  Bank,  and  to  renew,  for  the  remainder,  at  60 
days — 

Resolved,  that  the  Pres.  be  directed  to  draw  a  note  in  favour  of  Sam 
Fisher,  for  the  amount  of  Jacob  J  Van  Houtens  note,  which  has  been 
transfered  to  Sam.  Fisher 

Adjourned  till  Fryday  7  oclock  P.  M.  at  the  house  of  Nesbit  Taylor 

Paterson  Febuary  15  1827 
The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson  met  at  the  house 
of  Nesbit  Taylor. 

Resolved  that  Joseph  Smith  preside   in   the   absence   of   Aaron    King — Mr 
Aaron  King  appearing,  Mr.  Joseph  Smith  resigned  to  him  the  chair — 
Mr  J.  Smith  and  Mr  A.  King,  who  were  Augt  29 — 1826  appointed   a   com- 


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mittee,  to  wait  on  delinquents  and  assertain,  whether,  they  would  fulfill  the 
conditions  of  their  purchase,  or  suffer  their  pews  to  be  reentered,  reported 
they  had  called  on  Mr  Robert  King  and  Mr  f  ra  Mosher  Mr  Robert  King 
said  he  intended  to  retain  his  pew —  Mr  Ira  Mosher  said  he  wished  to 
retain  his  pew,  but  was  not  then  ready  to  fulfill  the  conditions  of  his  pur- 
chase 

Resolved,  that  as  the  above  report  does  not  meet  the  instructions,  which 
were  given  the  committee,  it  be  not  accepted — 

Resolved,  that  B.  W.  Vandervort,  and  D.  Burnett,  be  appointed  a  Commit- 
tee to  wait  on  delinquents  and  assertain  whether  they  will  fulfill  the  con- 
ditions of  the  purchase,  or  suffer  their  pews  to  be  reentered — 
Resolved,  that  the  Trustees  collect  John  Gould's  debt,  and,  that  B.  W. 
Vandervort  be  authorized  to  proceed  according  to  law,  in  collecting  the 
same,  after  once  Calling  on  him 

Resolved,  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  procure  a  suitable  hearse  for  the 
use  of  the  Presbyterian  Church — 

Resolved  that  Mr  Aaron  King  and  Mr  Nesbit  Taylor  be  appointed  this 
committee — 

Adjourned 


Baterson,  Mch.  3,  1827 
The  trustees  of  the   First    Bresbyterian    Church,    at    Baterson,    met   at    the 
house  of  Mr.  Nesbit  Taylor 

The  Committee  appointed  to  call  on  delinquents  report  that  Mr  Robert 
King  did  not  wish  to  pay  any  more  on  his  pew  till  assured,  that  the  proper- 
ty was  unincumbered,  or  in  a  fair  way  to  be  so — that  Mr  Dickey  said  he 
wished  to  retain  his  pew,  and  would  make  a  payment  next  month  that  Mr 
Mosher  said  he  was  not  prepared  to  make  any  payment,  at  present — 
Resolved — the  preceeding  report  be  accepted — 

Resolved — that  those  pews,  the  purchasers  of  which  shall  not  have  complied 
with  the  conditions  of  their  purchase,  by  the  first  of  May  next,  shall  be 
then  be  reentered  &  offered  for  sale 

Resolved — that  the  above  resolution  be  published  in  the  Baterson  Inteli- 
gencer,  when  public  notice  is  made  of  the  sale,  and  renting  of  pews — 
Resolved,  that  measures  be  taken  to*raise  money  by  subscription  to  make 
up  the  present  deficiency  in  the  payment  of  Mr  Fisher's  salary — 
Resolved — that  J.  Catlin  be  appointed  to  make  to  the  congregation,  a 
statement  of  facts,  in  regard  to  the  present  necessities  of  Mr  Fisher,  and  to 
solicit  assistence — 

Adjourned — 


3° 

Patersqn  July  25  1827 
The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  met  at  the  office   of    B.    W. 
Vandervort — 

Samuel  Post's  bill,  for  repairs  on  the  Church,  was  presented,  amounting  to 
Twenty  Nine  78-100  Dollars,  which  was  accepted  by  the  Board— and  the 
Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  the  same — 

Resolved,  that  the  Treasurer,    be    authorized    to    pay    the    interest,    on    the 
Note,  held,  by  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  against  the  Trustees — 
Resolved,  that  the   interest  on  the    note,    held    by    Abm    R.    Van    Houten 
against  the  Trustees,  be  paid  by  the  Treasurer — 

Resolved,  that  it  be  the  duty  of  the  Sexton,  to  direct,  where   those   persons, 
who  are  unable  to  pay  the  Sexton's  bill,  shall  bury  their  dead — 
Resolved,  that  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  sell  the  wood,    on  the   burying 
ground — to  build  a  suitable  fence,  around  the  same,  and    to    collect    monies 
due,  on  lots  sold — 

Resolved,  that  Joseph  Smith,  Nesbit  Taylor  and  Aaron  King  be  appointed 
the  above  mentioned  committee — 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  give  notice  to  Robert  King,  Ira  Mosher  and 
Wm  Dickey,  that  their  rent,  from  the  First  day  of  May  1827,  will  be  nine 
per  cent,  on  the  amount  of  their  several  purchases,  untill  they  comply  with 
the  conditions  of  sale — 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  this  place,  on  Tuesday,  the  The  31st  of  July — 
1827— 

Nov  4,  1827.  The  First  Presbyterian  Society,  met  at  the  Brick  Church 
and  an  adjournment  was  made  to  meet  the  Wednesday  following 

Nov.  14.  1827  The  First  Presbyterian  Society,  in  Faterson  met  accord- 
ing to  adjournment  Mr  Aaron  King,  was  appointed  chairman,  and  Mr  J. 
Catlin  Sec.     The  Treasurer's  Account  was  presented,  as  follows* 

Paterson,  November  14.  1827.  The  1.  P.  Society  of  the  B.  Church  met 
according  to  Order  Mr  Aaron  King  was  called  to  the  Chair.  J.  Catlin 
Clerk.  The  Treasurers  account  was  presented  as  follows* 
Resolved  that  the  account  be  accepted  The  Society  then  proceeded  to  the 
Election  of  Trustees.  Whereupon  J.  Catlin.  James  Close  and  Joseph 
Smith  were  unanimously  re-elected  for  Two  years,  and  James  Nazro  was 
Elected  a  trustee  in  the  Place  of  Nesbitt  Taylor  resigned.  A  meeting  of 
the  trustees  was  appointed  to  meet  at  the  office  of  Benjamin  W.  Vandervort  on 
Friday  8  oC.  P.  M.     The  Society  adjourned. 

*The  report  is  not  entered  in  the  minutes. 


3i 

Paterson  Nov.  16,  1827— 

The  trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  met,  at  the  office  of  B.  W. 
Vandervort — 

Present  A.  King — Pres — J.  Catlin,  Sec.  J.  Smith,  J  Nazro 
Resolved  that  Mr.  James  Nazro  be  appointed  Treasurer,  of  the  board — 
Resolved,  that  Mr  B.  W.  Vandervort  be  appointed  Secretary,  of  the  Board 
James  Nazro  was  this  evening  duly  qualified  by  Peter  Sythoff  Esq  Justice  of 
the  Peace  in  and  for  the  County  of  Essex  as  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  first 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson.  Mr  Nazro  and  Mr  Joseph  Smith  were 
appointed  a  Committee  to  wait  upon  Mr  Nesbitt  Taylor  the  former 
Treasurer  and  settle  the  account  of  the  Society. 

Resolved  that  Mr.  A  King  be  appointed  a  committee  to  examine  into  the 
state  of  the  Incidental  expences  of  the  Church —  with  the  Rev'd  Dr. 
Fisher 

Resol'd  that  Mr  King  &  Mr  Vandervort  be  a  committee  to  settle  the 
accounts  with  the  Masonic  Society  with  Edo  Van  Winkle  and  John  Gould 
Esq  and  render  account 

Resolved  that  any  person  who  is  in  arrears  for  pew  rent  for  one  year  that 
at  the  expiration  of  that  term  that  such  person  who  is  delinquent  be  re- 
quired to  give  a  promissory  note — 

Resol'd  that  this  meeting  adjourn  until  Friday  evening  the  23  inst — 

Adjd 

December  7.  1827. 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  church  met  at  the 

office  of  B  W  Vandevort. 

Present,  James  Nazro 

Joseph  Smith 

Jacob  Catlin 

David  Burnet 

B  W  Vandervoort. 
Mr.  J.  Nazro  was  appointed  president  pro  tempore. 

Resolved  that  a  promissory  note  be  given  by  the  president  for  the  balance 
now  due  the  former  President  N  Taylor  made  payable  on  the  4th  day  of 
May  next  with  interest  from  date.  Mr.  A.  King  was  not  present  this 
evening  to  state  to  the  Trustees  on  the  subject  of  the  incidental  expences  of 
the  church 

Resolved  that  Mr  Vandervort  and  Mr  King  attend  to  the  matters  sub- 
mitted to  them  the  former  evening  and  report  to  the  board  at  the  next 
meeting. 

Resol — that  Jacob  Catlin  be  appointed  on  the  committee  in  the  place  of 
Nesbitt  Taylor  resigned  to  sell  the  wood  on  the  burying  ground  lot— and 
making  a  fence  around  the  burying  grounds. 


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Resolved  that  the  amount  of  deficiency  due  the  Rev'd  Dr.  Fisher  for  his 
sallary  be  raised  by  a  subscription  each  subscriber  paying  the  sum  of  $30 — 
without  interest  to  be  repaid  to  said  subscriber  five  years  hence 

Resolved  that  Mr  Catlin  &  Mr  J.  Smith,  a  committee  to  take  subscription 
on  the  above  paper — and  that  Mr  Nazro  to  required  to  take  the  additional 
assessment  on  the  pews.     The  board  ad'd  to  Friday  the  14,  at  8  oC.  P  M 

April  2.  1828. 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian    Church   met   at   the 
office  of  Benjamin  W.  Vandervoort 

Present  Aaron  King 

Joseph  Smith 

Jacob  Catlin 

Benjamin  W.  Vandervort 
Resolved  that  a  communication  be  made  to  the  Society  of  the    1.  Presbyter- 
ian Church  on  the  Second  Sunday  in  April  inst  on  business  connected    with 
Parish — And  that  Joseph   Smith  make  the  communication  to    the    congre- 
gation on  said  day.     The  meeting  adjourned — Sine  Die 

November— 4th  1828— 

Agreeably  to  order  of  the  society  a  meeting  was  held  at  the  Brick  [Church]  in 
Paterson— without  transacting  any  business,  it  was  resolved  that  the  meet- 
ing adjourn  until  the  Eleventh  day  of  December  next 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Parish  held  at  the  first  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Paterson— on  the  Eleventh  day  of  December — 1828 — Mr.  John  Colt  was 
Elected  chairman.  And  Benjamin  W  Vandervoort.  Clerk  Mr  Nazro  trie 
Treasurer  presented  the  following  for  the  Past  year.  The  report  being  read 
was  accepted 

The  Debt  and  Funds  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  Novem- 
ber 1.  1828— 

By  pew  notes  not  Due  $12.91 

Pew  notes  Due  and  not  paid  $260.97 

Balance  in  P.  B.*  52.07 

Pews  unsold  and  unpaid  for  3404.69 

3748.36 


To  John  M.  Ryerson  Note 

$180 

Society  for  U  M 

3726 

P  Colts  Estate 

252 

Abm  R  Van  Houten 

100 

Aa  R  Van  Houten 

150 

Joseph  Smiths 

30 

A.  Kinsj 

30 

I.  Catlin 

30 

J.  Colt 

00 

A.  Godwin  Jr 

30 

C.  M  Godwin 

30 

Tames  Close 

30 

W.  Ellison 

30 

P.  W  Vandervoort 

15 

D.  Burnett 

15 

Alex  Carrack 

20 

Jno  Vail 

20 

Revd  S.  Fisher  note 

270 



1018.30 

♦Paterson  Bank, 

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The  society  having  accepted  the  above  accounts.  They  also  accepted  the 
note  of  $270.  Due  the  Rev  Mr  Fisher.  Mr.  James  King  Mr  Caleb  M. 
Godwin  John  Thompson  and  James  Nazro  were  Elected  trustees  for  two 
years. 

A  meeting  of  the  trustees  was  also  agreed  to  be  held  at  the  office  of  Mr. 
James  King  on  Friday  Evening  next  at  Seven  oC  P.  M.  The  parish 
meeting  adjourned. 

B  W  Vandervoort  Clk 


Paterson  Dec  12.  1828 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson  met   by   appoint- 
ment of  the  Society  at  the  office  of  James  King  Esq— 
Present 

James  King 

James  Nazro 

Caleb  M  Godwin 

Joseph  Smith 

John  Thompson 

Jacob  Catlin. 
When  James  King  Esq  was  appointed  President,  Jacob  Catlin  was  ap- 
pointed Secretary  and  James  Nazro  was  appointed  Treasurer 
Resolved  James  King,  and  Jacob  Catlin  be  appointed  a  Committee  to  settle 
with  the  Masonic  Society  in  regard  to  rent,  due  by  them  to  the  Trustees,  of 
the  Presbyterian  Society  and  also  to  settle  with  Uriah  Garrabrant,  Constable, 
respecting  rent  due  to  the  Trustees,  by  Mr  Van  Geason,  whose  goods  were 
sold  under  execution,  for  the  payment  of  the  same. 

Resolved  that  Mr  Joseph  Smith  and  Caleb  M  Godwin  be  appointed  a  Com- 
mittee to  settle  with  John  Gould. 

Resolved  that  Jacob  Catlin  and  Joseph  Smith,  who  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  fence  the  Burying  Ground  and  to  sell  the  wood  on  the  same  be  re- 
quested to  report  to  the  next  meeting  of  the  Trustees. 

Resolved  that  James  Nazro  and  J.  Catlin  be  appointed  a  Committee  to  settle 
with  the  estate  of  John  M.  Ryerson 

Resolved  that  Mr.  Nazro  be  authorized  to  purchase  such  Books  as  are   nec- 
essary to  arrange  the  accounts  of  the  Trustees 
Resolved  to  adjourn. 

Paterson  April  23  1829 

The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  met  at   the   office   of   James 

King  Esq. 

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Present, 

James  King  Esq 
John  Thompson 
Jacob  Catlin 
The    Committees    appointed    at    the    last   meeting,    not  being  present,  no 
reports  were  made 

Resolved  that  public  notice  be  given,  for  selling  and  renting  the  pews,  on 
the  9  day  of  May  next  at  4  Oclock  P.  M. 

Adjourned 

Paterson  Sep  30,  1829 
The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson  met  at   the   office 
of  James  King — 

Present— James  King  Pres. 

Jacob  Catlin  Secy. 

James  Nazro  Treas. 

Joseph  Smith 

John  Thompson 

Caleb  M.  Godwin 
When  a  statement  of  the  funds  arrising  from  pew  rent,  being  laid  before  the 
board,  by  J.  Catlin,  collector,  it  appeared  he  was  in  advance  .$180-—  In 
consequence  of  the  above  fact  it  was  resolved  that  the  amount  of  funds  then 
in  the  hands  of  J.  Catlin  arrising  from  the  sale  of  lots  in  the  burrying  ground 
be  appropriated  towards  the  payment  of  the  above  deficiency,  so  far  as  it 
extended,  and  that  J.  Nazro  Treas.  be  directed  to  pay  the  bal.  from  the 
church  funds,  in  his  possession — 

Adjourned 

Nov.  25th,  1829 

Circumstances  having  prevented  the  annual  Parish  meeting  from  being  held, 
at  the  stated  time  as  agreed  upon  by  the  congregation,  legal  notice  having 
been  given  it  was  held  this  day,  at  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson. 
Rev  Dr.  Fisher  was  appointed  Chairman  &  Mr  Charles  Hequembourg  Clerk. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  meeting  were  read. 

The  Treasurer  presented  the  following  statement  of  the  funds  of  the  Parish, 
which  being  read,  was  accepted  (viz)  (See  report)* 

The  following  persons  were  then  appointed  Trustees  for  two  years  (viz   Jos- 
eph Smith,  Jacob  Catlin  &  Henry  Fielding — 
Resolved  that  the  Trustees  meet  for  the  transaction  of  business  at  the  office 

'The  report  is  not  given  in  the  minutes.. 


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of  Jas  King  Esqr.  on  Friday  evening  Deer  4th,  1829— 

Adjourned--* 

Paterson  Aprl.  17,  1830 
The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  met  at  the  stoore  of  J.  Catlin, 
Present  James  King  H.  Fielding.  John  Thompson  J.  Smith,  J  Nazro  &  C. 
M.  Godwin 

Resolved— that  the  pews  be  offered  for  rent  on  Saturday,  the  first  day  of 
May  Next,  at  3  Oclock  P.  M. 

Paterson  Aprl  20  1830 

The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  met  at  the  office  of  James 
King— present  J.  King  J.  Catlin,  J.  Thompson,  J.  Smith  J.  Nazro  H. 
Fielding- 
Resolved  that  J.  Nazro  Treas.  be  directed  to  order  of  J.  King,  Pres.  the 
tax  of  fire  company  on  the  church- 
Resolved,  that  C.  Brower  be  appointed  sexton  for  the  year  following  May 
1.  1830 

Resolved,  that  J.  Catlin  &  J.  King,  be  a  committee  to  complete  the  fence 
about  the  Burrying  ground,  as  sufficient  funds  can  be  raised  from  the  sale 
of  lots  in  said  Berrying  ground — 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  met  at  at  the  office  of  Jacob 
Catlin,  Nov.  10  1830 

Present  J.  Catlin,  J.  Thompson  C.  M.  Godwin,  J,  Smith  &  James  Nazro — 
Resolved  that  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  assertain  the  expense   of   paint- 
ing the  church,  and  to  make  arrangements  about  stoves  &c  and  to   report  to 
next  meeting 
Resolved  that  J.  Catlin,  J.  Thompson  &  J.  Smith  be  the  said  committee 

At  an  Annual  Meeting  of   the    first    Presbyterian    Society    Paterson    13th 
Nov  1830— -duly  noticed 

Mr.  Abf  Van  Zaun  Moderator 
C  Hequembourg  Jr  Secretary 
The  Treasurer's  annual  Report  was  read  and  accepted 
The  following  gentlemen  were   then   elected    Trustees    for   the    ensueing 
year  viz 

Mess  Wm  L  Clarck 
John  Thompson 
C  Hequembourg  Jr 
J  Nazro 
C  M  Godwin 

♦The  minutes  of  this  meeting  are  in  the  handwriting  of  the  Rev.  S.  Fisher. 
tAlbert  is  no  doubt  meant. 


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Voted  that  the  Trustees  hold  their  first  meeting  at  the  store  of  Mr  Catlin  on 
Monday  evening  the  15th  inst  at  8  o'clock— no  further  business  appearing 
Voted  to  adjourn 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr  Sec 

Paterson  Nov  15,  1830 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian  Church,  met  at  the  office  of  J  Catlin 
Present,  J.  Smith,  C.  M.  Godwin  J.  Thompson,  W.  L.  Clark,  J.  Catlin,  C. 
Hequemburgh  Jr  &  J.  Nazro 

Resolved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  assertain  the  expence  of  paint- 
ing  the  church,    putting   a  partition  in  the  church  and  fitting  up  a  stove  or 
stoves- 
Resolved  that  J.  Catlin,  J.  Thompson  and  J.  Smith  be  the  said  committee. 

The  trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  met  at  the  office  of  J.  Catlin. 
Nov.  15.  1830 

Present  J.  Smith,  J.  Nazro  J  Catlin,  C.  M.  Godwin,  C  Hequembergh  Jr  J. 
Thompson  &  W.  L.  Clark— 

The  Trustees  proceeded  to  the  election  of  officers— when  Joseph   Smith   was 
appointed  President,  J.  Catlin  Secretary  and  James  Nazro  Treasurer 
Resolved  that  J  Catlin,  J.  Smith  &  J.  Thompson   be  a   committee    to   make 
arrangements  to  warm  the  church,  and  to  make  such  other  arrangements  as 
they  shall  judge  expedient  for  the  comfort  of  the  congregation- 
Resolved  that  C.  Brower  be  appointed  sexton  for  the  year  to  come— 
Adjourned 

Paterson  Augt  29,  1831 
The   trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian  Church  met  at  the  store   of  J    Catlin 
Present,  Joseph  Smith,  James  Nazro,  Tohn  Thompson,  Wm  L  Clark,  Charles 
Hequemburgh  &  Jacob  Catlin 

The  committee  appoint  to  settle  with  J.  Catlin,  as  collector  of  pew  rents, 
was  called  on  to  report,  and  not  being  prepared  were  reappointed  and  di- 
rected to  make  a  report,  at  the  next  meeting 

Resolved,  that  J  Catlin,  be  allowed  to  exchange  his  pew  for  some  one  not 
purchased  and  also  that  he  be  allowed  a  lot  in  the  burying  ground  in  pay- 
ment of  a  note  he  holds  against  the  trustees  of  Thirty  Dollars 

Paterson  Nov.  26,  1831 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  met  at  the  store  of  J.    Catlin 
present  C.  M.  Godwin  J.  Nazro,  J.  Catlin  &  Charles  Hequemburgh  Jr 
Resolved  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  be  notified,  in  the  usual  manner,   to 
meet  at  the  brick  church  on  Saturday  the    10th  of    December  1831    for   the 
purpose  of  electing  trustees 


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Paterson  Dec  10th  1831 

The  Presbyterian  Society  met  agreeable  to  public  notice  at  the  Brick  Church 
C.  M.  Godwin  was  appointed  Chairman  &  W  L  Clark  Secretary  The 
Treasurer's  account  was  read  and  accepted 

Joseph  Smith  &  Albert  Van  Saun  were  elected  Trustees 
Resolved  that  the  Trustees  meet  at  the  store  of  Mr  J  Catiin   on    Wednesday 
the  14th  inst  at  7  oclock  in  the  evening 

a  true  copy  from  the  minutes 

C.  Hequembourg  Jr 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian   Church    Dec    14th 
1831  agreeable  to  a  vote  of  the  annual  Society  meeting  on  the  10th  inst 
present  C.  M.  Godwin 
J.  Nazro 

C  Hequembourg  Jr 
no  quorum  appearing  adjourned  to  meet  again  on  Monday  evening  the  19th 

attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  agreeable  to  adjournment  Dec  19th 

no  quorum  appearing — adjourned   to   meet   on    Wednesday   evening    the 

21st 

Present  Albert  Van  Saun  not  sworn  into  office 

C  Hequembourg  Jr 

John  Thompson 

W.  L  Clark 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  agreeable  to  adjournment  at  the  store   of   J 
Catiin  Paterson  Dec  21  1831 

Present  Albert  Van  Zaun 
Wm  L  Clarck 
John  Thompson 
C  Hequembourg  Jr 
Mr  Albert  Van  Zaun  haveing  been  duly    qualifyed   took    his    seat   at    the 
board- 
Mr  Van  Zaun  was  appointed  President  of  the  meeting  &  C  Hequembourg 
Jr    Secretary 

On  motion  voted  that  the  following  gentlemen  be  appointed  to  the  offices 
affixed  to  their  respective  names  viz 

Joseph  Smith  President 
J  Nazro  Treasurer 
C  Hequembourg  Jr  Secretary 
Christopher  Brower  Sexton 


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Voted  that  the  Revd  Doct  Fisher  be  a   Committee   to   settle   accounts   with 

our  late  Secretary  Mr  Catlin,  &  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Trustees 

Voted  that  the  salery  of  the  Sexton  be  raised  to  forty  dollars  for  the  present 

year — 

Voted  that  J.  Catlin  be  appointed  agent  for  the  Burying  ground — 

Voted  that  the  duty   of  the  sexton  shall  be  as  follows,  viz 

To  ring  the  Bell  for  all  meetings  in  the  church — To  sweep  the  church  once 
a  month,  and  dust  it  on  the  following  day  make  fires  as  directed  by  the 
Trustees — Triming  &  cleaning  &  lighting  Lamps,  to  attend  all  meetings  at 
the  Session  Room  light  the  room  make  fires,  &  to  perform  all  other  duties 
devolving  on  the  office  of  Sexton — 
Voted  that  the  secretary  hand  a  copy  of  the  above  to  Mr  Brower — 

No  further  business  appearing  voted  to  adjourn 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr  Secy 

After  adjournment  the  meeting  was  called  to  order  again. 
Voted  that  John  Thompson  &  Wm  L   Clarck    be   a   committee    to    procure 
doors  at  the  foot  of  the  gallery  stairs — 

Voted  that  the  Secretary  procure  curtains  in  the  gallery  for  the  accomoda- 
tion of  the  singers — 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr  Secy 

Paterson  21  Dec  1831. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian    Church    held   at   the 
House  of  C  Hequembourg  Jun  Paterson  15th  Feb  1832 
Present  Joseph  Smith 

Albert  Van  Zaun 

Wm  L  Clarck 

John  Thompson 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 
absent  C  M  Godwin  J  Nazro 
Revd  Doct  Fisher  made  report  that  he  had  examined  Mr  Catlins  account  up 
to   this   date   and   find   that   the    Trustees   are   indebted  to  him  the  sum  of 
$251.19,  which  is  in  full  of  all  demands  against  said  Trustees. 
Resolved  that  the  report  be  accepted 

The  President  of  the  board  then  gave  Mr.  Catlin  his  note  in    demand    for 
the  balance  due  him,  taking  his  receipt  for  the  same — 

Resolved  that  from  this  date  the  Sexton  be  directed  to  charge  for  the  use  of 
the  Herse  for  all  purposes  in  Town  the  sum  of  25  cents — and  for  all  pur- 
poses out  of  Town  the  sum  of  one  dollar — 


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Resolved  that  Mr  Catlin  be  authorized  to  put  the  building,  politely  offord 
to  the  Trustees  by  Mr.  J.  Smith  as  a  Store  House  for  the  Ilerse,  in  good 
repair  &c — 

Resolved,  that  Messrs  John  Thompson  Wm  L  Clarck,  &  C.  M.  Godwin 
be  a  committee  to  ascertain  the  probable  expence  of  building  a  Session 
House  forty  feet  by  fifty — 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jun  Secy 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first    Presbyterian   church    held    at    Mr 
Catlins  Store  Paterson  April  12th  1832 
Present 

J.  Smith 

J.  Nazro 

Albert  Van  Zaun 

John  Thompson 

Wm  L  Clarck 

C  Hequembourg  Jr 
absent  C.  M.  Godwin — 
Rcsokwi  that  Mr.  Crosset  be  permitted  to  exchange   his   pew    No.    48.    for 
Pew  No  10 — price  of  said  pew  $78.58 — pew  No  12  belonging   to   the   estate 
of  Mr  Slater,  was  given  up  to  the  Trustees  through    Mr   Wm    L   Clarck    to 
rent,  rent  to  be  fixed  on  the  valuation  of  $100  at  13  pr  cent — 

Resolved  that  the  Trustees  pay  Mr  James  Moore  $5.25.  amount  of  his 
bill.— 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  request  Doct  Fisher  to  give  the  usual  notice 
that  the  pews  will  be  rented  on  Saturday  the  5th  May  next  at  3  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon. 

C.  Hequembourg  Jun  Secy. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first    Presbyterian    church    held   at    the 
Store  of  Mr.  J.  Catlin  April  23d  1832— 
Present 

J.  Smith 

J.  Nazro 

C  M  Godwin 

John  Thompson 

Albert  Van  Zaun 

Wm  L  Clarck 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 
Resolved,    that  all  purchasers  of  pews  be  notifyed  by  the  Treasurer  (with  the 
exception  of  Mrs  Weller)that  if  their  balances  on  notes  together  with    inter- 


4° 

est  be  paid  by  the  first  of  May  next,  that  all  difficiencies  in  rent  will  be  re- 
linquished by  the  board  of  Trustees  &  that  they  will  receive  a  deed  for  the 
same — Resolved  that  Mr  Albert  Van  Zaun  be  appointed  to  collect  the  pew 
rents,  to  receive  for  his  compensation  the  sum  of  five  pr  Cent  on  all  money 
collected — adjourned  to  meet  again  at  this  place  on  the  evening  of  the  first 
day  of  May  next  at  1-2  past  seven. 

C.  Hequembourg  Jr  Secy 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  held  at  the 
store  of  Mr.  J    Catlin    agreeable    to    Adjournment    May   1st   1832 

Present 
J  Smith 
J.  Nazro 
Albert  Van  Zaun 
Wm  L  Clarck 
C.  Hequembourg  Jr 
absent  John  Thompson  &  C.  M.  Godwin 
no  business  of  importance  appearing  adjourned 

C.  Hequembourg  Jun  Secy 

At   the   annual    meeting   of   the  First  presbyterian  Society — agreeable  to 
public  notice  held  at  the  Brick  church — Paterson  8th  Nov.  1832 

Mr  Richard  Van  Gieson  was  chosen    moderator — and    C.    Hequembourg 
Jr  Secretary 

The  Treasurers  Annual  Report  was  read  &  accepted — 
Mr.  Wm  L  Clarck 
"     John  Thompson 

"  C  Hequembourg  Jr  were  reelected  Trustees — & 
J.  Catlin  was  chosen  in  the  place  of  C.  M.  Godwin  whose  term  of  service  had 
expired — 

Voted  that  the  Trustees  hold  their  first  meeting   at   Mr.    Hequembourg's  on 
Wednesday  evening  the  14th  inst  at  8.  oclock  in  the  evening — 
The  Trustees  as  they  now  stand  are  as  follows 
Joseph  Smith 
J.  Nazro 
Albert  Van  Zaun 
John  Thompson 
Wm  L  Clarck 
C  Hequembourg  Jun 
J.  Catlin— 
No  further  business  appearing  the  Society  adjourned 

Attest  C.  Hequembourg  Jr 

Secretary. 


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At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian  Church  held  at  the 
[louse  of  Mr  Ilequembourg-  on  Wednesday  the  14th  Nov  1832  agreeable  to 
appointment  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  society  held  at  the  church  Nov  8th 
Present 

Mr  J  Smith 

Win  L  Clarck 

Albert  Van  Zaun 

J.  Catlin 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 
Mr.  Joseph  Smith  was  chosen  president  J.  Nazro  Treasurer — C  Hequem- 
bourg Jr  Secretary — Albert  Van  Zaun  continued  collector  of  pew  rents — J. 
Catlin  Treasurer  for  the  burying  ground — Mr  C  Brower  Sexton  on  condi- 
tions that  he  fulfills  all  duties  promptly  agreeable  to  the  wish  of  the  Trus- 
tees. 

resolved  that  the  president  be  requested  to  converse  with  Mr  Brower  on  the 
subject. — 

Resolved  that  Mr  William  L.  Clarck  and  Hequembourg  be  a  committee  to 
examine  the  accounts  of  Doct  Fisher  relative  to  the  penny  collection  and  re- 
port at  the  next  meeting,  also  to  request  Doct  Fisher  to  render  his  account 
to  the  Trustees  up  to  Nov  1st  inst — for  his  services  as  Pastor  together  with 
credits  for  money  received  &c — 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr 

Secretary — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian  Church  at  Mr  Catlins 
store  April  17th,  1833 

Present  J.  Catlin 

Wm  L  Clarck 

John  Thompson 

C  Hequembourg  Jr 
absent 

Mr  Smith — Nazro — and  Van  Zaun 
meeting  was  organized  by  the  appointment  of  Mr  J  Catlin  Chairman — 
the  committee  appointed  Nov  last  to  examine  the  accounts  of  the  Revd 
Doct  Fisher,  relative  to  the  penny  collection,  &c  Reported  that  they  had 
examined  the  accts  &  find  in  the  hands  of  Doct  Fisher  on  acct  of  Sunday 
collection  $3.05 — and  due  Doct  Fisher  on  account  of  salary  the  first  of 
February  last  $29 — adding  the  quarters  salary  due  first  of  May  next  makes 
the  sum  of  $254.00  which  will  be  in  full  up  to  that  time 

Resolved  that  the  secretary  give  public  notice  of   the   renting   &    selling   of 

6 


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pews  in  May  next  and  that  notice  be  given  from  the  pulpit  next  Sabbath  to 
the  same  effect 

adjourned 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jun 

Secretary 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the    first   presbyterian    Church — held    at 
the  church  Saturday  4th  May  1833 

Resolved  that  the  Trustees  re-enter  Pew  66  formerly  the  property  of  Nes- 
bet  Tailor — now  the  property  of  Jas.  W  King  in  consequence  of  a  refusal 
on  their  part  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  sale  agreeable  to  the  article  or 
certificate  of  sale  by  the  President  of  the  board  of  Trustees — and  that  the 
secretary  inform  Mr.  King  accordingly. — 
Trustees  Present 

Joseph  Smith  President 

Win  L  Clarck 

John  Thompson  ,       Attest 

J  Catlin 

Albert  Van  Zaun  Collector 

C  Hequembourg  Jun  Secretary 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 

Secretary 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  held    at   the    House   of    Mr    Hequembourg 
Sept  24  1833 

Trustees  present 

J.  Nazro 

A  Van  Zaun 

John  Thompson 

Wm  L  Clarck 

J  Catlin 

C.  Hequembourg  Jr 
Meeting  was  organized  by  the  appointment  of  J  Catlin  President   Pro.    tern. 
resolved  that  Messrs    Hequembourg  &  Clarck  be   a   committee    to   examine 
the  Roof  of  the  church  &  make  all  necessary  repairs — 

resolved  that  Joseph  Smith  &  Wm  L    Clarck    be   a   committee   to   procure 
funds  for  the  building  of  a  fence  round  the  church — 

Resolved  that  Mess  Catlin  &  Thompson  be  a  committee  to  make  enquiries 
relative  to  the  Room  in  the  Academy — 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  purchase  twenty  Psalm  Books  for  the  use  of  the 
Singers  in  the  gallery — 


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Resolved  that  Mess  Smith  &  Nazro  be  authorized  to  settle  with  Mr  Van 
Zaun  collector  of  pew  rents — 

Resolved  that  Mr.  Oliver  Pollard  be  paid  the  sum  of  two  dollars  for  the  use 
of  the  stove  in  the  Academy — no  further  business  appearing  it  was  resolved 
to  adjourn,  to  meet  at  the  residence  of  C  Hequembourg  Jr  on  Tuesday 
evening  8th  Octo — at  7  o'clock  the  Secretary  was  directed  to  give  sufficient 
notice  of  the  annual  meeting  for  the  choice  of  officers  to  be  held  on  the  9th 
November  next  at  3  Oclock  in  the  afternoon — 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jun 

Secretary. 

At   an    Adjourned    meeting   of  the    Trustees    held    at   the    House  of  C 
Hequembourg  Jun  Octo  15th  1833 

Present  Joseph  Smith — Pres 
J.  Nazro 
John  Thompson 
Wm  L.  Clarck 
C  Hequembourg  Jun 
the  several  committees  appointed  at  the  last  meeting   of   the    Trustees    made 
their  reports,  and  were  accepted — the  Committee  to   examine   the   collectors 
accounts  and  committee  to  build  fence,  and  also  to  enquire  about   the    room 
in  the  academy  were  continued.— 

Messrs  John  Thompson  and  Catlin  were  appointed  a  committee  to  examine 
the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer — ■ 

adjourned  to  monday  evening  the  28th  inst 

Attest  C  Hequembourg  Jun 

Secretary. 

Trustees  did  not  meet  agreeable  to  adjournment — 

attest  C  Hequembourg  Jr  Secretary 
Octo  28th  1833 

Paterson  Nov  19.  1833 

Agreeable  to  public  notice  an  Annual  Meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the 
first  presbyterian  Society  was  this  day  held  in  the  brick  church 

Mr  Albert  Van  Zaun  was  chosen  Moderator  and  D  W  Halsted  Secy 

The  Treasurer  not  appearing  with   the   annual   report   proceeded    to    the 
choice  of  Trustees — 

Messrs  Albert  Van  Zaun  and  Joseph  Smith  were  reelected  and  Wm  Dicky 
was  chosen  in  the  place  of  J  Nazro — 

Resolv'd — That  the  Trustees  hold  their  first  Meeting  at  the  store  of  J  Catlin 
on  Wednesday  evening  next  at  8  oclk  P  M 

adjd  D  W.  Halsted  Secy  P  T 


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Paterson  November  19th  1833 
The  Trustees  agreeable  to  a  Vote  of  the  Parish  meeting  on  the   19th    Octo, 
met  this  evening  at  Mr  Catlin's  store — 

The  Trustees  then  proceded  to  the  election  of  officers  for   the   year   en- 
sueing — which  was  as  follows 

Joseph  Smith  President 
William  L  Clarck  Treasurer 
C.  Hequembourg  Jr  Secretary 
Albert  Van  Zaun  Collector 
Christopher  Brower  Sexton 
Trustees  as  they  now  stand  are  as  follows 

John  Thompson 
C.  Hequembourg  Jun 
Wm  L.  Clarck 
J.  Catlin 
J.  Smith 
A  Van  Zaun 
William  Dickey 
the  committee  appointed  to  settle  with  Mr  Nazro  our   late    Treasurer,    made 
report — which  report,  was  accepted,  and  is  in  the  hands  of  the    new  Treas- 
urer,— 

Committee  appointed  to  settle  with  the  collector  made  report  which  was  ac- 
cepted.— 

Committee  to  build  a  fence  round  the  church  were  not  ready  to  report. — 
Committee  to  repair  the  church  were  not  ready  to  report. — 
Resolved  that  The  Treasurer  and  J.   Thompson  be   a    committee    to  examine 
the  notes,  due  from  individuals  to  the  Trustees — and  request    payment    from 
those  who  are  solvent — and  to  renew  the  notes,  as  they  shall   deem    exped- 
ient.— Resolved  that  the  thanks  of  the  Trustees  be  presented  to  A.    Godwin 
Jun  for  the  donation  of  the  Trustees  note  of  $30  in  his  favour. — 
Resolved  that  the  Collector  be  required  to  take  notes  of   all    delinquents    for 
pew  rents  over  one  year — and  that  the  President,  procure  100  blanks  for  this 
purpose. — 

Adjourned — attest 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 

Secretary 

At  a  meeting  of    the  Trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian  church   held  at  the 
House  of  C  Hequembourg  Jun  Paterson  January  28th  1834 

Present  J.  Smith  President 
Wm  L  Clarck 
J  Catlin 


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C  Hequembourg  Jun 
absent  John  Thompson — Wm  Dickey — Albert  Van  Zaun — 
the  following  bills  were  passed  by  the  board  to  be  paid  in 
Wm  Cundles  bill  of  $59.63 
Oliver  Pollards  7.00 

C  G  Garrison  45.82 

Mr.  Sagers  50.00 

$162.45 
Mr  Wm  L  Clarck  moved  that  the  appointment  of  D.  W.  Halsted,  to  take 
charge  of  the  Church  &  Session  Room  &c  in  the  Place  of  Christopher 
Brower,  be  confirmed  which  was  uanimously  carried — the  note  of  $277 
dated  21st  Dec  1826  given  by  the  Trustees  to  Revd  S.  Fisher  was  presented 
for  payment — the  Trustees  not  feeling  able  to  pay  said  note 
Resolved  unanimously  that  the  President  be  requested  to  make  a  statement 
of  our  inability  to  pay — to  the  congregation  on  the  following  Sabbath — &  pro- 
pose a  subscription  to  be  taken  up  the  following  Sabbath  to  pay  said  claim 

Adjourned 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 

Secretary 

Resolved  at  the  Trustees  meeting  on  the  evening  of  Jan  28th  on  the  ap- 
pointment of  Mr  Halsted  to  take  charge  of  the  Church  &c  that  he  receive 
one  dollar  for  each  Sabbath — or  fifty-two  dollars  per  year 

attest 

C  Hequembourg  Jun 
January  29th  1834  Secretary 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  presbyterian  Church  at  the  store 
of  C  Hequembourg  Feb  15th  1834 

Present  William  Dickey 
J  Catlin 
J.  Thompson 
A  Van  Zaun 
C  Hequembourg  Jun 
The  Board  was  organized  by  the  appointment  of  Mr   Dickey    President  Pro 
tem 

On  motion  of  J.  Catlin 

Resolved—  that  Mr  J  W  Berry  by  paying  the  sum  due  on  one  of  the  pews 
purchased  of  the  Trustees  will  be  released  from  the  payment  of  the  other — 

Resolved  that  Mrs  Berry  have  the  approbation  of  the  Trustees  to  form  a 
female  association  among  the  members  of  the  congregation — for  the  purpose 


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of  raising  money  to  liquadate  the  claim  Doct  Fisher  holds  against  the  Trus- 
tees by  a  certain  note  dated  21  Dec  1826 

Resolved  that  Mr  Halsted  be  requested  to  purchase  coal  sufficient  for  the 
season — ■ 

Adjourned 

Attest  C.  Hequembourg  Jr 

Secretary 

Tuesday  April  8th  1834 — At  a  meeting  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  in 
Paterson,  conven'd  at  the  Academy  in  Market  Street,  agreeably  to  notice 
given  from  the  Pulpit  on  the  preceding  Sabbath,  to  take  into  consideration 
the  request  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fisher,  about  to  be  preferred  to  the  Presbytery, 
to  be  dismissed  from  his  present  charge,  with  a  view  to  his  laboring  as  an 
Evangelist  at  Ramapo  Works,  &  Vicinity,  in  Rockland  County  State'  of New 
York — the  meeting  haveing  been  opend  with  prayer — 
Mr  William  Dickey,  was  chosen  Moderator  C.  Hequembourg  Jr  Secretary — 

Mr  Fisher  then  stated  to  the  meeting  the  reasons  which  led  him  to  desire 
a  dismission  from  his  present  charge,  &  Requested  the  congregation  to 
acquiesce  in  the  proposed  measure — 

It  was  then  Resolved  that  Mr.  C.  M.  Godwin — Lemuel  White — andAarou 
King — be  commissioners  to  represent  this  congregation  at  the  next  sitting 
of  the  Presbytery — 

rt  motion  was  then  made  to  instruct  the  commissioners,  what  course   to   pur- 
sue relative  to  the  proposed  measure  of  the  Revd  Mr  Fisher — 
which  resulted  in  the  following  resolution  viz — 

Resolved  that  although  we  duly  appreciate  the  motives  that  have  led  our 
Pastor  to  seek  a  dismission  from  the  People  of  his  Charge,  and  although 
not  wishing  to  throw  any  obstacles  in  the  way  of  his  future  usefulness,  in 
what  he  considers  a  sense  of  duty,  it  is  with  sincere  regret  that  we  have 
heard  of  his  determination  to  request  a  dissmission — yet  we  must  agreeably 
to  the  feelings  of  the  congregation — instruct  our  commissioners  respectfully, 
to  urge  before  the  Presbytery  the  continuation  of  his  connection  with  this 
church  &  congregation — which  resolution  was  carried  Unanimously 
It  was  further  resolved  that  should  the  Presbytery,  after  hearing  the  said 
commissioners  in  behalf  of  the  congregation  dissolve  the  connection  between 
the  Revd.  Mr.  Fisher  &  this  congregation — that  the  following  gentleman  be 
appointed  a  committee  to  furnish  temporary  supplyes  for  the  Pulpit,  untill 
the  congregation,  call  some  minister  to  take  the  pastoral  charge  of  the 
church  &  congregation  viz  Mr  William  Dickey  C  Hequembourg  J r—Josepli 
Smith  Caleb  M.  Godwin  and  John  Benson  compose  this  committee 
a  true  copy  from  the  minuits 

attest  C.  Hequembourg  Jr  Secy 


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At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  held  at  the  house  of  C  Ilequembourg  Jr 
April  28th  1834 

Members  present 

J.  Smith  President 
W  L  Clarck  Treas 
A  Van  Zaun  Collector 
J.  Thompson 
C.  Hequembourg  Jr  Secy. 
Resolved  that  the  Secretary  enquire  of  Mr  Fisher  the  state  of  the  pew  No 
69  for  which  he  has  received  rent  for  several  years — 

Resolved  that  the  Secretary  have  permission  to  rent  pews  No  8  &  79  to  in- 
dividuals who  want  single  seats  for  50-100  per  quarter 

Resolved  that  the  collector  report  to  the  Trustees  at  their  next  meeting  all 
delinquents  for  pew  rents — and  that  he  take  due  bills  for  all  difficiencies  for 
rents — 

Resolved  that  it  be  the  duty  of  the  sexton    of   the   church    in   addition   to 
former  duties  be  to  take  charge  of  the   Sunday  School  room  &  perform   all 
duties  there  as  may  be  required  by  the  superintendants — 
Mr  Halsted  having  it  in  contemplation  to  remove  from  the  Town  tenderd 
his  resignation  as  Sexton  of  the  church 

A  motion  was  made  to  appoint  Mr  Furdon  which  was  negatived — 
A  motion  was  then  made  to  reappoint  Mr  Brower  the  former  Sexton  of  this 
church — after  discussion  was  carried 

Yeas  Messrs  Thompson 
Clarck — and 
Van  Zaun 
Nays  Messrs  Smith  &  Hequembourg 
Resolved  that  Mr.  Brower  remain  in  office  dureing   the    pleasure   of   the 
Trustees 

no  further  business  appearing 

Adjourned 

C.  Hequembourg  Jr 

Secretary 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Pew  holders  of  the  first  presbyterian  church  Paterson 
June  16  1834  legally  conven'd  for  the  purpose  of  calling  a  minister  to  pre- 
side over  this  church  &  congregation — 

The  meeting  was  organized  by  the  appointment  of  the  Revd.  S  Fisher 
our  late  pastor,  as  Moderator,  &  C  Hequembourg  Secretary 

opend  with  prayer — ■ 
On  Motion  Resolved  that  the  meeting  take  into  consideration  the  expediency 
of  calling  a  minister — the  Revd.  Sylvester  Eaton  of  Bufalo  N,  Y.  was  nomi- 


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natcd  and  seconded  to  receive  a  call  from  this  congregation — after  discuss- 
ing the  importance  of  the  subject — Resolved  unanimously  that  the  Revd.  S. 
Eaton  be  called  to  become  our  pastor — 

Resolved  that  C.  M.Godwin — Daniel  F.  Lockwood — John  Colt — Joseph 
Smith — R.obt  O  Robinson— William  Dickey— Patrick  McGee  be  a  commit- 
tee to  make  out  said  call 

Resolved  that  the  sallery  be  nine  hundred  dollars— payable  quarterly 
Resolved  that  John  Thompson — C.  Ilequembourg— &  Aaron   King   be   a 
select  committee  to  prosecute  the  said  call— - 

prayer  by  the  Moderator 

Adjourned 

Attest  C.  Ilequembourg  Jr 

Secretary 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  by  order  of  the  President  at  the  House  of  C 
Ilequembourg  Jr  1st  July  1834 — 

Present  J.  Smith  Presd 

J  Catlin 

J.  Thompson 

Wm  L  Clark — Treas 
"        C.  Hequembourg  Secy 

Wm  Dickey 
Resolved  that  Wm  L  Clarck  be  authorised  to  procure  some   person    to    paint 
the  inside  of  the  new  gutter  piece,  on  the  West  side  of  the  church— 
Resolved  that  John  Thompson  be  authorised  to  examine  the  post  in   Mr  Pat 
McGees  pew,  and  see  if  in  his  opinion  it  is  expedient  to  allow  the  post  to  be 
cut  away,  as  proposed  by  Mr  McGee— and  report  to  the  Trustees— 
Resolved  that  the  refusal  of  Mr  Wm  L.  Clarck  the  use  of  the  church  for  the 
purpose  of  celebrating  the  aniversary  of  our  National  Independance  on  the 
4th  inst— meets  the  approbation  of  this  board.— - 

Resolved  that  John  Thompson  &  Chs  Hequembourg  be  a  committee  to  ex. 
amine  the  collectors  books  &  accounts— for  the  purpose  of  assertaining  the 
amount  of  money  due  for  pew  rents  up  to  May  last  1834  and  report  to  the 
Trustees  the  amount  due,  with  the  sums  due  annexed  to  each  delinquents 
name- 
adjourned 

C.  Hequembourg  Jun 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  at  the  House  of  C,  Ilequembourg  Jr  12th 
Aug  1834 


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Fresent  J  Smith 
J  Catlin 

"        J  Thompson 
WmLClarck 

"        Wm  Dickey 

"  C  Hequembourg  Jr 
Resolved  that  the  difficiency  in  the  pew  rents  up  to  may  last  be  immediately 
collected — and  Mr  Wm  L  Clarck  be  requested  to  collect  the  pew  rents  of 
the  present  quarter  in  the  absence  of  of  the  Collector — and  that  Mr  J.  Thomp- 
son be  requested  to  collect  all  the  pew  rents  due  up  to  May  last,  as  reported 
by  the  Committee.— 

On  Motion  of  C  Hequembourg  Jr 

Resolved  that  the  Sum  of  Fifty  dollars  be  immediately  forwarded  to  the 
Revd  Mr  Eaton  of  Bufalo  as  part  pay  for  his  expences  in  removeing  to  this 
place — and  that  he  be  directed  to  ship  his  furniture  to  the  Care  of  John  Colt 
No  9— Burling  Slip  N  York.— 

A  Resolution  was  Introduced  by  C.   Hequembourg    to   build    a    new    Pulpit 
after  discussing  the  Subject — it  was 
Resolved  not  expedient  so  to  do — 

On  motion  of  Mr  Smith  &  seconded  by  Mr  Clarck — Resolved  that  Mr. 
Smith  &  Clarck  be  a  committee  to  level  the  ground  around  the  Church — 
On  Motion  of  Mr  Smith — Resolved  that  Mr.  Smith  &  Clarck  be  a  committee 
to  procure  some  person  to  white  wash  the  inside  of  the  church 
Resolved  that  Mr  Whitleys*  proposition  to  paint  the  inside  &  outside  of  the 
Church  for  the  sum  of  $100  be  accepted  provided  that  said  painting  is  not 
done  dureing  the  hot  weather. — 

Resolved  that  Mr  Thompson  &  Hequembourg  be  a  committee  to  settle  with 
Mr  Catlin  as  agent  of  the  bureying  ground. — 

A  resolution  was  introduced  by  C.  Hequembourg — proposeing  that  a  com- 
mittee be  appointed  to  call  on  all  the  members  of  the  congregation  who  do 
not  hire  pews — and  assertain  how  much  they  are  willing  to  contribute  quar- 
terly towards  the  support  of  the  minister  &c — carried  in  the  negative — Mr 
Clarck  was  requested  to  call  on  Mr  Pollard  to  see  if  he  will  be  willing  to 
collect  the  pew  rents  in  the  absence  of  the  collector  &c — 

Adjourned 

C.  Hequembourg  Jr 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  held  at  Mr. 
Catlin's  Store  on  the  22d  day  of  Augt  1834 

*Thomas  W.  Whitley  was  a  prominent  painter  of  the  day,  and  not  only  painted  houses 
but  landscapes,  figures,  mills,  etc. 


5o 

Present,  Joseph  Smith  President. 

Wm.  Dickey      ) 

Tacob  Catlin      >  Trustees 

Wm.  L  Clark    ) 

The  meeting  having  been  called  to  order  by  the  President  on  motion  made 

and  seconded  Wm.  L  Clark  was  chosen  Secty  Pro  Tern. — On  motion   made 

and  seconded  the  following  Resolutions  passed  unanimously  viz 

1st  Resolved  that  the  old  Pulpit  be  taken  down — 

2d,  Resolved  that  a  new  one  be  built  in  the  style  of  the   one    in    the    Dutch 

Reformed  Church 
3d  Resolved  that  John  S  Personette's  offer  to  build  one  similar  to  the  one  in 
the  Reformed  Dutch  Church  having  round  instead    of   fancy    hand   rails 
for  one  hundred  and  sixty  five  Dollars  be  accepted  and    that    he   be   en 
gaged  forthwith — 

adjourned 

Wm  L  Clark 

Secty  Pro  Tern 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  1st  Presbn  church  held  at    the   store   of 
Mr  Catlin  on  the  7th  day  of  Nov  1834 

Present — Joseph  Smith  President 

Wm  Dickey         J 

Jacob  Catlin  -P 

J.  ,t      o  >  1  rustees 

A  Van  Saun 

Wm  L  Clark        J 

On  Motion,  Wm  L  Clark  was  appointed  Secy  Pro  Tern — 

On  Motions  made  and  seconded  the  following  bills  for    Repairs   and    im- 
provements were  passed  viz — 

paid  Isaac  Staggs  for  whitewashing 

paid  John  Colt  for  pd  hands  for  cleaning  church  &c 

pel  Simeon  Brainerd  bill  for  3  chairs 

pd  J.  &  D  Benjamin  for  a  Mahogany  communion  Table 

Thos.  W  Whitleys  bill  for  Painting 

John  S.  Personette's  bill  for  building  Pulpit  ^:c  &c 

John  Colt.s  bill  for  wages    pd    hands    for    levelling 


$471  55 
On  motion  made  and  seconded,  resolved  that    the    Trustees   claim   on    Wm 
Stewart  for  Pew  Rent  to  1st  Augt  be  $3.25 — 
On  Motion  resolved  that  when  Mr  Lawback  settles  his  pew    Rent   to   1st 


$  22  00 

:c 

11  04 

15  — 

Table 

16  — 

175  — 

217  — 

ig    around 
church  &c 

the  [-    15  51 

5i 

May  last  that  the  Trustees  relinquish  any   claim    that    may   appear   against 
him  from  that  time  to  1st  Novr — 

Adjourned 

Wm.  L  Clark 

Secy  Pro  Tern. 

At  meeting  of  the  First  Presbytertan  Society  of  Paterson,  Nov.    19th,    at 

the  Church,  agreeably  to  public    notice,    Mr.    Aaron    King  was    appointed 
Chairman  &  D.  Burnett  Secy. 

The  Treasurer  presented  the  following  Report,  which  was  accepted  : 

Novl,  1834  Dr. 

To  J.  M.  Ryerson's  note  &  Int.  to  24th  Oct.  last    $  306  63 
"  Society  U.  M.                                                           2,726.  -      . 

"  P.  Colts  Estate  252.36 

"  A.  A.  Van  Houten's  Note  150. — 

"  A.  R.  Van  Houten's  100.— 
"  John  Colt's  60.— 

"  C.  M.  Godwin's  30.— 

"  James  Close's  30.  — 

"  Wm.  Ellison's  30.— 

"  D.  Burnett's  15. — 

"  John  Vail's  20.— 

"  Note  held  by  Dr.  Fisher  217.48 
"  J.  S.  Personett,  balance$52        ) 

T.  W.  Whitley  30        [•  159.86 


Treasurer  77  86 


14097  33 


By  Pew  notes  due  &  unpd 
"  Pews  unsold  3493.11 

$4097  33 
The  meeting  proceeded  to  elect  four  Trustees  for  the  ensuing    two   years, 
when  Wm.  L.  Clark,  Jacob  Catlin,  H.  S.  Raymond  and    D.    Burnett    were 
elected. 

Resolved,  That  Trustees  meets  at  J.  Catlin's  office,  to-morrow  evening  at 
7  o'clock,  to  choose  officers  of  the  board,  &c. 

Paterson,  Nov.  24  1834 
Trustees   met   at    store   of   J.    Catlin,  according  to  resolution  of  Society. 
Present,    Albert   Van    Saun,    D.    Burnett,    W.    L.    Clark,   J.   Catlin,  Wm. 
Dickey,  &  H.  S.  Raymond.     A.   Van  Saun    was   appointed    President  pro. 


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tern.  &  J.  Catlin  Sec.  pro.  tan.  The  following  officers  were  appointed  for 
the  ensuing  year  : 

Joseph  Smith  President 
David  Burnett,  Secretary 
Wm.  L.  Clark,  Treasurer 
Christopher  Brower  was  re-appointed  Sexton  for  one  year  -to  be  paid  one 
dollar  per  week  to  perform  the  same  duties  specified  in    a    resolution    passed 
by  the  Trustees  April  28th,  1834. 

Albert  Van  Saun  was  re-appointed  collector — to  receive  a  commission  of 
five  per  cent,  on  what  he  collects. 

J.  Catlin  was  reappointed  superintendent  of  the  Burying  Ground. 

Adjourned,  sine  die, 

D.  Burnett 

Sec'y. 

May  11.  1885.  Trustees  met  agre'eably  to  appointment — Present,  Jos. 
Smith,  W.  L.  Clark,  J.  Catlin,  H.  S.  Raymond,  D.  Burnett. 

Resolved,  That  Mr.  Henry  Whitely  have  leave  to  exchange  his  lot  in  the 
burying  ground  for  two  lots  on  the  side  hill  in  said  ground. 

Mr.  Brower,  the  sexton,  having  declined  longer  to  attend  to  the  church 
and  Sabbath  school  rooms  for  the  compensation  hitherto  allowed,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  Mr.  Brower  shall  hereafter  be  paid  forty  dollars  a  year  for 
attending  to  the  church  and  meetings  connected  with  it,  and  that  he  be  re- 
leased from  the  duties  connected  with  the  School. 

D.  Burnett  was  appointed  to  confer  with  Mr.  Brower,  and  in  case  of  his 
non-acceptance  of  the  above  proposition  to  call  another  meeting  of  the 
Trustees.  Adjourned 

Mr.  Brower  having  subsequently  signified  his  acceptance  of  the  proposi- 
tion above  mentioned,  no  further  meeting  upon  the  subject  was  called. 


Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


Vol.  II. 


55 

Paterson,  Nov.  11.  1835 
Agreeably  to  notice,  the  annual  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
of    Paterson    was    held   at    their  church  this  day  at  4  o'clock  P.  M.     Albert 
Van  Saun,  Esq.  was  appointed  Chairman  &  D.  Burnett,  Secretary 

The  Treasurer  presented  a  statement  of  the  Society's  accounts,  which  was 
accepted,  and  is  as  follows  : 

Dr. 
To  J.  M.  Ryerson's  note  $306.63 

' '    Society  of  Useful  Manufactures  2726. — 

"    P.  Colt's  Estate  252.36 

'      Abm.  R.  Van  Houten's  Note  100. 

"    Aaron  A.  Van  Iloutens  do.  150. 

"    John  Colt's  60. 

"    CM.  Godwin's  30. 

"    James  Close's  30. 

"    Dr.  Wm.  Ellison's  30. 

"    David  Burnett's  15. 

John  Vail's  note  20. 

Note  held  by  Dr.  Fisher  217.48 

John  S.  Personett,  balance  32. 

Th.  W.  Whitley  10. 

$3979.47 

Cr. 

By  Pew  notes  due  and  unpaid  $593.66 

"   Balance  of  Treasurer's  acct.  5.61 

"'  Pews  unsold  3380.20 

$3979.47 

On  motion,  the  Society  proceeded  to  the  election  of  three  trustees  for  two 
years  ensuing,  and  Joseph  Smith  William  Dickey  &  Sampson  W.  Buffum 
were  duly  elected 

Monday  evening,  Nov.  16th.     Trustees  met,  present   Jos.    Smith,    Wm. 
Dickey,  Wm.  L.  Clark,  Jacob  Catlin,  D.  Burnett, 
Joseph  Smith  was  re-elected  President  of  the  Board  for  the  ensuing  year. 
David  Burnett,  Secy. 
William  L.  Clark,  Treasurer. 
Christopher  Brower  was  re-appointed  Sexton,  and  Albert  Van  Saun   Esq. 
Collector. 

W.  L.  Clark  &  D.  Burnett  were  appointed  Committee  to  examine  the  ac- 
counts of  A.  Van  Saun  &  C,  M.  Godwin, 


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W.  Dickey  and  J.  Smith,  Committee  to  examine  J.  Catlin's  accounts. 
J.  Smith  &  W.  L.  Clark  committee  to  settle  bills  of  Mr.  Cundell  and  Mr. 
Pack. 

July  26.  1836. 

Trustees  met.  present.  J.  Smith,  W.  L.  Clark,  W.  Dickey,  S.  W.  Buffum 
D.  Burnett. 

Mr.  Oliver  Pollard  was  elected  a  trustee  to  rill  the  vacancy  in  the  board 
occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Mr.  J.  Catlin  ;  and  Mr.  Robert  Morrell,  in 
place  of  Mr.  H.  S.  Raymond,  also  resigned. 

Mr.  Pollard  was,  on  motion  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  Burial 
Ground. 

Resolved,  That  a  map  of  the  church  property  be  procured  to  be  made, 
and  that  Mr.  Smith  be  appointed  to  attend  to  that  business. 

Sept.  8.  1836. 

Trustees  met— present,  Smith,  Clark,  Pollard,  Morrell  and  Burnett. 

Consulted  on  the  expediency  of  selling  the  vacant  lots  on  Oliver  street,  in 
front  of  the  church,*  for  the  purpose  of  discharging  the  debts  of  the  Society, 
and  erecting  a  Lecture  Room.  Agreed  co  submit  the  matter  to  a  general 
meeting  of  the  congregation,  to  be  held  for  that  purpose  on  the  12th  inst. 

Sept.  12,  1836. 

A  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  convened  at  the 
church,  at  the  call  of  the  Trustees.  Robert  Morrell,  Esq.  was  appointed 
Chairman,  and  D.  Burnett  Secretary. 

A  statement  of  the  debts  of  the  Society,  amounting  to  $5,077.50,  was 
read  to  the  meeting,  whereupon  it  was  unanimously 

Resolved,  That  the  congregation  authorize  the  Trustees  to  dispose  of  the 
ground  in  front  of  the  church  in  such  manner  as  they   shall   deem    best    for 
the  interest  of  the  society. 
Adjourned. 

Nov.  9,  1836 

First  Presbyterian  Society  met  at  the  church  at  4  o'clock  P.  M.    agreeably 

to   notice   given    from    the   pulpit  two  preceding  Sabbaths.     Joseph  Smith, 

Esq.  was  appointed  Chairman  and  D.  Burnett  Secretary.     The    Treasurer's 

statement  of  the  accounts  of  the  Society  was  read  and  accepted  as    follows  : 

*TJie  church  was  on  Ward  street,  and  fronted  toward  Oliver  street. 


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Dr. 


Cr. 


To  J.  M.  Ryerson's  note 

$341 

do 

By  Pew  notes  due 

$593 

66 

Society  of  Useful  Manf. 

3707 

00 

Cash  in  hand 

4 

10 

P.  Colt's  Estat 

343 

20 

Pews  unsold 

4418 

11 

A.  R.  Van  Houten's  note 

100 

00 

/ 

A.  A.  Van  Houten's     ' ' 

150 

no 

// 

John  Colt's 

60 

no 

/ 

C.  M.  Godwin's 

30 

00 

y^ 

James  Close's 

30 

1)1) 

yS 

Win.  Ellison's 

30 

00 

yS 

D.  Burnett's 

15 

1)1) 

yS 

Note  held  by  Dr.  Fisher 

210 

III) 

' 

$5016  20  $5016  20 

The  meeting  then  proceeded  to  the  election  of  Trustees,  when  Samuel  G. 
Wheeler,  William  L.  Clark,  David  Burnett  &  Oliver  Pollard  were  elected 
for  two  years,  and  Robert  Morrell  for  one  year 

Rev.  Sylvester  Eaton  offered  his  resignation  of  the  pastoral  charge  of  the 
Society,  which  on  motion  was  accepted.  D.  Burnett  was  appointed  Com- 
missioner to  make  known  this  decision  to  Presbytery,  and  instructed  to  ask 
supplies  for  the  pulpit  for  six  successive  Sabbaths  upon  Mr.  Eaton's  dis- 
mission. 

Adjourned. 

Friday,  Nov.  18.  1836. 
Trustees  met. — present  J.  Smith  W.  Dickey,  O.  Pollard,  D.  Burnett,  Mr- 
Smith   was   re-elected    President — D.    Burnett.    Secretary — W.     L.     Clark, 
Treasurer — O.  Pollard,  Superintendent  of  Burial  Ground. — Adjourned 

Dec.  7,  1836. 

Trustees  met — present,  Smith,  Dickey,  Clark,  Wheeler,  Morrell,  Pollard 
and  Burnett.  Messrs.  Morrell,  Wheeler  and  Pollard  severally  took  the  pre- 
scribed oath  of  office  before  John  K.  Flood,  Esq.  A  free  consultation  was 
held  upon  the  subject  of  procuring  a  pastor,  after  which  the  Board  ad- 
journed. 

ATotc. — Rev.  Samuel  Fisher  surrendered  his  deed  of  Pew  No.  sixty-seven, 
and  a  new  deed  was  given  by  the  President  to  S.  G.  WTheeler  for  the  same 
pew. 


Jan.  27th,  1837. 
Trustees  met — All  present. — On  motion 

Resolved,  That  the  Superintendent  of  Burial  Ground,  be  authorised  to    pay 

J.  S.  Personett  balance  due  for  hanging  bell — also,  That  he    be   authorized 

to  give  Christopher  Brower  a  free  deed  for  his  burial  ground  lot. 


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Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Smith,  Wheeler  and  Dickey  be  appointed   a   com- 
mittee to  devise  ways  and  means  for  the  erection  of  a  session  house. 

Adjourned 


Nov  15,  1837. 
First  Presbyterian  Society  met  at  the  church  at  4  o'clock,  P.  M.  agree- 
ably to  notice  given  from  the  pulpit  two  preceding  Sabbaths.  Wm. 
Dickey,  Esq.  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  D.  Burnett  appointed  Secretary. 
The  Treasurer  presented  the  following  statement  of  the  finances  of  the 
Society,  which  was  read  and  accepted  : —        « 

Dr.  Cr. 


To   J.    M.    Ryerson's   note   & 
Int.  to  May  '36 
Society  U.  M. 
Estate  P.  Colt 
A.  R.  Van  Houten's  note 
A.  A.  Van  Houten's    " 
Jno.  Colt's 

C.  M.  Godwin's 
Dr.  Ellison's 

D.  Burnett's 


$341 

3707 


343120 

100  00 
15i)()() 


4776  20 


By  pew  notes  due  &  unpaid 
Cash  in  hand 
Pews  unsold 


473 

1 

4300 


$  4776  20 

Meeting  proceeded  to  the  election  of  three  Trustees  to  serve  for  two  years 
ensuing,  when  Robert  Morrell  William  Dickey  and  William  Cundell  were 
duly  elected. 

Adjourned. 

Dec.  18,  1837. 
Trustees  met  at  house  of  O.  Pollard — all  present.     W.  Dickey  was  called 
to  the  Chair,  and  D.  Burnett  chosen  Secretary. 

It  was  on  motion,  Resolved,  That  we  now  proceed  to  the  election  of  offi- 
cers of  the  Board,  and 

S.  G.  Wheeler,  Esq.  was  elected  President 
Wm.  L.  Clark,  Treasurer 
D.  Burnett,  Secretary 

O.  Pollard,  Superintendent  of  Burial  Ground 
Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Wheeler  and  Dickey  be  a  committee  to  raise  $200 
for  the  purpose  of  liquidating  arrearages  of  salary,  &c. 

Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Clark  &  Burnett  be  a  committee  to  ascertain 
whether  the  Pew  claimed  by  Robert  King,  (No.  54)  has  been  paid  for. 

Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Wheeler,  Morrell  and  Cundell  a  committee  to 
confer  with  Mr.  Brower,  with  a  view  to  the  better  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
Sexton.  Adjourned. 


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Friday  evening,  June  22,  1838 
Trustees  met  at  house  of  Mr.  Cundell,    present,    S.    G.    Wheeler,    Robt. 
Morrell,  Wm.  Cundell  and  D.  Burnett.     Mr.   Cundell  took  and   subscribed 
the  oaths  of  office.     Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Wheeler  reported  that  the  two  Committees  of  which  he  was  chairman, 
had  discharged  the  duties  assigned  them. 

D.  Burnett  offered  resignation  of  Mr.  Pollard,  as  a  member  of  the  Board, 
in  consequence  of  his  removal  from  town.  Joseph  Smith  was  nominated 
and  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  also  appointed  Superintendent  of  Burial 
Ground. 

Mr.  David  H.  Day  was  appointed  collector  of  the  Pew  Rents — to  be  al- 
lowed the  usual  compensation  of  five  per  cent. 

Messrs.  Smith  &  Clark  were  appointed  Committee  to  settle  accounts  of 
Mr.  Pollard  and  Mr.  Brower. 

The  following  bills  were  presented  and  passed  : 

W.  Cundell's  amounting  to  $78.34 

D  Burnett's  5.32 

Burnett  &  Pollards  (two)  19.77 

Mr.  Cundell  was  appointed  to  attend  to  the  repairing  of  the  church. 

Adjourned 

June  29th,  1838 

Trustees  met  at  office  of  S.  G.  Wheeler, — Present — Wheeler,  Morrell, 
Clark,  Smith,  Cundell,  Burnett.  Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and 
approved. 

A  communication  was  presented  from  the  committee  of  Arrangements  for 
celebrating  the  4th  of  July  requesting  the  use  of  the  church  for  that  occa- 
sion.    And  on  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  it  be  granted. 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  D.  Burnett  be  permitted  to  exchange 
Pew  No.  87  for  No.  82,  upon  paying  difference  of  assessed  price. 

Messrs.  Smith  and  Cundell  were  on  motion,  appointed  a  committee  to 
take  measures  for  building  a  fence  around  the  church  lot.  Adjourned. 

Nov.  21st  1838 
First    Presbyterian  Society  met  at  the  Academy  at  4  o'clock,  P.  M.  agree- 
ably to  notice  given  from  the  pulpit  of  the  church  two  preceding  Sabbaths. 
Robert  Morrell,  Esq.  was  called  to  the  chair  and  D  Burnett,  appointed  Sec- 
retary. 

The  Treasurer's  statement  of  Debts  and  Funds  of  the  Society  was  pre- 
sented, read  and  accepted,  as  follows  : 


6o 


J.     M.     Ryerson's   note    dated 

26th,  Oct.  1834  $306.63 

Int.  to  this  date  74.81 


Dr. 


19th  Nov.  1838 
Cr. 


Society  U.  M.  bond     $2726.00 
Int.  fr.  19th  May  1830,  1390.26 


Estate  of  P.  Colt,  bond,  252.36 
Int.  fr.  19th  May  1830    162.56 


Aaron  A.  Van  Houten's  note 

Ab.  R.  Van  Houten's  note 

Jno.  Colts  note 

C.  M.  Godwin's 

Dr.  Ellison's 

D  Burnett's 

State  of  N.  Jersey,  bond  for 
burying  ground  &  Int.  to 
16th  May  last.  $240.00 

Deduct,  pd.  loth  inst       140.00 

J.  F.  Clark,  bal.  salary 


381 

44 

4116 

26 

414 

92 

150 

00 

100 

DO 

60 

00 

30 

00 

30 

00 

15 

00 

100 

00 

19 

00 

5416 

62 

Pew  notes  due,  unpaid 

Cash 

Pews  unsold 


4940 


5416  62 

Society  proceeded  to  the  election  of  four  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two 
years,  and  Samuel  G.  Wheeler,  William  L.  Clark,  Joseph  Smith  and  David 
Burnett,  were  duly  re-elected. 

On  motion,  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  be  authorized  to  surrender 
to  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures  the  old  deed  of  the 
church  lot,  and  to  receive  from  said  Society  a  new  deed  for  all  the  ground 
included  in  the  Square  bounded  by  Ward,  Cross  and  Oliver  streets,  and  the 
Paterson  and  Hamburgh  Turnpike  ;  and  also  to  give  the  Society  U.  M.  a 
new  bond  for  the  amount  of  debt  due  them. 

Friday  evening  Nov.  23,  1838. 

Board  met  at  7  o'clock  at  the  office  of  the  Society  U.  M. — present,  Wil- 
liam Dickey,  Joseph  Smith,  Robert  Morrell,  Wm.  L.  Clark  and  D.  Burnett. 
Absent,  Samuel  G.  Wheeler  and  William  Cundell 

On  motion,  W.  Dickey  was  called  to  the  chair  and  D.  Burnett,  chosen 
Secy.  p.  t. 

Joseph  Smith  was  then  duly  elected  President  of  the  Board  for  the  ensu- 
ing year.     D.  Burnett,  Secretary  and  W.  L.  Clark  Treasurer. 

C.  S.  Van  Wagoner's  bill,  pd.  by  D.  Burnett,  for  surveying  &c.    amount- 
ing to  $6,  was  passed  by  the  Board.     Also    Ridgway   &    Dicky's    bill    for 
$6.09  and  J.  S.  Personett's  for  $19.32. 
Adjourned. 


6i 

June  21,  1839. 

Trustees  met  at  4  oclock,  P.  M.  at  the  office  of  the  Society  U.  M. — pres- 
ent Smith,  Wheeler,  Morrell,  Clark,  Burnett.     Absent,  Dickey  &  Cundell. 

A  communication  from  Mr.  L.  Wilder  was  read,  whereupon  it  was  on  mo- 
tion 

Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  agree  to  pay  Mr.  Wilder  the  sum  of  one  hun. 
dred  dollars  per  annum  for  instructing  the  choir  and  leading  the  singing  in 
church,  commencing  from  the  first  of  May  last. 

Resolved  That  a  collection  be  taken  up  in  the  church  on  the  last  Sabbath 
in  July,  and  quarterly  thereafter  for  the  payment  of  said  sum. 

Adjourned. 

Wednesday  Nov.  6.  1839. 
First    Presbyterian  Society  met  at  the  church  at  4  o'clock,  P.  M.  pursuant 
to   notice   given    two   preceding    Sabbaths   from  the  pulpit.     Moses  E.  De 
Witt  was  called  to  the  chair  and  D.  Burnett,  appointed  Secretary. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
Meeting  proceeded  to  the  election  of  three  Trustees,  and  William    Dickey 
Robert  Morrell  and  William  Cundell  were  duly  elected 

Adjourned. 

Jan.  23d  1840. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  held  at  the 
office  of  D.  Burnett,  on  motion,  D.  Burnett  was  chosen  chairman  and  Wm. 
L.  Clark,  Secretary  of  this  meeting. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Joseph  Smith  was  re-elected  President, — David  Burnett, 
Secretary,  and  Wm.  L.  Clark,  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Christopher  Brower  was  re -appointed  sexton,  and  Mr.  David  II. 
Day,  Collector. 

On  motion,  made  and  seconded 
Resolved,  That  fifty  dollars  be  borrowed  from  the  burying  ground  fund  and 
paid  to  Robert  King,  for  that  sum  paid  by  him  on  Pew  No.  54  and  that  the 
said  fifty  dollars  be  refunded  when  said  pew  is  sold  and  paid  for. 

Adjourned. 

Paterson,  April  11.  1840 
At  a  meeting   of   the   Trustees   and    Session    of   the    First    Presbyterian 
Church  of  Paterson,  convened  upon  due  notice  at  the  office   of   the    Society 
U.  M.  at  4  o'clock  P.  M.     Robert  Morrell  Esq  was   chosen    chairman   and 
D.  Burnett  Secy. 

Present— Rev.  John  F.  Clark,  John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  John  Ben- 
son, Joseph  Smith,  Robert  Morrell,  William  Cundell,  William  Dickey, 
William  L.  Clark  and  David  Burnett. 


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Absent — Samuel  G.  Wheeler. 

The  object  of  the  meeting  having  been  stated  to  be  to  fix  upon  a  time  for 
calling  a  meeting  of  the  church  and  congregation,  for  the  purpose  of  decid- 
ing whether  this  church  shall  continue  its  connection  with  the  Presbytery  of 
Newark,  or  take  measures  to  connect  itself  with  some  Presbytery  under  the 
care  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  : 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  a  meeting  for  the  above  purpose  be 
called  on  Monday  next,  at  the  church,  at  2  o'clock,  P.  M.  and  that  notice 
thereof  be  given  from  the  pulpit  to  morrow. 

Resolve  That  this  meeting  adjourn. 


Paterson,  April  13,  1840 

At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society,  convened  at  the  church, 
agreeably  to  public  notice  given  by  order  of  the  Session  and  Trustees, 
Aaron  S.  Pennington,  Esq.  was  called  to  the  chair  and  D.  Burnett  chosen 
Secy. 

The  object  of  the  meeting  having  been  stated  from  the  Chair,  a 
motion  was  made  that  the  meeting  adjourn  until  next  Monday  evening  at  7 
o'clock,  which  was  discussed  and  decided  in  the  negative. 

The  annexed  preamble  and  resolutions  were  then  offered  and  after  debate 
the  vote  upon  the  preamble  was  taken  by  yeas  and  nays  and  it  was  adopted. 
Yeas  63— Nays  13. 

It  was  then  moved  that  the  further  calling  of  the  roll  be  dispensed  with, 
and  the  resolutions  were  severally  adopted  viva  voce,  by  a  large  majority. 

Whereas  the  Presbytery  of  Newark,  with  which  this  church  and  congre- 
gation have  hitherto  been  connected,  has  seceded  from  the  Synod  of  New 
Jersey,  and  dissolved  its  connection  with  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  the  United  States  ;  and  whereas  this  action  on  their 
part  has  rendered  it  an  imperious  duty  for  this  congregation  to  make  its 
election,  with  which  of  those  bodies  it  will  maintain  its  ecclesiastical  relation, 
Therefore 

1.  Resolved,  That  we  as  a  church  and  congregation  will  continue  our  con- 
nection, as  formerly,  with  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 

2.  Resolved,  That  in  order  to  carry  the  above  resolution  into  effect,  we 
will  apply  to  the  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth  Town,  being  the  nearest  to  us  in 
connection  with  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  at  its  approaching  meeting,  that 
we  may  be  taken  under  their  care. 


63 

3.  Resolved,  That  Rev.  John  F.  Clark,  Joseph  Smith,  James  Close, 
William  Dickey,  and  David  Burnett,  be  a  committee  to  present  our  applica- 
tion for  admission  to  the  said  Presbytery  at  its  next  stated  meeting. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  the  foregoing  preamble  and  resolutions  be 
transmitted  to  the  Moderator  of  the  Presbytery  of  Newark. 

Resolved,  That  this  meeting  adjourn. 

A.  S.  Pennington  Chairman, 
D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

April  30th,  1840 
Trustees   met   at   the   church,    present   Joseph    Smith,  W.  L.  Clark,  W. 

Dickey,  &  D.  Burnett— Absent  S.  G.   Wheeler,    Robert    Morrell,    &   Wm. 

Cundell. 

On  motion  Resolved  that  Robert  Morrell  be  appointed  collector,   vice   D. 

H.  Day,  resigned. 
Resolved  That  W.  L.  Clark  &  Joseph  Smith  be  a  committee  to  settle   the 

accounts  of  Mr.  Benson.  Adj'd. 

July  6th,  1840 

Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  D.  Burnett  present,  Smith,  Morrell,  Cun- 
dell, Clark  &  Burnett.     Absent,  Dickey  &  Wheeler. 

The  resignation  of  S.  G.  Wheeler  a  member  of  the  Board  was  offered  and 
accepted. 

Resolved,  That  Burnett  &  Clark  be  a  committee  to  attend  to  procuring 
repairs  at  the  Lecture  Room,  and  that  a  collection  be  taken  up  to  defray 
the  expense. 

Resolved  that  Christopher  Brower,  the  present  sexton  of  this    church    be 
dismissed   on   the    1st   of   August   next,  and  that  Matthew  Jackson  be  ap- 
pointed sexton  in  his  place. 
Adjourned 

December  3d  1840 
First  Presbyterian  Society  met,  at  the  church  agreeably  to  public   notice, 

Roswell  L.  Colt,  Esq.  was  chosen  chairman  &  D.  Burnett,  Secretary. 

On  motion  proceeded  to  the  election  of  four  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two 

years,  and  Joseph  Smith,  William  L.  Clark,  John  S.   Personett   and    David 

Burnett  were  nominated  and  unanimously  elected. 


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December  25th  1841 
Trustees  met  all  present,  except  Mr  Dickey.     Mr.  Fersonett,  being  newly 

elected,  was  sworn.     On  motion,  Joseph  Smith  was  re-appointed  President ; 

William  L.  Clark,  Treasurer,  and  D.  Burnett,  Secretary. 
Matthew  Jackson  was  re -appointed  Sexton. 
Adjourned,  to  meet  28th  inst  at  6  o'clock  P.  M. 


December  28th  1840 
Trustees  met — all  present.  After  a  full  conversation  on  the  state  and 
prospects  of  the  church,  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  be  instructed 
to  confer  with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Clark,  and  inform  him  that  in  view  of  the  state 
of  our  finances,  it  appears  to  us  that  we  shall  not  be  able  to  pay  more  than 
$800  a  year  salary,  and  therefore  that  we  cannot  promise  him  the  regular 
payment  of  his  present  salary  after  the  first  of  April  next.  Adjourned. 


May  14th  1841 
Trustees  met — all  present  except  Mr.  Dickey.  Rev.  Mr.  Clark,  having 
announced  his  intention  to  resign  his  pastoral  charge  charge,  it  was  Re- 
solved, That  we  will  pay  the  regular  salary  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Clark  to  the  end 
of  the  present  quarter,  and  that  Messrs.  Smith  and  Morrell  be  a  committee 
to  raise  by  subscription  the  sum  of  $350  for  this  purpose.  Adjourned. 


December  9,  1841 
At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  convened  upon   due  notice 

at  the  church,  Patrick  McGee  was  chosen  chairman  and  William    L.    Clark, 

Secy. 
On  motion,  William  Cundell,  William  Dickey  and    Robert    Morrell   were 

re-elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 

On  motion,  Resolved  that  this  meeting  adjourn,    and   that    the    Trustees 

meet  at  the  call  of  the  President. 


December  8,  1842 
At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of    Paterson,    convened    at 
the  church  upon  due  notice,  Roswell  L.  Colt  was  appointed    Chairman   and 
Joseph  Smith,  Secy. 


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The  Treasurer's  Report  was  read  and  accepted  as  follows  : 
Debts  &  Funds  of  the  1st  Presbn  Society 
19th  Nov.  1842. 


Dr. 

Society  U.  M.  Bond  $ 

Interest  on  do. 

J.  M.  Ryerson's  claim  Assumed 
by  S.  U.  M. 

Estate  of  P.  Colt  bond 

Interest  on         do 

A.  A.  Van  Houten's  note 

Interest  to  1  Aug.  last. 

A.  R.  Van  Houten's  note 

Interest  to  1  Aug.  last 

Note  to  John  Colt 

D.  Burnett 

Balance  due  the  state  &  Inter- 
est to  16th  inst 


2726 
2044 

500 

252 

189 

150 

18 

100 

12 

60 

15 

129 


6196 


Pew  notes  due  &  unpaid 
Amt  of  Pews  unsold 
Cash  on  hand 
Balance 


Cr. 

$473 
5700 

22 


6196 


1!) 


Balance  $22 

On  motion,  Joseph  Smith,  William  L.  Clark,  John  S.  Personett  and 
David  Burnett  were  re-elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years 

On  motion,  John  Colt,  Joseph  Smith  and  Robert  Morrell  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  devise  measures  for  discharging  the  debts  of  the  Society. 

On  motion,  The  meeting  adjourned. 

December  7,  1843. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  convened  up- 
on due  notice  at  their  place  <$f  worship,  Joseph  Smith,    Esq.  was  appointed 
Chairman  and  D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

On  motion,  William  Dickey,  Robert   Morrell  and  William  Cundell  were 
re-elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 
Adjourned. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  convened  at 
the  church  on  Thursday  evening,  January  4th  1844  agreeably  to  public 
notice  given  from  the  pulpit  on  the  preceding  Sabbath,  the  Rev.  Nicholas 
Murray  of  Elizabeth  Town,  having  been  invited  to  officiate  as  Moderator, 
after  having  preached  a  sermon,  took  the  chair  and  David  Burnett  was  ap- 
pointed clerk. 

On  motion  Resolved,  That  we  do  now  proceed  to  the  election  of  a  Pastor. 

William  H.  Hornblower  a  Licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick 
was  nominated.  No  other  person  being  nominated,  the  vote  was  taken  and 
Mr.  Hornblower  declared  duly  elected. 


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Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  five  persons  be  appointed  to  sign  the  call 
on  behalf  of  the  congregation  and  that  Robert  Morrell,  Joseph  Smith,  Da- 
vid Burnett  and  William  Dickey  and  Cornelius  P.  Hopper  constitute  said 
committee. 

Resolved,  That  the  salary  of  the  Pastor  elect  be  seven  hundred  dollars  for 
the  first  year  and  thereafter  eight  hundred  dollars  a  year. 

The  meeting  was  then  closed  with  prayer  by  the  Moderator 
D  Burnett,  Clerk. 

December  12,  1844 
At  a  meeting  of  the    First    Presbyterian    Society   of   Paterson,    convened 
upon  due  notice  at  their   place   of   worship,   Jesse    Talbot   was   appointed 
Chairman  and  D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

On  motion,  William  L.  Clark,  John  S.  Personett,  Joseph  Smith  and  Da- 
vid Burnett  were  re-elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years,  adjourned 

January  27.  1845 

The  Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  R.  Morrell,  Present  Smith,  Cundell, 
Morrell,  Burnett — absent,  Clark  and  Dickey.     Deceased,  J.  S.  Personett. 

R.  Morrell  was  appointed  Chairman  pro  tern,  and  D.  Burnett,  Clerk.  On 
motion,  Joseph  Smith  was  re-elected  President,  D.  Burnett  Clerk  and  Wm. 
L.  Clark,  Treasurer.  Aaron  S.  Pennington  was  then  nominated  and  ap- 
pointed a  Trustee  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  Board  occasioned  by  the  death 
of  Mr.  Personett. 

Mr.  Smith  laid  before  the  Board  a  Deed  from  the  Society  U.  M.  for  the 
Church  lot  dated  21st  December,  1844*  and  on  motion  it  was  Resolved 
That  the  same  be  accepted  and  that  the  Clerk  be  directed  to  communicate 
the  thanks  of  this  Board  to  the  Governor  of  said  Society  therefor. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  be  directed  to  take  said  Deed,  &  to  get  it  re- 
corded. 

Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Smith  and  Cundell  be  a  committee  to  have  such 
alterations  made  in  the  pulpit  as  may  be  requisite  and  to  devise  means  for 
procuring  a  settee  or  sofa  therefor 

*The  church  having  become  hopelessly  involved  in  debt,  and  some  of  the  creditors 
pressing  for  their  money,  judgments  were  entered  up  against  it  in  1842  and  1843  by  the 
Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures,  by  the  Estate  of  Peter  Colt,  by  the  State  of 
New  Jersey,  and  by  others,  amounting  to  $5,919.71.  to  satisfy  which  the  church  site  and 
the  three  acres  of  land  bought  from  the  State  of  New  Jersey  in  1826  for  a  cemetery,  on  the 
south  side  of  Market  street,  opposite  Carroll,  were  sold  at  Sheriff's  sale,  July  29,  1843,  and 
were  bought  in  by  che  Society  U.  M.,  which  by  deed  dated  December  21,  1844,  reconveyed 
the  church  site  to  the  church,  with  sundry  restrictions.  The  deed  was  recorded  March  31, 
1845,  in  Book  H  of  Deeds  for  Passaic  County,  pages  524  &c.  A  certified  copy  of  the  deed 
is  entered  in  Vol.  IV  of  Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  pages  153-8,  and  will  be  found 
in  the  Appendix  to  this  printed  volume. 


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Resolved,  that  Messrs.  Smith,  Morrell  and  Clark  be  a  committee  to  ascer- 
tain what  settlement  can  be  made  of  the  old  debts  of  the  Society. 
Adjourned 

August  4,  1845 

Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  the  Society  U.  M.*— all  present. 

Messrs  Cundell  and  Burnett  were  appointed  a  committee  to  attend  to  re- 
pairing the  church  and  building  a  privy  on  the  church  lot. 

Mr.  Pennington  was  appointed  to  procure  a  new  deed  of  the  burying 
ground,f  an^  to  prepare  new  Deeds  for  the  Pews. 

Messrs.  Morrell  &  Smith  were  appointed  a  committee  to  procure  a  new 
Organ 

The  committee  on  old  debts  reported  in  part  and  were  continued 

Adjourned. 

November  13,  1845. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society,  convened  at  their  place  of 
worship  upon  due  notice,  William  L.  Clark  was  appointed  Chairman  and 
Absalom  B.  Woodruff  Secretary. 

On  motion,  William  Cundell,  William  Dickey  and  Robert  Morrell  were 
elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years — and  Aaron  S.  Pennington  was 
elected  a  Trustee  for  one  year,  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  death  of 
John  S.  Personett. 

Adjourned. 

March  16.  1846 

The  Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  the  Society  U.  M.  Present — Smith, 
Clark,  Cundell,  Morrell,  Burnett. 

Mr.  Cundell  was  appointed  chairman  pro  tern,  and  D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

On  motion,  Joseph  Smith,  Esq.  was  elected  President  of  the  Board  for 
the  ensuing  year,  &  took  the  chair.  D.  Burnett  was  elected  Clerk  for  the 
ensuing  year. 

Wm.  L.  Clark,  being  about  to  remove  from  this  town  declined  a  re-elec- 
tion as  Treasurer  and  D.  Burnett  was  elected  Treasurer  pro  tem. 

♦Joseph  Smith,  President  of  the  Board,  was  Agent  for  the  S.  U.  M.,  which  probably  ac- 
counts for  the  meetings  being  held  at  that  office. 

tThis  was  for  the  three  acres  of  land  bought  from  the  State,  in  1826,  for  a  burying  ground, 
on  the  south  side  of  Market  street  opposite  Carroll.  The  deed  does  not  appear  to  have 
been  prepared,  but  the  church  continued  to  give  warranty  deeds  for  burial  lots  therein.  In 
1889  it  was  discovered  that  the  church  had  no  deed  for  this  tract  from  the  Society  U.  M., 
which  had  bought  it  in  at  Sheriff's  sale,  and  the  Society  kindly  gave  a  quit  claim  deed 
therefor. 


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On  motion,  J.  Smith  and  D  Burnett  were  appointed  a  committee  to  exam- 
ine the  accounts  of  the  late  Treasurer. 
Adjourned. 

D.  Burnett,  Clerk 

November  26,  1846. 
At  a  meeting  of  the    First    Presbyterian  Society  of    Paterson,    convened 
upon  due  notice  at  the  Church,  Roswell  L.  Colt,  Esq  was  appointed  Chair- 
man and  D.  Burnett  Secretary. 

On  motion  the  following  persons  were  nominated  and  duly  elected  Trus- 
tees for  the  ensuing  two  years,  viz:  William  Crossett,  Joseph  Smith,    Aaron 
S.  Pennington  and  David  Burnett. 
Adjourned. 

D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

November  25.  1847. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  convened  up- 
on due  notice,  at  the  church,  B.  W.  Vandervoort,  Esq  was  appointed  Chair- 
man and  D  Burnett,  Secretary. 

On  motion,  the  following  persons  were  nominated  and  duly  elected  Trus- 
tees for  the  ensuing  two  years,  viz  William  Dickey,  William  Cundell  and 
William  L.  Clark.  v 

Adjourned 

D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

November  23d  1848 

At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  convened  up- 
on due  notice  at  the  church  Abraham  Gould  was  appointed  Chairman  and 
Henry  Clark  Secretary. 

The  following  persons  were  nominated  and  duly  elected  Trustees  for  the 
ensuing  two  years,  viz:  Henry  Clark,  John  Garrison  Aaron  S.  Pennington 
and  David  Burnett. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  meet  immediately  upon  the  ad- 
journment of  this  meeting. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  this  meeting  adjourn. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  at  the  church  November  23d  1848,  pursuant 
to  a  resolution  of  the  Society,  the  following  members  were  present — Dickey, 
H.  Clark,  Cundell,  Garrison,  Burnett.  Absent— A.  S.  Pennington,  &  W. 
L.  Clark. 

On  motion,  William  Cundell,  was  elected  President,  and  D.  Burnett, 
Secretary  of  the  Board  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Matthew  Jackson  was  appointed  Sexton  for  the  ensuing  year. 

On  motion,  adjourned. 

D.  Burnett,  Clerk. 


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November  22d  1849. 
The  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson    met   at    their   church,   when 
Henry  Clark,  Esq  was  appointed  chairman  and  D.  Burnett  Secretary 

The  following  persons  were  nominated  and  duly  elected  Trustees   for    the 
ensuing  year:   William  Dickey,  William  Cundell  and  Stephen  Allen. 
Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  be  requested  to  have  the  church  repaired. 

Adjourned. 
D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

March  14th  1850 
Trustees  met,  J.  Garrison,  absent.     Henry  Clark  was  appointed  Chairman 
and  D.  Burnett  Secretary. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  current  year: 
William  Cundell,  President 
Henry  Clark,  Treasurer. 
D  Burnett,  Clerk 
Matthew  Jackson,  Sexton 
D.  Burnett,  Collector 

Messrs.  Pennington,  Dickey  and  Allen  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  audit  the  Treasurer's  Accounts. 

On  motion,  Resolved  that  the  salary  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hornblower  ought 
to  be  raised  to  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum,  and  that  W.  Cundell,  H. 
Clark  and  D.  Burnett  be  a  committee  to  raise  the  additional  sum  of  $200  by 
voluntary  subscription  of  the  pew  holders. 

Resolved,  That  an  effort  be  made  to  procure  blinds  for  the  church  and 
that  A.  S.  Pennington,  W.  Dickey  and  S.  Allen,  be  a  committee  to  solicit 
subscriptions  for  that  purpose 

The  Sexton  made  application  for  increase  of  salary  and  the  subject  was 
referred  to  the  committee  on  salary  of  Mr.  Hornblower. 

Adjourned  D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  male  members  of  the  church  and  congregation  at  the 
Lecture  Room  of  the  First  Reformed  Dutch  Church.  Oct.  21st  1850,  con 
vened  upon  public  notice,  for  the  purpose  of  devising  measures  for  rebuild 
ing  the  Church  and  Lecture  room  and  school  rooms,  which  were  destroyed 
by  fire  on  the  5th  inst.*  John  Keenan,  Esq.  was  appointed  Chairman  and 
D.  Burnett,  Secretary. 

The  following  Resolutions  were  submitted  and  unanimously  adopted: 
Resolved,    That  in   the  destruction  of  our  Church,    Lecture  Room  and 
school  rooms  by  fire,  we  recognize  a  dispensation  of  Divine  Providence  call 

♦While  a  tinner  was  at  work  on  the  roof,  his  charcoal  furnace  was  upset,  the  roof  caught 
fire,  and  the  church  was  destroyed. 


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jng  upon  us  and  every  and  every  member  of  the  church  and  congregation, 
for  self  denial  and  united,  persevering  efforts  to  sustain  the  means  of  grace, 
and  secure  again  a  convenient  house  of  worship  and  place  for  Parochial  and 
Sabbath  .School  instruction. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  highly  desirable  to  erect  as  soon  as  possible  a  new 
Church;  and  if  practicable  a  Lecture  Room  and  school  room  also. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  expedient  and  necessary  to  raise  for  these  purposes, 
the  sum  of  at  least  ten  thousand  dollars,  with  as  little  delay  as  possible;  and 
that  the  pians  and  contracts  to  be  devised  and  entered  into  should  corres- 
pond as  nearly  as  possible  with  the  amount  of  funds  secured,  so  that  no 
permanent  debt  be  incurred. 

Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  together  with  W.  H.  Hornblower,  John 
Colt,  James  Close,  James  D.  Lockwood,  Socrates  Tuttle,  and  such  others 
as  may  be  selected  by  them,  be  a  Finance  Committee,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  use  all  diligence  to  procure  funds  here  and  elsewhere,  for  the  purposes 
named  in  the  foregoing  resolution 

Resolved,  That  persons  subscribing  towards  the  erection  of  said  building 
or  buildings  shall  be  allowed  the  amounts  by  them  subscribed  and  paid,  in 
payment  for  such  pews  as  they  may  purchase  in  the  church  when  erected — 
under  such  regulations  and  subject  to  such  assessments  as  may  be  estab- 
lished from  time  to  time. 

Resolved,  That  John  Colt,  Henry  White,  John  Keenan,  Robert  Thomp. 
son,  James  Angus  and  Rev.  W.  II.  Hornblower  be  a  committee  to  procure 
plans  and  estimates  for  the  proposed  building  or  buildings,  and  that  said 
committee  together  with  the  Board  of  Trustees  be  authorized  and  directed 
to  decide  upon  such  plans;  to  make  contracts  and  to  do  all  other  necessary 
things  to  carry  forward  and  complete  said  building  or  buildings. 
On  motion  adjourned. 

D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

Paterson,  March  8.  1851 
The  Committee  and  Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  Rev.  W.  H.  Hornblow- 
er.    Present — W.  Cundell,  VV.  H.  Hornblower,   H.  White   J.  Garrison,    S. 
Allen,  H.  Clark,  D.  Burnett 

Resolved,  That  the  Contracts  prepared  by  J.  G.  Hall,  Esq.  be  signed  by 
Wm.  Cundell  in  behalf  of  this  Board. 

Resolved,  That  W.  Cundell,  James  Angus,  John  Garrison  and  Henry 
Clark  be  a  committee  to  superintend  the  preparation  of  the  grounds  and 
erection  of  the  Church  and  Lecture  Room. 

November  27th  1851 
The  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson   met  at  their  Lecture  Room, 


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upon  due  notice,  for  the  election  of  Trustees.     Thomas    Gould,    Esq.    was 
appointed  Chairman,  and  Henry  Clark,  Secy. 

The  following  persons  were  nominated  and  elected  Trustees  for  the  ensu- 
ing year — Henry  Clark,  John  Garrison  and  Aaron  S.  Pennington  and  James 
D.  Lockwood;  and  the  following  for  the  ensuing  two  years — William  Cun- 
dell,  Stephen  Allen  and  David  Burnett.* 

The  Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  A.  S.  Pennington,  Esq. 
Present — Pennington,  Cundell,  Clark,  Allen,  Lockwood,  Burnett. 
Absent — Garrison 

On  motion,  Wm.  Cundell  was  elected  President  for  the  ensuing  year. 
D.  Burnett,  Secretary 
H.  Clark,  Treasurer 
M.  Jackson,  Sexton. 
On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Board  approve    of   the    deposite   of   the 
funds  of  the  Church  as  heretofore  made  in  the  Peoples!  Bank  by  the  Treas- 
urer, and  his  taking  a  certificate  of  the  Receivers  for  the  same  since  the  fail- 
ure of  said  Bank. 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  deposite  the  funds  here- 
after in  the  Ocean  Bank  of  the  city  of  New  York. 

August  30,  1852 

The  Trustees  met.  Present — Cundell,  Pennington,  Clark,  Allen,  Bur- 
nett. 

Resolved  That  the  President  be  authorized  to  give  a  note  at  4  months  for 
$  on  account  of  carpenter  work  on  church. 

Resolved,  That  the  building  committee  be  authorized  to  employ  Henry 
Smith  to  paint  the  Church,  and  that  it  be  painted  a  dark  oak  color. 

Resolved,  That  the  building  committee  be  authorized  to  procure  furnaces 
for  warming  the  Church. 

Nov.  3d,  1852 
The  Trustees  met — Present,  Cundell,  Clark,  Lockwood,  Burnett.  Absent, 

Pennington,  Garrison,  Allen. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  scale  of  prices  of  the  Pews  as  laid   down 

upon  the  chart  prepared  by  the  Clerk  and  the  Regulations  for  the  sale  and 

renting  of  the  same  be  adopted. 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  borrow  money  for  the  pur- 

*No  meeting  of  the  congregation  appears  to  have  been  held  in  1850  for  the  election  of 
trustees. 

■rThe  People's  Bank  failed  in  December,  1851,  when  a  Receiver  was  appointed.  It  was 
the  only  bank  in  Paterson  at  the  time. 


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pose  of  paying  for  the  Buildings  &c  and  that  the  President  be  authorized  to 
execute  Bonds  and  Mortgages  for  the  same.* 

November  25th,  1852 
The  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  met  at  their  new  churchf  upon 
due  notice  for  the  election  of  Trustees.     Mr.    Peter   Adams   was   appointed 
Chairman  and  James  D.  Lockwood  Clerk. 

On  motion,  Henry   Clark,    John    Garrison,    Aaron    S.    Pennington,    and 
James  D.  Lockwood  were  re-elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 
Adjourned. 

January  6th  1853. 

Trustees  met — Present,  Cundell,  Clark,  Garrison,  Allen,  Lockwood,  Bur- 
nett. 

Absent. — Pennington. 

William  Cundell  was  appointed  President — David  Burnett,  Clerk — Henry 
Clark,  Treasurer — James  D.  Lockwood,  Collector — and  Matthew  Jackson, 
Sexton  for  the  Current  year. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Sexton's  Salary  be  $80  per  annum,   from 
the  first  of  November  last. 
Adjourned. 

February  25,  1853. 

Trustees  met. — Present,  Allen,  Clark,  Lockwood,  Burnett.  Absent — 
Cundell,  Pennington,  Garrison. 

S.  Allen  was  appointed  President  pro  tem. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  procure  from 
R.  L.  Colt,  Esq.  a  Deed  for  the  lot  on  Main  street  enclosed  by  Wright  Fla- 
vell,  and  to  deliver  the  same  to  said  Flavell  upon  receipt  of  C.  D.  Ridgway's 
note  for  $350,  endorsed  by  said  Flavell,  and  payable  within  one  year  with 
interest.:): 

Adjourned. 

*The  church  gave  a  mortgage,  dated  January  13,  1853,  to  Elias  Vreeland,  for  $800,  pay- 
able in  one  year,  on  two  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Main  street;  the  first  beginning 
at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  lot  belonging  to  John  Stagg,  and  being  25  feet  in  front  by  125 
to  136  feet  in  depth  ;  the  second  lot  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  lot  of  Samuel 
Pope,  and  being  50  feet  in  front  by  114  to  117  feet  in  depth.  The  mortgage  was  c*iceled 
September  15,  1853 — Book  E  of  Passaic  County  Mortgages,  474-5.  These  lots  were  con- 
veyed to  the  church  by  the  S.  U.  M.,  by  deed  dated  September  16,  1852. — Book  R  of  Pas- 
saic County  Deeds,  577.  The  second  of  these  lots  began  sixty-one  feet  south  of  Slater 
street.     The  first  began  twenty-one  feet  north  of  Slater  street. 

tThe  new  building  was  dedicated  November  10,  1852. 

$The  deed  from  the  S.  U.  M.  to  Wright  Flavell  is  dated  February  26,  1853,  was  proved 
February  28,  and  recorded  March  2,  1853,  in  Book  S  of  Passaic  County  Deeds,  pp.  340-2. 
It  is  for  Lot  11,  Block  P,  on  Van  Wagoner's  Map,  twenty-five  feet  front,  on  the  westerly 
side  of  Main  street,  and  111  to  113  feet  deep.     It  was  eighty-six  feet  south  of  Slater  street. 


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April  8th.  1853. 

The  Trustees  met.  Present — Cundell,  Allen,  Lockwood,  Garrison, 
Clark,  Burnett. 

Absent. — Pennington . 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  President  be  authorized  and  directed  to 
convey  to  Matthew  Jackson  the  two  building  lots  belonging  to  the  Society, 
situate  on  the  west  side  of  Mill  street,  for  the  consideration  of  five  hundred 
dollars.* 

Resolved,  That  Thomas  Seager  be  employed  to  paint  the  fence  around 
the  chnrch  lot. 

Adjourned. 

May  25,  1853 
The  Trustees  met.     Present — Cundell,  Allen,  Lockwood,  Clark,  Burnett. 
Absent — Pennington,  Garrison. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  pay  the  Organist  fifteen  dollars 
per  quarter  for  his  services  commencing  from  the  first  of  May  instant. 

Resolved  That  the  note  of  C.  D.  Ridgway,   in  the  hands   of   the    Treas- 
urer, be  paid  to  W.  Cundell,  in  part  payment  of  his  ace. 
Adjourned. 

August  26th  1853. 
Trustees  met.     Present,  Cundell,  Clark,  Alien,  Lockwood,  Burnett. 
Absent — Pennington  &  Garrison- 
Resolved,  That  the  President  be  instructed  to  execute  Deeds  to  Frederick 
Beh  and  Philip  White  for  the  two  Lots  on  the  east  side  of  Mill    street,    for 
the  consideration  of  $250  each.f 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  sell  the  two  lots  on   Main 
street  above  Slater  st.  for  $650  and  that  the  President  be  instructed  to  exe- 
cute a  Deed  therefor  whenever  such  sale  may  be  made.:}: 
Adjourned. 

Nov.  24th,  1853. 
The  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  met  at  their  house  of  worship 

*There  is  no  such  conveyance  to  Jackson  on  record. 

+The  conveyance  to  White  is  dated  August  29th,  1853  ;  consideration,  $250  ;  for  lot  on 
the  e^st  side  of  Mill  street,  250  feet  south  of  Slater  street,  25x115  feet,  known  as  No.  953, 
Block  Q,  on  R.  M.  Bouton's  map,  Recorded  in  Book  T  of  Passaic  County  Deeds,  p.  392. 

The  conveyance  to  Beh  is  dated  November  4,  1853  ;  consideration,  $250  ;  for  lot  on  the 
east  side  of  Mill  street,  225  feet  south  of  Slater  street,  25x115  feet.  Recorded  in  Book  T, 
of  Passaic  County  Deeds,  p.  651. 

$By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1853,  the  Trustees  conveyed  to  Samuel  Bacon,  consid- 
eration, $650,  a  lot  on  the  west  side  of  Main  street,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  lot  of 
Samuel  Pope,  which  was  sold  to  him  by  the  S.  U.  M.,  18th  June,  1852,  thence  southerly 
along  the  same  50  feet,  to  a  lot  of  Wright  Flavell,  114  feet,  4  inches  deep,  known  as  lots  5 
and  7  on  Block  P,  on  Van  Wagoner's  supplement  to  Bouton's  map.  Recorded  in  Book  T 
of  Passaic  County  Deeds,  p.  500. 

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upon  due  notice  for  the  election  of  Trustees  and  other  business.     Aaron  S. 
Pennington,  Esq.  was  appointed  Chairman  and  D.  Burnett,  Secretary. 

Mr.  Pennington  offered  his  resignation  as  Trustee,  which  was  accepted. 

Mr.  William  Gledhil!,  Mr.  Henry  Muzzy  and  Mr.  Abraham  Gould  were 
elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years  ;  and  Mr.  Stephen  Allen  for  one 
year  in  place  of  Mr.  Pennington. 

The  Treasurer  presented  and  read  a  statement  of  the  receipts  and  expen- 
ditures on  building  account,  whereupon  Mr.  R.  L.  Colt  offered  the  Society 
a  building  lot  on  Marshall  street,  to  fill  up  the  subscription  for  payment  of 
debts. 

On  motion,  Resolved,  That  the  weekly  collections  for  incidental  expenses 
be  resumed.  Adjourned 

D.  Burnett,  Secy. 

The  Trustees  met  at  the  store  of  James  D.  Lockwood  Esq  in  Main  street, 
Paterson  Present  full  Board 

Henry  Clark  was  appointed  chairman  and  James  D.  Lockwood  Secy. 
On  motion  Henry  Muzzy  Esq  was  elected  President  of  the  Board  for  the 
ensuing   year   and   William    Gledhill    Secy  whereupon  Mr  Muzzy  took  the 
chair  &  organized  the  Board 

On  motion  the  following  officers  were  appointed  in  addition  viz 
Henry  Clark  Treasurer 

James  D.  Lockwood  Collector 

Matthew  Jackson  Sexton 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  the  Board  approve  the  sale  of  a  building 
lot  for  $         to  John  Stagg  and  that  a  deed  be  executed  for  the  same.* 

On  mot  adjd 

James  D.  Lockwood 

Secyf 

Paterson  Feb  1st  1854 
The  Board  met  at  James  D.  Lockwoods  store  in  Main  street. 
Present   full    Board    except   Mr    MuzzV       On  motion  Stephen  Allen  was 

called  to  the  chair. 

On  motion  ordered  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  sell  to  any  person 

for   three    hundred    dollars   the    lot  given  to  the  Board  by  Roswell  L.  Colt 


*By  deed  dated  September  15th,  1853,  the  Trustees  conveyed  to  John  Stagg,  considera- 
tion, $450,  a  lot  "beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Main  street  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  lot 
of  said  John  Stagg  and  running  thence  westerly  along  the  north  line  of  said  lot  about  125 
feet  to  rear  of  lots  fronting  on  Marshall  street,  thence  northerly  along  the  rear  of  said  lots 
25  feet,  thence  easterly  parallel  with  first  line  about  126  feet  six  inches  to  Main  street, 
thence  southerly  along  the  same  25  feet  to  the  beginning."  Recorded  in  Book  U  of  Pas- 
saic County  Deeds,  p.  48. 

+The  minutes  of  this  meeting  are  in  the  handwriting  of  William  Gledhill. 


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Esquire  situated  in  Mill  street  &  that  in  case  of  sale  the  President  execute  a 
deed  for  the  same  to  the  purchaser.* 

On  mot.  adjd 

Wm  Gledhill 
Sec 

Paterson  Aug.  30th  1854 
The  Board  met  at  the  store  of  James  D.  Lockvvood  in  Main  Street 
Present    full    Board   except    Mr  Gledhill  in  whose  place  S.  Allen  was  ap- 
pointed Sec.  pro  tern. 

On  motion  it  was  ordered  that  Mr  Muzzy  and  Mr  Gould  be  a  committee 
to  fence  in  the  new  Cemetery  ground  given  to  the  Board  by  Roswell  L. 
Colt  Esquire  and  to  lay  out  the  same  on  North  side  of  Market  St 

On  motion  It  was  ordered  that  H.  Clark  be  a  committee  to  flag  or  pave 
the  walk  in  front  of  the  Church  in  Main  street 

On  mot.  adj'd 

S.  Allen  Sec.  pro  tern. 

Paterson  Nov  25th  !854 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  of    Pat- 
erson held  this  day,  after  due  notice  given 

On  motion  Thomas  Gould  was  called  to  the  chair  &  David  Burnett  ehosen 
Secretary. 

On  motion  it  was  ordered  that  Henry  Whitely  be  chosen  a  Trustee  for 
two  years  in  place  of  Stephen  Allen,  and  Andrew  Derrom  for  two  years   in 

place  of f  &  Messrs.  H.  Clark  &  Lockwood  for  two  years 

On  mot  adj'd 

Paterson  Dec  13th  1854 
The  Trustees  met  aii  present. 

On  mot.  Andrew  Derrom  was  chosen  Chairman  &  Wm  Gledhill  Secretary 
On  mot.  it  was  ordered  that  the  following  persons,  after  being  chosen  by 
vote,  be  declared  elected 

Henry  Whitely  President 

Wm  Gledhill  Secretary 

Henry  Clark  Treasurer 

James  D.  Lockwood  Collector 

Matthew  Jackson  Sexton 

On  motion  adj'd 

Wm  Gledhill  Secy 


*See  under  date  of  December  13th,  1854. 
tjohn  Garrison. 


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Wednesday  Dec  13th  1854 

The  Board  met  at  the  store  of  James  D.  Lockwood  present  full  board 
Henry  Whitely  in  the  Chair 

It  was  on  mot  ordered 

That  the  Sextons  salary  be  eighty  dollars  per  annum 

That  the  Collector  be  paid  five  per  cent  commission  on  collections  &  to 
sell  uncurrent  money  paid  him  at  his  discretion. 

The  Committee  on  paving  &  Cemetery  reported  their  work  nearly  com- 
plete 

Committee  on  Mill  St  lot  reported  that  they  had  sold  same  to  Mrs  McAl- 
ister  at  price  authorized  &  that  deed  had  been  given.     Confirmed.* 

On  mot.  it  was  ordered 

That  Messrs  Derrom  &  Lockwood  be  a  Com.  to  examine  the  accounts  of 
the  Treasurer 

That  H.  Clark  be  a  committee  to  confer  with  Mr  Hedge,  organist  and 
Jno.  Smith  chorister  and  say  that  the  Board  is  not  able  to  advance  the 
salary  of  the  former  but  will  pay  the  latter  Forty  dollars  per  annum  to  be 
used  at  his  discretion 

H.  Clark  reported  that  he  had  rented  the  Elm  St  school  house  to  the 
school  committee  of  the  South  Ward  for  $20  for  one  quarter  &  the  session 
school  room  for  $60  a  year  to  Mr.  Rogers.  Ordered  That  the  Elm  St. 
school  be  rented  for  $80  per  annum  and  repairs 

That  Derrom  &  Lockwood  be  a  finance  Com.  for  current  year 

On  mot.  adjd 
Wm  Gledhill 
Sec 

Paterson  July  5th  1855 
The    Trustees   met   at    Lockwoods    House    in    Main    Street,     President 

Whitely  in  the  Chair,  and  Jas.  D.  Lockwood  Secy  pro  tem.,    present,    also, 

Derrom,  Clark,  Muzzy  and  Gould 

On  mot.  it  was  Resolved  that  we  build  a  Stone  wall  in  Market    St.    front 

of  our  Cemetery  Two  hundred  &  forty  feet  long,  in  lime  and  sand,  five  feet 

high  above  the  ground  &  one  foot  wide  at  the  foundation,  two  feet  thick   at 

*By  deed  dated  March  18,  1854,  the  Trustees  conveyed  to  John  Huffman,  in  trust  for 
Nancy  McAlister,  consideration,  $300,  a  lot  "beginning  on  the  east  side  of  Mill  street  at  a 
point  distant  275  feet  southerly  from  the  south  line  of  Slater  street,  running  thence  south- 
erly along  Mill  street  25  feet,  thence  easterly  parallel  with  Slater  street  115  feet  to  rear  of 
lots  fronting  on  Marshall  street,  thence  northerly  along  said  line  25  feet  to  lot  heretofore  deed- 
ed to  said  party  of  the  first  part  by  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures, 
thence  westerly  along  the  south  line  of  said  lot  115  feet  to  the  place  of  beginning.  Being 
known  as  lot  Number  155,  Block  Q  on  R.  M.  Bouton's  lithograph  map,  and  being  the 
same  lot  conveyed  by  the  S.  U.  M.  to  said  party  of  the  first  part  by  deed  dated  December 
10,  1853  and  recorded  in  Book  U  of  Deeds  pp.  137-9."  Recorded  in  Book  U  of  Passaic 
County  Deeds,  p.  457. 


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the  base  &  fourteen  inches  thick  at  the  top  with  blue  coping    finish    sixteen 

inches  wide,  to  be  contracted  for  &  that 

Hv.  Whitely  &  Andr  Derrom  be  a  Committee  on  building 

On  mot  adjd  Jas  D  Lockwood  Sec 

pro  tern 

Paterson  July  16,  1855 
The  Board  met,  present  Derrom,  Clark,  Gould,    and    Lockwood    and    on 
motion,  Andr  Derrom  was  appointed  chairman  &   Jas.    D.    Lockwood    Sec. 
pro  tern 

The  proposals  for  stone  wall  at  the  Cemetery  in  Market  Street  were 
opened 

On  mot.  resolved  that  the  building  of  the  Stone  wall  at  the  Cemetery  be 
given  to  Cornelius  D.  Vreeland  for  Two  hundred  &  Eighty  dollars  the 
lowest  bid 

On  mot  adjd 

Jas  D  Lockwood 

Sec  pro  tem 

Nov  29th  1855 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  1st  Presbyterian   church  of  Pat- 
terson, held  this  day,  after  due  notice  given 

It  was  on  motion  duly  ordered  that  Messrs  Abraham  Gould,  Henry 
Muzzy  and  Wm  Gledhill  be  chosen  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  Two  years 

Paterson  Dec  5th  1855 

The  Board  met  present 

Henry  Whitely 
Andrew  Derrom 
Henry  Muzzy 
Abraham  Gould 
Henry  Clark 
James  D.  Lockwood 
Wm  Gledhill 

On  motion  the  following  officers  were  chosen 

Henry  Whitely  President 

Wm  Gledhill  Secretary 

Henry  Clark  Treasr 

Jas.  D.  Lockwood  Collecr 

Matthew  Jackson  Sexton 

On  mot.  it  was  ordered  that  the  President  and  Henry  Clark  be  authorized 
to  sell  the  Elm  street  school  House 
11 


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Bills  of  the  City  for  Grading  in  Market  Street  &c  were  presented  amount- 
ing to  $974  59 

On  mot.  Messrs  Whitely,  Clark  &  Gledhill  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
wait  on  Mr  Hornblower  and  notify  him  that  the  Board  advise  that  he  take  a 
tour  for  the  benefit  of  his  health  as  proposed  by  him  &  that  during  his  ab- 
sence his  Pulpit  will  be  duly  supplied  and  his  Salary  paid  to  him 

On  mot.  adjd 

Wm  Gledhill 
Sec 

Paterson  Apl  7,  1856 
The  Board  met,  present  Whitely,  Clark,   Lockwood,    Muzzy,    Derrom    & 
Gledhill 

On  mot  ordered 

That  the  Committee  to  sell  Elm  Street  property  be  authorized  to  borrow 
one  thousand  dollars  &  give  the  bond  of  the  Board  secured  by  mortgage  on 
the  Elm  St.  property  for  the  same.* 

That  out  of  the  proceeds  the  bill  of  Crane  &  Garrison  be  paid  in  full  & 
that  the  balance  be  paid  on  the  bill  of  the  City 

That  Messrs  Derrom  &  Gledhill  take  charge  of  the  City  claim  &  endeavor 
to  get  an  abatement  from  the  same 

That  Messrs  Clark  &  Derrom  be  a  Committee  to  attend  the  Sink  &  Roof 

On  mot  adjd 

Wm  Gledhill 

Sec. 

Paterson  Nov  20  1856 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  first    Presbyterian   church,    held 
this  day  after  due  notice  given 

It  was  on  motion  and  duely  order  that  Messrs 
Henry  Whitely 
Henry  Clark 
Andrew  Derrom 
J  D  Lockwood 
be  chosen  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years 


*Under  date  of  January  13,  1853,  the  Trustees  mortgaged  this  property  to  Elias  Vree- 
land,  for  $800,  payable  in  one  year.  This  mortgage  was  cancelled  Sept.  15,  1853.  Book 
E  of  Passaic  County  Mortgages,  p.  474.  Under  date  of  April  30,  1856,  they  mortgaged 
the  same  property  to  John  N.  Terhune,  for  $1,000.  This  mortgage  was  cancelled  Septem- 
ber 33,  1856.  Book  G  of  Passaic  County  Mortgages,  p.  313.  By  deed  dated  September  1, 
1856,  the  Trustees  conveyed  the  property  to  the  Trustees  of  the  First  German  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Paterson,  consideration  $1,225,  subject  to  the  above  mortgage  for  $1,000, 
which  formed  part  of  the  aforesaid  consideration.  Recorded  in  Book  A  2  of  Passaic 
County  Deeds,  p.  54. 


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Tuesday  evening  Nov  25  '56 
Trustees  met  at  Lock-woods 
Present  Henry  Whitely 
Henry  Muzzey 
Henry  Clark 
Andrew  Derrom 
Abm  Gould 
J  D  Lockwood 
On  motion  the  following  officers  where  chosen  for  the  ensuing  year 
Henry  Whitely  President 

J  I)  Lockwood  Sec 

Henry  Clark  Treasr 

J  D  Lockwood  Collec 

Matthew  Jackson  Sexton 

Motion  made  &  carried  that  no  sale  be  made  for  buering  lots  without  the 
purchase  money  or  a  satisfactory  note  at  once  be  given  for   every    such   sale 
bills  for  painting  parsonage  presented  in  favor  of   Shorrock    for    36.30    Mr 
Carter  8  88  D.  Milne  14.50  Amounting  in  all  to  $59  68  ordered  to  be  paid 
On  mot  ajrd 

J  D  Lockwood  Sec 

Paterson  dec  22d  56 

Board  met  at  Lockwoods  store  Main  St  present,  full  Board  except  Der- 
rom and  Gledhill 

Mr  H.  Whitely  in  the  Chair 

Mr  H.  Mussy  presented  a  letter  from  Mr  H  O.  Hedge,  requesting  an  in 
crease  of  forty  dollars  to  his  salary  for  services  as  organist  after  a  careful 
consideration  and  discussion  it  was  unanimously  agreed  and  order'd  that  no 
advance  be  made  and  that  Sec  reply  to  his  note  to  that  effect — ■ 

Next  buisness  taken  up  for  consideration  is  respecting  salery  of  Mathew 
Jackson  who  prays  for  an  increase  of  twenty  dollars,  after  considerable 
discussion  it  was  agreed  and  order'd  that  in  addition  to  his  present  salery 
$80.00  he  be  allowed  the  privaledge  of  occupiing  the  pew  now  in  his  poses- 
sion  worth  eight  dollars  per  year  free  of  charge  and  that  an  ace  of  fourteen 
dolls  for  rent  of  pew  be  cancelled 

On  mot  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood  Sec 

Paterson  Jany  12th  1857 
Board  met  at  Lockwoods  store   Main    St   present   full    board   except    Mr 
Gould  President  in  the  chair  minutes  of  last  meeting  where  read  &  approved 


8o 

as   being  correct   but   on    motion    it    was  duly  ordered  that  they  be  recon- 
sider'd — 

A  motion  was  then  made  that  the  salary  of  Mr  H  O.  Hedge  be  increased 
from  60  to  one  hundred  dollars  per  year,  after  some  little  debate  it  was  car- 
ried unanimously  to  commence  from  1st  February  1857 

Next  business  in  order  was  concerning  Sextons  salary  on  motion  it  was 
duly  order'd  that  Mathew  Jacksons  salary  for  services  as  Sexton  be  in- 
creased from  80  to  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum  to  commence  from  Nov 
1st  56 

On  motion  aj'rd  J  D  Lockwood 

Sec 

Nov  26th  1857 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  first  Presbytern  church  of  Pater- 
son  held  this  day  in  their  house  of  worship  after  due  notice  given  Mr  D. 
Burnett  was  called  to  the  chair  and  J  D  Lockwood  appointed  Secty.  It 
was  on  motion  duly  ordered  that  Messrs  Henry  Mussy  Henry  Williams  and 
Abm  Gould  be  chosen  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years       On  motion 

Adjourned 

November  26th,  1857 
Board  of  Trustees  met  in  their  house  of  worship — Present — Henry  White- 
ly,    Henry   Clark    Henry   Williams,    Andrew  Derrom  Henry  Mussy,  J.  D. 
Lockwood   on    motion    it   was   duly   ordered   that    Mr    Henry   Whitely  be 
Presidt. 

Jas.  D.  Lockwood  Sec 

Henry  Clark  Treas 

J.  D.  Lockwood  Col 

Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 

for  the  ensuing  year 

The  subject  came  up,  that  some  alteration  in  the  Lecture  room  be  made, 
for  the  convenience  and  comfort,  of  the  sabbath  school,  and  evening  meet- 
ings after  discussing  the  subject  at  some  length,  on  motion  it  was  duly  or- 
dered, that  Mr  Andrew  Derrom  Henry  Clark  and  Henry  Mussy  be  a  com- 
mittee, invested  with  full  power,  to  make  such  alterations  and  improvements 
as  their  better  judgement  may  deem  necessary — 

on  motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood 

Sec 

Paterson  18th  November,  58 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  first  Presbyterian    Church    held 
this  day  after  due  notice  given  Mr  S.  Tuttle  was  called  to  the  chair  &  Mr  J. 


8i 

D.  Lockwood  appointed  Secty.  it  was  on  motion  and  duly  ordered  tbat 
Messrs 

Henry  Whitely 
Henry  Clark 
Andrew  Derrom 
James  D.  Lockwood 
be  chosen  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years 
On  motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood 

Sec 

Monday  evening  Nov  22d  1858 
Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  J.  D.  Lockwood 
Present,  Henry  Clark  Henry  Mussy  Andrew    Derrom    Abm    Gould    Henry 
Williams   Jas    D.    Lockwood,   Absent  Henry  Whitely,  Mr  Henry  Williams 
was  appointed  chairman  for  the  evening  &  J.  D.   Lockwood  Sec 
On  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  Mr.  Henry  Whitely  be  Presd 

J.  D.  Lockwood  Sec 

Mr.  Henry  Clark  Treas 

Mr.  Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 

Jas.  D.  Lockwood  Coll 

for  the  ensuing  year 

Mr.  A.  Derrom  complained  that  the  parsonage  was  in  miserable  and  un- 
safe condition  after  considerable  discussion  Mr.  H.  Mussy  and  Mr.  Abm. 
Gould  was  appointed  a  Committee  to  examine  the  premises  and  report  at  the 
next  meeting.  Mr.  A.  Derrom  and  J.  D  Lockwood  was  also  appointed  a 
committee  to  examine  Treasurers  Account  and  report  at  next  meeting  on 
motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood  Sec 

Paterson  March  28th  1859 
Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  J.  D  Lockwood  Present — full  board  Presi- 
dent in  the  chair.  Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved  Com- 
mittee on  repairs,  report  they  have  examined  the  parsonage,  with  the  Pastor 
who  professed  himself  satisfied  with  its  present  condition.  Committee  on 
ace,  report  progress — 

on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  the  church  edifice  be  insured  for  five 
thousand  dollars  in  the  Hudson  mutual  insurance  company,  and  that  the 
President  of  this  board  be  Authorized  to  sign  the  premium  note,  also  that 
the  Amount  of  three  thousand  dollars  insurance,  be  effected  in  the  north 
river  insurance  Company  uppon  the  same  building — 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  and  duly  ordered  that  a  meeting  of  the  pew  own- 
12 


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ers  be  called  on  Wednesday  evening  Aprl  6th  in  the  lecture  room — also  a 
meeting  of  the  congregation  be  called  on  thursday  evening  aprl  7th  in  the 
church  both  meetings  to  commence  at  half  past  7  O  clock  to  take  in  con- 
sideration the  propriety  of  raising  the  assessments  on  the  pews  for  the  pur- 
pose of  advancing  the  Pastors  Salary 

on  motion  it  was  resolved  and  duly  ordered  that  Mr  A.  Derrom  and  Mr 
Henry  Mussy  be  a  Committee  to  ascertain  the  number  of  buriels  made  by 
Mathew  Jackson  in  the  last  year  And  likewise  the  Amount  received  for  said 
buriels 

Resolved  that  the  propriety  of  enlarging  the  lecture  room  for  the  accomoda- 
tion of  the  Sabbath  School  be  presented  to  the  congregation  at  their  meet- 
ing on  the  7th  of  April — on  motion  adjourned  to  meet  on  Wednesday 
evenig  aprl  6  in  the  lecture  room 

James  D  Lockwood 
Sec 

Proceedings  of  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  and  pew  owners  of  the  first 
Presbyter'n  Society  of  Paterson  held  in  the  Lecture  room  of  said  church  on 
the  evining  of  the  6th  Aprl  59  pursuant  to  the  notice  for  that  purpose 
given — 

Mr  Henry  Clark  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  take  into  con- 
sideration the  propriety  of  increasing  the  anual  assessment  uppon  the  pews 
sold,  or  which  may  hereafter  be  sold — 

Mr  David  Burnett  was  duly  appointed    Chairman    &    Mr    H.    A.    Williams 
Sec —     A  list  of  the  names  of  the  pew  owners  where  presented,  from  which, 
it  appeared  that  twenty  six  pews  had  been  sold — 
Mr  Henry  Clark  offered  the  following  resolution 

Whereas,  it  is  found  that  the  present  annual  assessment  upon  the  pews  in 
the  first  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson  is  insufficient  to  pay  the  Pastors 
Salary  and  other  necessary  expenses  of  the  congregation — 
Therefore,  Resolved,  that  the  Annual  assessment  upon  all  the  pews  hereto- 
fore sold  in  said  church  or  that  may  hereafter  be  sold  shall  be  eleven  per 
cent  upon  the  permanent  valuation  thereof  instead  of  eight  per  cent — which 
was  seconded,  and  after  a  few — remarks  and  enquiries  from  those  present 
was  adopted,  eighteen  votes  in  the  affirmative  and  none  in  the  negative  on 
motion  the  meeting 

adjourned 
Aprl  6th  1859  J.  D.  Lockwood  Sec 

Board  Trustees 

Proceedings  of  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  and  congregation  of  the  first 
Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  held  in  their  house  of  worship  on  the  even- 
ing of  the  7th  Aprl  59  pursuant  to  notice,  for  that  purpose  given.  Mr  Henry 


83 

Williams  was  elected  to  the  chair  and  James  D.  Lockwood  Sec. — 
Mr  Henry  Clark  stated,  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  take  into  consid- 
eration the  propriety  of  increasing  the  annual  assessment  uppon  the  pews 
for  the  purpose  of  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  church.  Mr  D.  Burnett — 
offered  the  following  Preamble  and  Resolution  to  wit —  Whereas  the  salary 
of  the  Revd  Wm  H.  Hornblower  has  been  informally  increased  to  fifteen 
hundred  dollars  a  year,  and  it  is  proper  that  the  action  of  the  Trustees  in 
this  matter,  under  the  circumstances  which  have  been  stated  should  be 
sanctioned  by  this  meeting,  be  it  Resolved,  That  the  payment  of  an  in- 
creased rate  of  salary,  heretofore  made  by  the  Trustees  of  this  church  to  the 
Revd  Wm  H.  Hornblower,  be,  and  the  same  is,  hereby,  approved,  and 
that  said  Salary,  be  continued  at  the  rate  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  a  year. 
Resolved,  That  inasmuch  as  the  present  rate  of  assessment  upon  the  pews 
in  the  chureh  is  inadequate  to  the  payment  of  the  Pastors  Salary  and  other 
necessary  expenses,  and  the  owners  of  the  pews  sold,  having  unanimously 
agreed  to  an  advance  of  three  per  cent  on  the  annual  assessment  upon  their 
pews,  it  is  hereby  recommended  that  the  Trustees  make  a  corresponding 
increase  of  three  per  cent  upon  the  valuation,  in  the  Annual  rent  of  the 
pews  remaining  unsold — from  and  after  the  first  of  may  next — 
this  preamble  and  Resolution  was  seconded,  put,  and  carried 
Mr  Henry  Clark  Treas  then  made  a  statement  of  the  financial  affairs  which 
appeared  to  be  satisfactory,  in  substance,  the  church  was  out  of  debt,  with  a 
ballance  in  the  treasury  of  $119.03.  Received  and  ordered  to  be  filed,  it 
was  intimated  that  the  Lecture  room  was  too  small  to  accomodate  the  sab- 
bath school  it  was  therefore  suggested  that  there  be  a  committee  of  three 
appointed,  to  ascertain  the  probable  cost  of  enlarging  the  room  sufficiently 
for  all  purposes  for  which  it  may  be  needed,  The  Chair  to  appoint  that 
committee,  which  consists  of  the  following  Gentlemen,  Mr  Andrew  Derrom 
Mr  Socrates  Tuttle  and  Mr  Henry  Mussy,  said  committee  to  be  invested 
with  power  to  call  the  congregation  together  when  necessary  to  hear  their 
report,  on  motion 

adjourned 
Jas  D.  Lockwood  Sec 

Paterson  29th  November  1859 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  Pater- 
son held  this  day  in  their  lecture  room  after  due  notice  given  Mr  Henry 
Williams  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  J  D.  Lockwood  appointed  Secretary 
it  was,  on  motion  and  duly  ordered  that  Messrs  Henry  Mussy,  Henry  Wil- 
liams and  Abraham  Gould  be  chosen  trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years — 
on  motion  adjourned 

J  D.  Lockwood 

Secy 


84 

Thursday  Evening  Dec  1st  1859 

Trustees,  met  at  the  house  of  J.  D  Lockwood,  Main  St  present,  a  full 
board,  Mr  A.  Derrom  was  called  to  the  chair  and  J.  D  Lockwood  appointed 
Sec  On  motion  it  was  duely  ordered  that  Mr.  Henry  Whitely  be  President 
of  the  board  of  trustees,  Mr.  J.  D.  Lockwood  be  Sec  and  Collector,  Mr 
Henry  Clark  be  Treasr  and  Mr  Mathew  Jackson  be  Sexton  of  the  Church — 
these  appointments  all  to  continue  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  the  24th 
day  of  November  1859 

on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  the  line  fence  on  the  easterly  side  of  the 
old  Cemetry  be  repaired  or  made  new,  as  the  better  Judgement  of  the  Com- 
mittee, President  of  the  board  may  dictate,  cost  of  new  fence  not  to  exceed 
twenty-five  cents  per  foot — on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered,  that  those  Per- 
sons who  have  made  new  fence  on  said  line  be  allowed  the  price  per  foot 
that  the  remaining  new  fence  shall  cost  on  said  line — 

on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  there  be  a  new  fence  made  along  the 
front  of  said  Cemety  under  the  superintendance  of  the  President  price  not  to 
exceed  thirty  five  Cents  per  foot — on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  all  the 
fence  belonging  to  the  1st  Presbyter'n  Society — be  put  in  good  condition 
under  the  superintendance  of  the  President — on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered 
that  Messrs  Williams  and  Derrom  be  a  Committee  to  make  arrangements  for 
the  Choir  and  report  to  the  board  as  soon  as  conveinant,  Treas  offered  his 
report  which  was  accepted  &  order'd  to  be  filed,  including  Collections  and 
disbursements  from  Aprl  16th  to  November  29th  59  showing  a  ballance  in 
hand  of  Treas  of  $282.55 

on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  the  collector,  have  power  to  cancel  all 
such  back  claims  for  pew  rent  as  his  better  Judgement  may  dictate— ordered 
that  Mr  Henry  Mussy  be  a  Committee  to  procure  funds  for  the  purchase  of 
a  bell. 

on  motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood 

Sec 

[A  leaf  is  here  cut  out  of  the  minute-book.  The  next  page  begins  as 
follows  :] 

a  chorister  to  be  employed  to  meet  the  Children  of  the  sabbath  school  at 
least  once  per  week  for  practice  and  instruction  and  likewise  to  lead  the 
singing  at  the  tuesday  evening  lecture 

on  motion 
adjourned 

J.  D  Lockwood  Sec 


35 

Paterson  February  8th  1860 
Trustees  met  at  J.  D.  Lockwood  Present,  Messrs  Henry  Whitely- -Henry 
Mussy,  Henry  Clark — Andrew  Derrom,  Henry  Williams  J  D  Lockwood. 
President  in  the  Chair,  minutes  of  last  meeting  where  read  and  approved — 
Mr  Henry  Clark,  reported  that  He  had  made  an  arrangement  with  Mr 
Field  to  take  charge  of  the  Singing,  as,  specified,  in  former  Resolution  un- 
till  the  first  day  of  May  next  at  the  rate  of  $25.00  per  year  ordered,  it  be  re- 
ceived, and  placed  on  file — 

A.  Communication  was  received  stating,  that  Mr  Edward  Clark  had  ob- 
tained, on  a  subscription  book  the  Amount  of  one  Thousand  and  Twenty 
five  dollars,  for  the  purchase  and  payment  of  a  Bell,  the  weight  to  be  about 
3000  lbs  whereuppon  it  was  uanimously  Resolved,  that  Mr  Edward  Clark 
Mr  D.  Burnett,  &  Mr  Henry  Whitely  be  a  Committee  impower'd  by  us,  to 
prepare  and  make  ready  the  place,  properly  for  its  reception,  and  to  the  pur- 
chase of  said  Bell,  and  to  attend  to  all  matters  appertaining  thereonto.  and 
also  to  solicit  farther  subscriptions  for  completion  of  alterations  required, 
and  when  complete  to  report  to  the  Trustees  on  the  same — Having  in  view 
the  '  enlargement  of  our  Church  Edifice  and  Lecture  room  it  was  Unani- 
mously, Resolved,  that  Messrs  Williams,  and  Derrom,  be  a  committee  to 
procure  plans  &  specifications  with  the  probable  cost  of  such  alterations, 
providing,  the  duties  of  said  committee  be  attended  with  no  expense 
on  motion  adjourne,d 

J.  D.  Lockwood  Sec 

Aprl  9th  1860 
Trustees  &  committee  on  Sabbath  School  met  at  Lockwoods  main  st  Present 
Messrs  Henry  Clark  Williams  Derrom  Gould  Sandford  Dalling  &  Lockwood 
Mr  H.  Clark  was  called  to  the  chair  minutes  of  last  meeting  where  read  & 
approved  after  a  very  animated  discussion,  it  was  duely  order'd  that  Mr 
Field  be  engaged  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  the  first  day  of  may  next  to 
continue  his  duties  as  Chorister,  as  required  in  a  former  resolution  under 
which  head  he  was  engaged.  Resolved — that  Miss  Jane  V.  Saun.  be  re- 
tained &  paid  at  the  rate  of  forty  dollars  per  year  for  her  services  as  organ- 
ist— Resolved,  that  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  Paterson 
do  hereby  consent  to  an  enlargement  of  the  lecture  room  connected  with 
said  church,  provided,  that  the  building  committee  appointed  for  that  pur- 
pose save  &  keep  the  said  Trustees  free  from  all  cost  &  expense  on  ac- 
count of  said  building*  it  was  unanimously  Resolved — that  a  vote  of  thanks 
be  tendered  to  Mr  Edward  Clark  for  his  voluntary — persevering — and  suc- 
cessful efforts  in  obtaining  funds  by  subscription  for  the  purchase  and  erec- 

*This  enlargement  was  in  the  form  of  a  projection  northward  from  the  middle  of  the  old 
building. 

13 


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tion  of  a  splendid  bell  in  the  tower  of  our  Church  Edifice 

on  motion  Adjourned 

J.  D.  Lock  wood  Sec 
Wednesday  evening  July  18th  1860 

Trustees  met  at  J.  D.  Lockwoods  main  st,  Present,  full  board  minutes  of 
last  meeting  where  read  and  approved,  on  motion  it  was  duly  ordered,  that 
all  deeds  hereafter  given  by  the  trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church,  to 
any  person  or  persons  for  any  lot  in  the  burying  ground  or  Cemetry  of  said 
Church  shall  contain  a  covenant,  that  the  grant  shall  be  subject  to  such 
regulation  or  by  laws  concerning  said  burying  ground  or  lot  as  the  said 
trustees  have  or  shall  adopt  ordered  that  Messrs  Whitely,  Williams  &  Clark 
be  a  Committee  to  draft  suitable  by  laws  for  that  purpose — on  motion  it  was 
duly  ordered  that  Messrs  Derrom  &  Mussy  be  a  committee  to  make  suitable 
arrangements  with  the  different  Sextons  and  undertakers  for  all  burials 
which  may  hereafter  take  place  in  either  of  the  Cemetrys  connected  with  1st 
Presbytn  Church  Resolution  No  1,  was  offered  by  Mr  Henry  Williams, 
after  some  discussion  it  was  moved  it  be  laid  on  the  table — whereuppon  the 
yas  &  nas  where  called  for,  which  where  as  follows — yas  Messrs  Whitely 
Mussy  Clark  Gould  &  Lockwood,  nas  Messrs  Williams  &  Derrom — motion 
was  carried  by  three  majority 

On  motion  it  was  duly  ordered  that  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  be  called 
within  21  days  from  present  date,  to  consider  the  propriety  of  erecting  a 
new  or  repairing  the  old  parsonage  Resolved  that  there  be  a  committee  of 
three  appointed  to  examine  the  Parsonage  and  prepare  business  to  be  pre- 
sented to  the  congregation  at  said  meeting  committee  to  consist  of  Messrs 
Gould  Mussy  and  Williams 

on  motion  adjourned 

J  D.  Lockwood 

Sec 
Paterson  August  2  1860 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  Paterson. 
held  this  day  in  their  house  of  worship  after  due  notice  given  Mr  A.  S.  Pen- 
nington was  called  to  the  chair  &  J  D.  Lockwood  appointed  Secty.  on   mo- 
tion it  was  duly  ordered  that  the  following  resolution  be  adopted 
Resolved,  as  the  sense  of  this  meeting,  that   the   board   of    trustees   should 
without  delay  take  the  necessary  steps  to  procure  a  new   parsonage    for   the 
Pastor  of  this  Church  &  if  necessary  mortgage  the  present  parsonage  prop, 
erty  for  that  purpose  and  that  it  is  inexpedient  to  spend  money  in  repairing 
the  present  parsonage  building* — 

adjourned  J.  D.  Lockwood 

♦The  old  parsonage  was  a  two-story  frame  building,  very  similar  if  not  precisely  like 
that  now  (1890)  occupied  by  Dr.  E.  J.  Marsh.  It  was  removed  to  Fair  street,  north  side, 
between  Bridge  and  Paterson  streets,  where  it  still  stands. 


87 

Monday  Evening  August  6th,  1880 

Trustees   met   at    Lockwood    Main    st    Present    full  board  President  in  the 

chair.     Minutes  of  last  meeting  where  read  &  approved,     on  motion  it  was 

duely  ordered  that  Messrs  Derrom  &  Williams  be  a   Committee   to   prepare 

plans   &   specifications   for   a   new  parsonage,  and  to  ascertain  the  Cost  to 

complete  it  in  full  and  to  call  a  meeting  of  the   board,    when    prepaired   to 

report 

On  motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood 

Paterson  Friday  Evening  Augst  17  |  60 
Trustees  met  at  Lockwoods  main  st  Present,  full  board.  President  in  the 
Chair  minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  &  approved.  Resolved,  that  the 
board  build  a  parsonage,  on  the  lot,  not  to  exceed  five  thousand  dollars,  & 
that  there  be  four  thousand  dollars  raised  uppon  bond  &  mortgage  on  the 
lot,  &  that  the  President  be  authorised  to  execute  the  same  on  the  pgfrt  of 
the  board  of  trustees — Resolved,  the  board  of  trustees  be  a  Committee  to 
sell  the  old  parsonage  building  at  private  sale  for  $300,  at  any  time  previous 
to  the  1st  Sept  reserving  to  themselves  the  Study  the  stone  forming  the  cel- 
ler  walls  &  all  gass  &  water  pipes  and  fixtures,  and  if  not  so  disposed  of— to 
be  advertised  to  be  sold  at  public  vendue  on  the  premises  on  Monday  3d 
Sept  1860 

on  motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood  Sec 

Thursday  Evening  Oct  18  |  60 
Trustees  met  at  Lockwoods  main  st  Present,  Henry  Whitely  Mussy, 
Clark,  Gould,  Williams  &  Lockwood.  President  in  the  chair,  minutes  of 
last  meeting  where  read  and  approved.  Resolved  that  the  plan  and  specifi- 
cation produced  by  Messrs  Derrom  &  Williams,  a  Committee,  appointed  at 
a  previous  meeting  for  that  purpose  be  approved  and  adopted  which  Resolu- 
tion was  adopted 

On  motion  adjourned 

J  D  Lockwood  Sec 

Friday  Evening  Oct  19th  1860 

Trustees  met  at  Lockwoods  main  St  Present  H.  Whitely  Mussy  Clark 
Gould  Williams  &  Lockwood.  President  in  the  Chair  minutes  of  last  meet- 
ing where  read  and  approved  Resolved  that  Resolution  No  3  which  reads  as 
follows  and  offered  by  H.  Williams  be  adopted. 

The  plans  &  specifications  for  the  parsonage,  prepared  by  Mr  Graham 
architecht  of  Trenton  N.  Jersey  and  presented  by  the  committee  for  that 
purpose  appointed  having  been  approved  &   adopted   it   is   Resolved,   that 


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Andrew  Derrom  of  the  City  of  Paterson  be  employed  to  build,  erect  and 
complete  the  said  house,  and  that  he  be  paid  for  building,  Erecting  and 
Completing  the  same  and  finding  and  providing  all  the  materials  therefor  by 
the  first  day  of  may  1861  in  accordance  with  the  same  plans  and  specifica- 
tions in  all  respects,  except,  where  a  departure  therefrom  is  deemed  by  the 
trustees  to  be  beneficial  and  direct  the  same,  upon  a  reasonable  deduction 
therefore,  a  sum,  not  to  exceed  five  thousand  dollars  to  be  paid  proportion- 
ably  as  the  work  progresses,  which  resolution  was  adopted,  and  signed  in 
the  following  manner— 
I  accept  the  above 
Paterson  Oct  20th  1860 

Andr  Derrom 
On  motion  adjourned 

T  D  Lockwood  Sec 
« 

Paterson  29th  Nov  1860 
At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  of  rater- 
son,  held  this  day  in  their  house  of  worship  after  due  notice  given,  Mr  Wm 
Dickey  was  called  to  the  Chair.  &  J.  D.  Lockwood  appointed  Sec  on  mo- 
tion it  was  duly  ordered  that  Messrs  Stephen  Allen  John  Edwards,  Socrates 
Tuttle,  &  J.  D.  Lockwood  be  appointed  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two 
years,  on  motion  it  was,  Resolved  that  Mr  John  O.  Smith,  be  Elected 
Trustee  for  one  year  from  this  date,  to  fill  a  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  re- 
signation of  Mr  Henry  Mussy 

on  motion 

adjourned 
J.  D.  Lockwood,  Sec 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  house  of  J.  D.  Lockwood 
on  Monday  Evg  Deer  3d  1860.  Stephen  Allen  was  appointed  chairman 
Pro  tern,  &  J  D.  Lockwood  Secretary,  at  which  time  the  following  officers 
were  duly  chosen  John  Edwards  President 

J  O  Smith  Secretary 

J.  D.  Lockwood  Collector 

H  A  Williams  Treasurer 

Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 
A  motion    being   made    &  Seconded  was  carried  that  a  comitte  be  appointed 
to   examine   the    building    now   in    erection    for  a  parsonage  &  that  Henry 
Clark,  John  Edwards,  &  Stephen  Allen  constitute  the  same  who    will    from 
time  to  time  report  progress  as  may  be  necessary. 

A  Finance  Committee  of  two   per. 
sons  were  also  chosen  viz  J.  O  Smith  &  Socrates  Tuttle. 


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The  Treasurer  was  instructed  to 
deposit  anj'  funds  which  may  come  into  his  hands  in  the  Passaic  County 
Bank  also  the  balance  of  funds  which  is  to  be  reed  from  former  Treasure 
(Mr  Henry  Clark)  for  building  purposes  may  be  allowed  to  remain  on  de- 
posit where  it  now  stands 

Motion  was  offered  to  provide  an  Organist,   Same  deffered    until    another 
meeting. 

Motion  made  &  carried  that  the  Board  adjourn,   to  meet 
on  Monday  Evg  next  the  10th  Inst  at  the  House  of  the  President. 

Deer  10  Monday  1860 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church   held   at   the 
House  of  the  President.     Present  John  Edwards  Stephen  Allen  Abm  Gould 
J.  D.  Lockwood  H  A  Williams  J.  O.  Smith,  The  Board  unimously  accepted 
the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 

The  Treasurer  then  reported  he  had  received  from  former  Treasurer  (Henry 
Clark  Esqr)  the  sum  of  $1919.13  |  100  in  cash  and  a  note  of  Francis  Laws 
for  $162.00  which  he  has  deposited  in  Passaic  County  Bank. 

A  motion  was  made  Seconded  and  resolved  upon  a 
proposition  from  Andrew  Derrom  Esqr  he  giving  his  note  for  $1650,  at  3 
mos  from  11th  Inst  payable  at  Passaic  County  Bank  authorizing  the  Treas- 
urer to  pay  a  draft  for  $1600  through  the  signature  of  Finance  Comitte — 

An  order  was  also  given  upon  a  request  from  Sabbath  School  to  procure  a 
stove  for  their  room  &  J  D  Lockwood  authorized  to  do  so. 

Which  has  been  done. 
A  motion  was  carried  to  make  a  Bond  &  Mortgage  to  John  Lum  for  $1000, 
Payable  at  the  same  rate  and  time    in  notes  for  $400 

j  Strike  out  last  clause  by  order   )       which  was  not  carried 
{  of  the  board*  \      into  effectf 

Adjourned  until  call 

Thursday  Evg  April  11 
1861  Meeting  of  the  Trustees  at  the  house  of  the  President,  Present  John 
Edwards  II  A  Williams  J  D  Lockwood  Abm  Gould  Stephen  Allen  J  O 
Smith. 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  read  and  approved. 
Motion  made  &  carried  to  appoint  a  committee  to  make  rules  &   regulations 
for  the  Cemetry  J  D  Lockwood  &  H  A  Williams  were  appointed  &  report  at 
next  meeting. 


*Interlined  in  pencil  in  the  handwriting  cf  John  O.  Smith,  who  took   great    liberties   in 
pencil  and  red  ink  with  this  volume  of  minutes, 
tlnterlined  by  J.  O.  Smith. 


9° 

Wm  Cundells  bill  for  I860  amtg  to  $85.52  was  referred   to    Finance   Com- 
mitte  to  be  audited  and  when  the  treasurer  is  in  funds  to  pay  it. 
The  Board  approved  of  Treasurer  having  paid  rent  for  the  use  of  house  now 
occupied  as  a  parsonage*  &  to  continue  to  do   so   while    he    Revd    Wm    H 
Hornblower  occupys  the  same. 

Motion  carried  to  grant  J  D  Lockwood  a  transfer  of  his  deed  of  lot  situated 
on  the  hill  in  old  Cemetry  to  the  new  ground  He  paying  the  difference  in 
price  in  consequence  of  the  hill  gradually  rolling  down  &  it  becoming  use- 
less as  a  place  of  interment 

Resolved  that  the  Board  adjourn  to  meet  at  the  house  of  H  A  Williamsf 
Esqr  on  Thursday  Evg  of  next  week 

J.  O.  Smith 
Sescty 

Paterson  April  18th  1861  Meeting  of  the  Board  at  House  of  H  A  Williams 
Stephen  W  Allen  was  called  to  the  chair  in  the  absence  of  the  President 
when  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  &  approved, 

The  Committe  on  Cemetry  offered  their   report,    each   article    was    voted 
upon  seperately  and  the  whole  accepted, 

The  following  is  a  copy. 

Rules  and  regulations  for  the  control  and  management    of   the   Cemetries 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson, 

First,  That  the  said  cemetries  shall  be  under  the  control  and  charge  of  the 
Sexton  of  this  church,  And  that  he  shall  have  the  charge  control  and  posses- 
ion of  the  Keys  of  the  gates  thereof  subject  to  the  order  and  direction  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Second  That  no  person  other  than  the  Sexton  without  his  consent  shall  be 
allowed  to  dig  graves  in  either  cemetry  nor  enter  therein  for  the  purpose  of 
burial,  except  upon  the  terms  and  conditions  in  the  next  following  rule,  but 
no  grave  shall  be  dug  therein  unless  under  the  supervision  of  of  the  said 
sexton. 

Third,  That  when  it  shall  be  desired  that  burials  therein  shall  be  under  the 
charge  of  other  sexton's  or  undertakers  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  the 
sexton  of  this  church,  whereupon  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  open  and  shut  the 
gates  to  dig  and  close  the  graves  or  permit  the  same  to  be  done  under  his 
immediate  supervision  and  that  the  said  sexton  shall  be  allowed  to  charge 
collect  and  receive  from  such  other  Sextons  undertakers  or  other  persons  for 
opening  and  shutting  the  gates  of  the  Cemetry  digging  and  closing  the 
grave  or  supervising  the  same  as  the  case  may  be  Three  dollars  if  the  corpse 
be  an  adult  and  two  dollars  if  it  be  a  child. 

Resolved  that   a   certified   copy   of   the 

*At  No.  151  Broadway  corner  of  Paterson  Street. 
tNo.  17  Clark  Street. 


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above  be  sent  to  the  sexton  and  that  one  Hundred  and  fifty  copies  be 
printed  for  distribution 

Resolved  that  Thos  Seagers  bill  $134.89  for  painting  done  for  church  and 
Lecture  room  &  other  places  be  left  in  hands  of  Finance  Committe,  And  an 
appeal  to  the  Young  mens  Building  Committe  to  aid  if  possible  in  funds  for 
payment  also  E  B  King  &  Co  bill  amtg  $109.74  be  reffered  as  above 
Resolved  that  John  Edwards  Socrates  Tuttle  &  J  O  Smith  be  appointed  a 
Committe  to  secure  an  organist  &  choir  for  the  next  year  from  1st  may  to  re- 
port at  next  meeting. 

Resolved  that  old  Committe  wait  upon  Sexton  in  regard  to  modifying  the 
present  style  of  painting  &C  upon  Hearse 

Resolved  That  all  habitual  delinquents  in  Pew  rent  after  one   quarter    from 
next  letting  of  Pews  be  considered  as  surrending  them  for  reletting. 
Resolved  that  the  Board  adjourn  to  meet  at  the  house  of  J  D  Lockwood   on 
next  Thursday  Evg 

Sectry 

Paterson  april  25  1801  Board  met  at  J  D  Lockwoods  Esq  No  report  from 
Music  Committe  Former  committee  still  have  it  under  treaty  with  Mr 
Field  No  report  from  Hearse  Committe  No  other  Business  brought  up — 
Resolved  that  the  Board  now  adjourn  Per  Secretary 

J  O  Smith 

May  20  1861  Special  meeting  of  the  Board  at  the  house  of  the  president 
Last  minutes  read  &  approved  No  Report  from  Hearse  Committee  No 
do  Music  Committee  but  still  in  treaty  with  S  B  Field.  Mr  Gould  was  in- 
structed to  order  Sexton  to  take  down  stove  pipes  in  Lecture  room  &  attend 
to  Furnaces  in  church 

Building  Committe  requested  to  call  on  A  Derrom  in  regard  to  the  immedi- 
ate completion  of  the  Parsonage. 

Motion  carried  that  a  Bond  of  $1000  be  given  to  John  Lum  bearing  date, 
and  made  payable  at  same  time  as  previous  bond  at  7  per  cent  also  that  the 
President  receive  I  Mercelius  note  for  $  &  cash  from  said    Lum    suffi- 

cient to  make  up  said  amount 
Resolved  that  we  now  adjourn 

J.  O.  Smith 
Sectry 

Board  met  at  the  House  of  the  President  July  1861  minutes  of  the  Pre. 

vious  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Motion  carried  that  the  President  should  make  out  a  Bond  &  Mortgage  to  J 
Lum  for  $1000  payable  as  previously  proposed. 


92 

Motion  carried  that  proposal  should  be  given  out  for  Plumbing  in    the   new 

Parsonage 

Motion  Carried  that  the  meeting  adjourn. 

Monday  Evg  August  5th  1861 
Board  met  at  the  office  of  H.  A.  Williams  Esqr 
Meeting  called  to  order  by  Mr  Gould  president  Pro  Tern 
The  proposals  for  plumbing  were  read  from  E  B  King  &  Co  &  were  accept- 
ed payable  in  six  months  estimates  for  water  pipes  range,  basins  waste  pipes 
&C  &C  amtg  to  $436.58— for  Gas  Service  pipes  outlets  &C  $34.88 

436  58 

$471.40 
55  00 


$526.46 

Motion  made  &  carried  that  the  specifications  of  Messrs  E  B  King  &  Co  for 
the  Plumbing  Gas  fitting  &c  of  the  Parsonage  be  received 
Resolved  that  the  building  Committe  be  directed  to  enter  into  a  contract  on 
behalf  of  the  Trustees  with  Mess  E  B  King  &  Co  for  the  plumbing  of  the 
parsonage  pursuant  to  such  specifications  &  for  the  price  therein  mentioned 
provided  that  the  same  be  done  by  them  on  six  months  credit  and  completed 
with  all  reasonable  dispatch. 
Motion  carried  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Sectry 

Monday  Evg  August  14th  1861 
Full  Board  met  at  the  house  of  the  president. 

Previous  minutes  were  accepted,  Report  of  building  committe  on  plumbing 
was  reported,  Having  called  on  Mess  E  B  King  &  Co  they  signed  the  con- 
tract requiring  definite  Knowledge  in  regard  to  the  specified  (above)  pay- 
ment. Resolved  that  a  report  of  Resolution  at  previous  meeting  be  sent 
Mess  E  B  King  &  Co,  empowering  the  building  committe  to  enter  into  an 
agreement  with  said  Firm  to  do  the  plumbing  &C 

Resolved  that  the  Building  committe  have  the  gutter  &C  on  the  south  side  of 
the  church  examined  &  repaired, 

Resolution  (or  amendment  of  Mr  Tuttle)  carred  that  a  committe  nominated 
by  the  President  consisting  of  Mess  Allen  &  Lockwood,  to  consult  Counsel 
&  to  carry  into  effect  the  prosecution  of  such  person  or  persons  who  cut 
down  the  fence  of  the  old  Cemetry,  The  Ayes  and  Nays  being  taken,  the 
Ayes  carrying  the  resolution, 


93 

H  A  Williams  resolution  that  such  transgressors  be  punished    as   heretofore 

stated  in  amendment  of  Mr  Tuttle 

Resolution    carried    that    Mr   Gould    &    Mr    Tuttle    confer   with    the  other 

churches  or  their  representatives  to  a  uniform  action  in  regard  to  the  control 

of  rules  &  regulations  of  other  Cemetries 

Motion  carried  that  the  Board  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 
Secty 
Wednesday  Evg  Septr  2i>  1861 
Trustees   met  a  J  D  Lockwoods,  Present  full  board  except  J  O  Smith    The 
minutes  of  last  meeting  were  not  presented 

The  committe  appointed  to  confer  with  the  Trustees  of  other  churches  of 
the  city  owning  cemetries  in  relation  to  the  terms  upon  which  the  under- 
takers of  the  city  would  be  admitted  to  the  cemetries  owned  by  them,  re- 
spectively for  the  purposes  of  burying  the  dead,  beg  leave  to  report  that 
they  have  had  a  meeting  with  committees  from  the  Cross  St  M  E  Church 
and  both  of  the  Dutch  churches  of  the  city  and  that  they  have  unanimously 
agreed  upon  the  rates  of  charge,  heretofore  agreed  upon  by  the  board  of 
Trustees  Signed  Abm  Gould  &  S  Tuttle  committee 
The  Committe  on  Lawsuit  reports  progress  &  asks  further  instructions 
Resolved  that  said  Committe  be  authorized  to  instruct  Danl  Barkalow  atty 
to  proceed  with  prosecution  immediately  in  such  manner  as  his  own  judge- 
ment may  dictate  These  instructions  are  in  regard  to  suit  against  J  Calvin 
(for  trespass) 

Resolved  that  a  committee  of  two  be  appointed  consisting  of  Edwards  & 
Gould  to  investigate  the  condition  of  the  furnace  in  church  authorizing 
them  to  have  said  furnace  properly  repaired, 

Resolved  that  the  president  examine  the  deeds  of  his  own  property  and  that 
of  the  Parsonage  and  should  there  be  no  restrictions  to  prevent,  He  be  au- 
thorized to  convert  the  well  now  on  the  line  between  said  propertys  into  a 
cesspool  for  the  mutual  benefit  of  both  propertys, 

Resolved  that  a  committee  of  one  J  D  Lockwood  be  appointed  to  ascertain 
the  expense  incurred  in  repairing  and  cleaning  church  and  advise  a  collec- 
tion to  be  made  in  the  church  for  the  payment  of  the  same. 

Resolved  that  we  now  adjourn  subject  to  the  call  of  any  member  of  the 
Board  (signed) 

J  D  Lockwood 
Secty  Pro  Tem 

Octr  11th  1861  Board  met  at  the  House  of  the  President  present  Ed- 
wards Gould  Allen  Smith  &  Williams,  Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  ap- 
proved Report  from  furnace  committee  reed  &  continued,  Furnace  in  a  bad 
state,  Mr  Cundell  has  taken  the  supervision  of  it. 

14 


94 

Mr  Derrom  has  applied  for  money  &  asks  for  a  note  that  he  may  go  on  & 
complete  the  parsonage.  Mr  Williams  offered  a  resolution  which  was  car- 
ried that  the  president  would  make  out  a  note  for  $700  in  favor  of  A  Der- 
rom at  3  mos  from  11th  Octr  1861  made  payable  at  the  Bank  of  Jersey  City. 
The  above  note  was  made  out  &  signed  by  the  President  &  Secretary  & 
given  to  Mr  Derrom 

Mr  Williams  the  Treasurer  was  requested  to  call  on  Mess  E  B  King  & 
Co  &  Thos  Seager  &  give  them  such  satisfaction  as  he  could  in  regard  to 
their  accounts  ' 

Resolved  that  we  now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 
Secty 
Paterson  Thursday  28th  Novr  1861  A  meeting  of  the  congregation  was  held 
in  the  church  when  David  Burnett  Esqr  was  appointed  Chairman    when   an 
election  for  three  Trustees  took  place  Henry  A  Williams  Esqr  J  .Y.  Orchard 
&  J  O  Smith  were  chosen  to  the  offices  for  the  following  two  years. 

The  Treasurer  offered  his  report  for  the  past  year  which  was  duly  ac- 
cepted 

On  motion  made  &  seconded  resolved  the  meeting  adjourned 

J  O  Smith  Secty 
A  meeting  of  the  new  Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  House   of   J    D    Lock- 
wood  meeting  was  organized  when  Stephen  Allen  was  chosen  president  Pro 
Tem  &  J  O  Smith  Secty  ditto. 

An  election  for  officers  was  then  made  when  John  Edwards  was  unanimous- 
ly elected  President  J  O  Smith  Secretary  Henry  A  Williams  Treasurer  J  D 
Lockwood  Collector  &  Mathew  Jackson  Sexton  for  the  ensuing  year  motion 
made  seconded  &  carried  that  Socrates  Tuttle  &  J  O  Smith  be  a  Finance 
Committe  for  the  following  year 

Resolution  was  passed  requiring  a  report  from  the  above  committe  at  next 
meeting  of  the  board  giving  a  statement  ol  entire  indebtedness  on  the  Par- 
sonage &  all  other  liabilities  of  the  church. 

The  Building  committe  also  report  progress  of  the  parsonage  at  next  meet- 
ing. 

The  Committe  on  Law  also  to  make  a  report  in  writing  at  the  next  meeting 
in  regard  to  the  Suit  which  they  were  instructed  to  carry  on  against  Josiah 
Calvin  for  trespass  in  Cemetry. 

The  Board  authorized  J  D  Lockwood  to  pay  Westevelts  bills   for    re- 

pairing ceilings  &C  in  church 
Resolution  passed  that  the  board  do  now  adjourn  to  meet  at    the   house    of 

the  President  on  Thursday  evg  of  next  week 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 


95 

Thursday  19th  Dec  1861 

The  board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  house  of  the  President,  when  all  were  pre- 
sent except  S  Tuttle  Esqr  The  meeting  be  called  to  order  The  minutes  of 
last  meeting  were  read  and  accepted. 

The  Committee  on  Finance  offered  their  report,  which  after  some  revising 
was  duly  accepted  &  ordered  to  be  filed 

Statement  of  liabilities  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  viz 
Building  account  Bonds  &  Notes  4000  — 

Note  at  3  ms  to  Derrom  700 

Bill  for  plumbing  in  Parsonage  471.56 

"     of  Garside  &  Beamont  55.00 


Due  Derrom 


$5226.56 
600  00 


Church  &  Lecture  room  account 
T.  Seagers  bill  for  Painting 
E  B  King  &  Co  Gas  Fixtures 
E  &  H  Clark  (Sundries) 
C  D  Vreeland  (mason  work) 
Ryerson  &  Cummings 
Bill  for  coal  for  church 


$5826.56 

$134.89 
109.74 
18  95 
40.41 
16.02 
35  00 


Interest  a  | 
Rent      Do 


$355.01 

$35.00 
$62  50 


Recapitulation  : 
Building  A  |  c 
Church  &  Lecture  room 
Interest  a  |  c 
Rent  a  I  c 


(Assetts) 
Due  from  A  Derrom  on  cash  advanced 
"     F  Law  on  note  say 
Cash  on  hand 


5826.56 

355.01 

35.00 

62  50 

$6279.07 

$50— 

35 

100. 


96 

Debts  $6279.07 

Assets  185  00 

Difference  $6094.07 

A  Resolution  was  offered  by  II  A  Williams  Esqr  Viz  Whereas  there  is  now 
due  &  shortly  to  become  due. obligations  on  the  new  parsonage  &  for  the 
painting  of  the  Lecture  room  &  gas  fixtures  for  the  same  some  seventeen 
hundred  dollars  and  whereas  in  view  of  the  present  depressed  financial  con- 
dition of  the  times.  It  is  thought  to  be  advisable  to  provide  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  said  sum  by  a  temporary  loan.  Therefore  resolved  that  the 
president  of  the  board  be  and  he  is  authorized  to  raised  by  loan  to  be  se- 
cured by  bond  &  Mortgage  on  said  parsonage  property  the  sum  of  $1500 
payable  in  one  year  at  7  per  cent  and  that  he  the  said  president  is 
hereby  duly  authorized  to  execute  the  same  on  the  part  of  the  board.  J  O 
Smith  offered  an  amendment  to  the  resolution  by  increasing  the  amount  to 
be  raised  to  $2000.  or  say  500  more  than  Mr  Williams  resolution  called  for 
The  ayes  &  noes  on  the  amendment  being  called  for  ayes  John  Edwards  J 
O  Smith  Stephen  Allen  J  Y  Orchard  naves  J  D  Lockwood  H  A  Williams 
carried  by  a  majority  of  the  ayes.  Vote  was  then  taken  on  the  resolution 
with  the  amendment  when  the  ayes  were  in  the  majority  The  whole  was 
then  accepted  &  ordered  to  be  put  on  book  of  minutes. 

A  Committe  were  then  chosen  of   Messrs   Stephen    Allen    &    II    A  Williams 
to  borrow  the  sum  of  $2000  if  possible  &  report  at  next  meeting. 
The  committee  on  prosecution  offered  their  report  which  was  duly    accepted 
&  reads  as  follows  * 

To  the  president  &  board  of  Trustees   of   the    First    Presbyterian    church 
Gentlemen 

We  the  undersigned  being  a  Committee  appointed  by  the  board 
of  trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  of  which  we  form  a 
part  for  the  purposes  of  prosecuting  the  several  undertakers  of  this  city,  viz 
Messrs  Calvin  Ensign  &  Ilindle  for  damages  sustained  by  us,  by  their  saw- 
ing down  our  fence  and  unlawfully  entering  the  cemetry  of  said  Society  do 
hereby  respectfully  report  that  we  have  consulted  with  and  secured  the  ser- 
vices of  Mr  Danl  Barkalow  attorney  to  conduct  the  suit  which  we  instituted 
against  said  parties  befor  Peregrine  Sandford  Esq  which  suit  resulted 
in  Our  favour  Having  obtained  a  verdict  against  said  parties  for  six  cents 
with  cosfs  of  suit.  We  would  further  state  that  the  defendants  in  said  suit 
have  appealed  the  same  to  higher  court,  and  the  committe  would  now  ask 
from  this  honorable  body  further  instructions.       Signed  Stephen  Allen 

J  D  Lockwood 
Motion  made  seconded  &  carried  that  the  Board  adjourn  Sine  Die 

J  O  Smith  ) 
Secty  ) 


97 

Paterson  Monday  Evg  Deer  3d  1861 

Full  Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr  Minutes  of 
last  meeting  were  read  and  Accepted  A  motion  was  made  &  carried  that  the 
resolution  was  adopted  at  last  meeting  of  the  Board  to  borrow  Two  thou- 
sand dollars  on  the  Parsonage  Property  was  recinded. 

A  motion  was  made  &  carried  to  appoint  a  committe  consisting  of  Three 
persons  appointed  by  the  President  &  the  Committee  to  have  power  (to  in- 
crease the  number  &  if  necessary  outside  the  Board  of  Trustees)  to  raise 
funds  towards  the  debts  of  the  Parsonage,  Church  &C,  S  Tuttle.  H  A  Wil- 
liams &  J  O  Smith  were  appointed, 
Motion  made  &  carried  that  the  Board  now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 
Secty 

Paterson  Feby  13,  1862  Board  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr. 
[absent]  S  Tuttle  Esq  The  meeting  being  called  to  order  the  minutes  of 
last   meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  resolved  Whereas  the  note  heretofore  given  by  this  Board  to 
Andrew  Derrom  for  $700  will  become  due  tomorrow  the  14th  Inst  at  one  of 
the  Jersey  City  Banks,  And  whereas  there  is  not  Sufficient  money  now  in 
the  Treasury  to  pay  the  same,  Therefore  resolved  that  John  Edwards  and 
H  A  Williams  members  of  this  Board  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to 
raise  said  sum  by  loan  or  otherwise  to  pay  the  said  note,  and  that  the  said 
sum  so  raised  and  paid  by  said  Edwards  &  Williams  be  paid  to  them  out  of 
the  first  money  received  by  the  Board  by  subscription  or  otherwise 

Resolved  that  we'now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 
Secty 

Paterson  March  3d  1862  Board  met  at  office  H  A  Williams  Esqr  Or- 
chard &  Tuttle  absent. 

On  motion  being  made  &  seconded  Resolved  that  the  Building  Committe 
be  ordered  to  examine  the  work  done  on  and  at  the  new  parsonage  &  report 
at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board  whether  it  is  completed  according  to  the 
specifications  and  Contract. 

The  Building  Committee  were  ordered  to  have  the  Fence  in  front  of  new 
parsonage  painted  white, 

Motion  made  seconded  &  carried  that  a  note  be  given  to  Vreeland  at  4 
months  for  $40  41  amt  of  his  a  |  ct.  also  a  bill  for  repairs  to  roof  of  church  & 
lecture  room  due  John  P  Hess  for  $14  50  to  be  paid 

Resolution  passed  ordering  the  Treasurer  to  pay  the  Interest  due  John  Lum 
on  Bond  &  Mortgages  now  due  say  $140  00 
On  motion  Resolved  that  the  Board  do  now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 


98 

Paterson    April    7th    1862    Full    Board   met  at  the  House  of  the  President. 
After  the  meeting  being  called  to  order  the  minutes   of   last   meeting   were 
read  and  approved  of. 
The  minutes  of  13th  Feby  were  ordered  to  be  written  up. 

The  building  Committe  in  pursuance  of  an  order  made  at  last  meeting  of 
the  board  directing  them  to  examine  the  parsonage  and  ascertain  and  report 
whether  the  builder  had  in  all  things  complied  with  his  contract  present  the 
following  report  to  wit. 

The  parsonage  Building  Committee  would  respectfully  submit  the  follow- 
ing report  to  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  That  by  your 
request  we  have  inspected  the  Building  and  the  work  &  material  used  for  its 
completion  and  are  satisfied  that  it  is  finished  so  far  as  we  could  see,  as  near 
to  the  plans  &  specifications  as  possible.  No  extra  work  has  been  allowed 
to  be  done  by  the  building  Committe  And  that  the  Contractor  has  fulfilled 
his  contract  with  the  Trustees,  unless  the  Trustees  consider  the  contractor 
bound  to  have  the  Three  marble  mantel  pieces  that  are  specified  \n  contract 
to  cost  One  Hundred  &  fifty  Dollars  for  we  believe  the  ones  used  and  put  in 
cost  about  one  hundred  dollars. 

The  specification  requires  a  centre  piece  in  Four  places,  they  have  been  left 
out  on  condition  that  the  cost  of  them  should  be  allowed  to  the  Trustees  & 
deducted  from  the  contract.  The  closets  in  the  second  story  were  to  have 
Four  Drawers  under  the  Shelves  of  each  closet,  instead  of  the  drawers 
Extra  Shelves  &  strips  have  been  substituted.  The  Sheave  put  in  the  slid- 
ing doors  is  not  the  quality  that  the  specifications  require  they  call  for 
Brass  wheel  Shreave  but  Iron  wheel  ones  have  been  used 

The  Contractor  was  allowed  to  put  up  the  cellar  walls  in  Cement,  as  he 
considered  it  better  than  Lime  &  Sand  mortar  at  the  Season  in  which  it  was 
done,  He  was  allowed  to  use  Brick  for  the  facing  the  cellar  walls  fhat 
showed  out  of  the  Ground  This  part  of  the  wall  was  to  be  stone,  The 
stones  to  be  squared  &  put  in  the  style  of  Ruble  work  as  this  alteration  was 
a  saving  to  the  Builder  it  would  balance  the  Extra  Expense  of  his  using  ce- 
ment on  the  walls.     All  of  which  is  submitted. 

(  H  Clark 
April  1st  1862  |  Signed  -j  John  Edwards 

(  Stephen  Allen 

to  which  report  objection  was  made,  and  on  motion  of  Henry  A  Williams 
was  referred  back  to  the  committe  for  correction.  Motion  made  &  carried 
that  the  Report  of  the  late  Treasurer  which  was  handed  in  at  the  annual 
meeting  be  examined  by  the  Finance  Committe  &  reported  at  the  next 
meeting 

On  motion  Resolved  that  we  do  now  adjourn  to  meet  on  Wednesday  Evg  at 
House  of  Presidt  J  O  Smith 

Secty 


99 

Wednesday  Evg  April  9th  1862. 

Agreable  to  resolution  at  last  meeting  the  Board  met  at  the    House   of   the 
President  all  the  members  present. 

Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved  also  minutes  of  meeting 
of  3d  March  were  read  &  accepted. 

On  motion  of  S  Tuttle  seconded  &  carried  that  the  new  report  of  the 
building  committe  in  regard  to  the  Parsonage  be  received  &  entered  on  the 
book  of  minutes 

(Report) 

To  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

The  building  committee  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Society  to  ascertain  and  report  whether  the  contractor  Mr  A 
Derrom  the  builder  of  the  parsonage  had  in  all  things  complied  with  his 
contract  for  the  same,  Beg  to  report  to  this  board  that  they  have  inspected 
said  building  and  the  work  and  materials  thereof  and  used  in  its  construc- 
tion and  that  so  far  as  they  could  ascertain  from  such  inspection  that  the 
materials  and  workmanship  comply  with  plans  &  specifications  except  as  to 
the  following  respects  that  the  plans  &  specifications  call  for  the  marble 
mantels  to  cost  $150.  and  that  these  placed  there  did  not  in  the  opinion  of 
this  committee  cost  about  $100.  And  in  this  that  specifications  call  for 
centre  pieces  in  four  places  but  they  have  been  left  out  upon  agreement 
that  the  cost  thereof  should  be  allowed  on  the  contract  &  deducted  from  the 
price  to  be  paid.  And  that  the  closets  in  second  story,  were  to  have  four 
drawers  under  the  shelves  in  each  closet  but  instead  of  drawers  extra  shelves 
and  strips  have  been  substituted  And  in  this  that  the  quality  of  the 
sheaves  in  the  sliding  doors  does  not  correspond  with  that  required  in  speci- 
fications being  Iron  instead  of  brass.  The  contractor  was  permitted  to 
lay  the  cellar  walls  with  cement  instead  of  Lime  &  Sand  mortar  because 
at  the  season  in  which  the  walls  were  built  it  was  considered  to  be  pre- 
ferable  and  he  was  allowed  to  use  brick  for  the  faces  of  walls  above  the 
ground  &  below  water  table  instead  of  stone  squared  &  put  up  in  the 
style  of  Ruble  work  and  that  the  change  was  in  the  opinion  of  the 
committee  a  saving  to  the  contractor  equal  to  the  use  of  cement  instead 
of  lime  &  Sand  mortar  and  this  committee  further  report  that  by 
the  contract  entered  into  between  this  Board  and  Contractor,  the  build- 
ing was  to  have  been  completed  by  the  1st  May  1861  and  that  there 
has  been  nothing  done  on  the  part  of  the  building  committee  to  relieve 
the  contractor  in  respect  to  time  &  completion    of    the    work.     And    that 


IOO 

the  same  was  not  done  until  the  latter  part  of  March  1862  all  of    which 
is  respectfully  submitted 

I  Henry  Clark  g  W 

Paterson                                                          Signed-]  [ohn  Edwards  3  r; 

April  9th  1862        )                                             (  Stephen  Allen  3  & 


On  motion  of  S  Tuttle  It  was  carried  that  A  Derrom  be  allowed  $75  as 
claimed  in  his  bill  for  3  feet  of  addition  to  building.  Also  by  same 
mover  that  the  charge  for  cement  &  book  case  be  not  allowed 
Motion  of  S  Tuttle  that  Andrew  Derrom  be  charged  with  the  centre 
pieces  &  also  the  difference  in  cost  of  marble  mantel  between  those 
put  in  building  &  the  ones  called  for  in  the  contract 

On  motion  of  H   A  Williams  that  the  remainder  of  bill  be  allowed, 

On  motion  resolved  that  upon  settlement  with  Mr  Derrom  for  build- 
ing Parsonage  that  he  allow  to  the  Board  as  damages  consequent  upon 
the  non  completion  of  the  building  at  the  time  in  that  behalf  in  the 
contract  for  the  same  mentioned  $125  dollars 

On  motion  resolved  that  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  by  the 
President  to  confer  with  and  endeavour  to  obtain  a  settlement  with  Mr 
Derrom  for  building  Parsonage  upon  the  basis  of  the  foregoing  resolu- 
tions. &.  report  to  this  Board  at  as  early  a  day  as  possible  &  and  if  such 
settlement  cannot  be  accomplished,  Then  to  ascertain  «fc  report  the  most 
favorable  terms  upon  which  such  settlement  can  be  expected. 

The   President  then  appointed  the  following  persons    to    fill    this    com- 
mittee Viz  H  A  Williams  John  Y  Orchard  &  James  Lockwood. 
Motion  Resolved  that  the  Board  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 
Sectry 


Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustee 


Vol.  III. 


15 


Paterson  Tuesday  evening  April  15th  1862  Trustees  met   at    the   office   of 
Henry  A  Williams  Esqr  Present  full  Board 

Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved 

Report  of  special  committee  was  read  &  approved,  ordered  to  be  put 
on  the  book  of  minutes  viz  Report  of  Special  Committee  appointed  to  con- 
fer with  Mr  Derrom  in  view  of  settlement  with  him  for  parsonage 

This  committee  beg  to  report  that  pursuant  to  their  appointment  they 
met  with  Mr  Derrom  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams,  That  they  stated  to  Mr 
Derrom  the  views  of  the  Board  in  reference  to  a  settlement  with  him.  As 
expressed  by  the  resolutions  passed  at  a  general  meeting  of  the  Board  held 
the  2  Inst  When  Mr  Derrom  expressed  his  entire  dissent  from  any  settlement 
on  such  terms,  claiming  that  his  bills  presented  for  building,  and  for  en- 
larging the  building,  and  for  book  case  and  cement  for  cellar  walls  were 
fairly  and  honestly  due  to  him  and  that  he  would  not  consent  to  any  allow- 
ance therefrom.  But  at  the  same  time  stated  that  he  would  have  no  quarrel 
with  the  Board.  And  that  he  would  sign  any  receipt  or  release  that  the 
board  saw  proper  to  present  for  that  purpose,  But  in  doing  so  he  said  he 
would  consider  that  it  would  be  an  injury  and  a  wrong  to  him,  if  any  de- 
ductions should  be  made.  The  Board  then  desired  him  to  present  some 
proposition  or  terms  upon  which  he  would  be  willing  to  settle,  which  he  de- 
clined to  do,  again  repeating  in  substance  what  he  had  before  expressed. 

The  committee  therefore  report  that  they  were  not  able  to  make  any  ar- 
rangement with  Mr  Derrom,  all  which  is  submitted 

"g      HA  Williams 
gj     Tas  D  Lock  wood 
j/3     J  no.  Y.  Orchard 

April  11  1862 

On  motion  of  S.  Tuttle  Esqr  Resolved  that  the  Board  allow  A    Derrom    in 

addition  to  the  contract  for  said  building  the  following  sums  to  wit 

For  enlargement  of  building  $75  00 

"     Repairs  to  fence  18.65 

"     Bricks  13.00 

"    3  Bbls  Lime  2  70 

' '    Plaster  44 


104 

For  Sand  &  Cartage  1.50 

"     12  Hours  work  2  16 

"     30  lbs  Paint  3  90 

Making  $117.35 

Amount  of  contract  5000  00 


Sum  Total  $5117.35 

And  that  there  be  deducted  therefrom  as  damages  for  not  completion  of  the 
house  at  time  specified  $125 

Difference  on  Mantels  20 

For  not  putting  on  Four  Centre  pieces  20 


Making  $165.00 

Which  leaves  a  balance  on  '  'ontract  and  additions  $4952.35  deduct  pay- 
ments $4450.  leaves  a  balance  $502.35  which  sum  is  ordered  to  be  paid  to 
him 

Resolved  that  the  board  borrow  Five  hundred  dollars  for  one  year 
Resolved,  That  we  now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary. 

Thursday  Evg  April  24  1862 
Board   of    Trustee    met   at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams     Present  John  Ed- 
wards Stephen  Allen  J  D  Lockwood  &  H  A  Williams 

J  D  Lockwood  was  appointed  Secy  pro  tern.     The  book  of    minutes   not 
being  at  hand  in  consequence  of  the  absence  of  the  Secretary. 

On  motion  Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  be  directed  to  wait  on  Mr  Der- 
rom  and  inform  him  that  the  board  will  accept  the  order  drawn  by  him  on 
the  board  to  the  order  of  Richard  Wessels  for  Five  hundred  dollars  on  ac- 
count of  Parsonage  building  if  said  Derrom  will  upon  the  payment  of  the 
balance  due  to  him  upon  parsonage  contract  as  ascertained  by  the  board  at 
its  last  meeting,  receipt  the  said  contract  in  full,  and  if  the  said  Mr  Derrom 
accedes  to  the  same  Then  the  said  Treasurer  is  duly  authorized  to  accept 
and  pay  said  order 
On  motion  Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  D  Lockwood 

Secretary  Pro  Tem. 

Paterson  May  6  1862 
Full  Board  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr 
Minutes  of  last  two  meetings  were  read  and  approved 


105 

Resolved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  make  a  final  settlement  with 
A  Derrom  Esqr 

Resolved  that  the  above  committee  consist  of  three  viz  The  Treasurer 
Stephen  Allen  &  S.  Tuttle 

Resolved  that  upon  settlement  with  Mr  Derrom  The  Treasurer  be  author- 
ized to  accept  &  pay  the  order  heretofore  presented  by  A  Uerrom,  and 
thereupon  the  President  be  authorized  to  sign  a  note  for  $500  the  amt  of 
said  order  to  Richard  Wessels  payable  in  one  year 

On  motion  Resolved  that  E  B  King  &  Cos  bill  be  refered  to  Finance  Com- 
mittee &  if  correct  that  the  President  be  authorized  to  sign  a  note  for 
amount  at  6  months  or  longer 

Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  engage  Mr  Field  as    chorister 
for  another  year  upon  the  same  terms  as  usual 
Resolved  that  we  now  adjourn 

J.  O.  Smith  Secretary 

Paterson  July  18  1862 

Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams.  Present  full  board,  minutes 
of  meeting  of  May  6  were  read  &  accepted 

The  committee  appointed  to  settle  with  A  Derrom  report  that  they  have 
made  such  settlement  in  full  with  him  in  respect  to  the  Parsonage  and  that 
receipts  in  full  have  been  duly  signed  by  him. 

Report  accepted  &  committee  discharged. 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  and  adopted. 

Whereas  there  are  several  claims  due  from  the  Trustees  of  First  Presby- 
terian Society  and  it  being  necessary  to  borrow  money  to  pay  such  claims. 
Therefore  resolved  that  the  Treasurer  ascertain  the  amts  of  such  accounts 
outstanding,  and  when  so  ascertained  that  the  President  be  authorized  to 
execute  a  note  in  favour  of  John  Edwards  for  the  amount  thereof  payable 
in  one  year  at  seven  per  cent  and  that  with  the  money  so  raised  the  Treas- 
urer pay  said  claims 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  Sept  8  1862 
Board  met  at  the  House  of  the  President    Present    John    Edwards    H    A 
Williams  J  D  Lockwood  J  Y  Orchard  Stephen  Allen  &  John  O  Smith 
Minutes  of  meeting  July  18  were  read  and  accepted 

Resolved  that  the  special  Report  of  the  treasurer  be  entered  upon  the 
book  of  minutes,  viz 

(Report) 
Pursuant  to  the  direction  of  a  resolution  passed  at  a  meeting  July  1862   I 


$147  35 

381.40 

105  00 

144  27 

125.00 

1.76 

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beg  to  report  that  I  have  ascertained  the  amount  of  the  claims  against  the 
church  to  be  as  follows-  - 

Balance  due  A  Derrom  on  Parsonage 

E  B  King  &  Cos  Bill 

John  Lums  Interest 

Thos  Seagers  Bill  (Lecture  Room) 

Van  Houten  for  rent  of  House  Occupied  by    Revd 

.    W    H    Hornblower 

Interest  on  borrowed  money 

Total  $904.78 

And  that  the  President  execute  a  note  for  the  above  amount  to  John  Ed- 
wards Esq  at  one  year  at  7  Per  cent  per  annum  with  which  the  above  sums 
were  paid  in  full  and  receipts  given. 

H  A  Williams 

Treasurer 
Resolved  that  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  by  the  president   to   as- 
certain how  much  the  several  pew  Holders  of  our  church  are  willing  to  pay 
quarterly  to  meet  the  interest  accruing  upon  funded  debt,  and    towards    li- 
quidating the  same  debt. 

The  President  appointed  Messrs  Williams  Lockwood  &  Smith  said    com- 
mittee 

Resolved  we  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Nov  27  1862 
Meeting  of  the  congregation  was  held  in  the  church  pursuant  to  call,  for 
the  Election  of  Trustees  to  fill  vacancies.  When  Mr  Abm  Gould  was  ap- 
pointed chairman  After  nominations  being  made  the  following  persons 
were  duly  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancies  viz  James  D  Eockwood  Socrates  Tut- 
tle.  Henry  Clark  &  Henry  Butler  for  the  next  two  years. 

Resolution  Passed  empowering  the  board  of  Trustees  to  fill  vacancies   in 
cases  of  resignation. 

The  Treasurers  report  was  read  &  accepted  &  ordered  to  be  filed. 
Resolution  was  passed  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Dec  11  1862  Board 
of  Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr  Present  Henry  Clark 
James  E  Lockwood  Henry  Butler  John  Y  Orchard  H  A  Williams  &  John 
O  Smith  when  an  election  for  officers  was  held 


107 

Henry  Clark  Esqr  was  elected  President  H  A  Williams  Treasurer  James 
D  Lockwood  Collector  John  O  Smith  Secretary  &  Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 

Motion  carried  that  Henry  Butler  &  J.  Y.  Orchard  be  auditors  for  the  en- 
suing year  &  that  the  treasures  report  for  the  last  year  be  put  into  their 
hands  for  examination 

Motion  made  and  resolved  that  the  board  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  May  7th,  1863 
Full  Board  met  at  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  (H  A  Williams  Esqr) 
Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved 

Motion  made  seconded  and  resolved  that  a  committe  of  three  persons  in  the 
board  be  appointed  to  ascertain  &  report  whether  a  volunteer  choir  can  be 
obtained  &  also  upon  what  terms  an  organist  can  be  engaged.  The  presi- 
dent named  the  following  Persons  viz  J  O  Smith  Henry  Butler  &  J  Y 
Orchard  to  serve  on  this  Committee 

Resolved  that  the  board  adjourn  for  one  week  to  meet  at  that  time 
Thursday  Evg  May  14th  1863 

J  O  Smith 
Did  not  meet  at  Secty 

that  time. 

Paterson  N  J. 

Thursday  Nov  26  1863 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Pat- 
erson held  in  their  House  of  Worship  immediately  after  Divine  Services  for 
the  purpose  of  Electing  three  Trustees  Mr  David  Burnett  was  called  to  the 
Chair  and  J  D  Lockwood  appointed  Secy 

On  motion  it  was  unanimously  resolved  that  Mr  H  A  Williams  John  O 
Smith  and  John  Y  Orchard  be  duly  elected  trustees,  to  fill  said  vacancy  for 
the  ensuing  two  years. 

On  motion  resolved  to  adjourn 

J  D  Lockwood 
Secty 

Paterson  Monday  Evg  Deer  22  1863 
Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr.     Present  Henry   Clark 
J  D  Lockwood  H  A  Williams  S  Tuttle  J  Y  Orchard  &.  John  O    Smith     An 
Election  of  officers  for  the  ensueing  year  was  then  held  when  the  following 
persons  were  chosen  Viz 


io8 

Henry  Clark  President 

J  O  Smith  Secretary 

H  A  Williams  Treasurer 

J  D  Lockwood  Collector 

Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  make  enquires  &  report  on  procuring  a  choir 
for  the  church  Williams  Smith  were  made  that  Committee 

Resolution    was   passed    desiring   the    Treasurer   to  call  for  bills  from  A 
Derrom  which  he  may  consider  due  him  by  the  church 
Resolved  to  adjourn  "sine  die" 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Monday  27  Deer  1863 

Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Present  Henry  Clark  J  Y 
Orchard  H  A  Williams  J  D  Lockwood  &  J  O  Smith 

On  motion  of  J  D  Lockwood  That  Charles  E  Atherton  be  engaged  for 
one  year  from  Jany  1st,  1864  at  a  Salary  of  Three  Hundred  dollars  per 
annum  He  to  furnish  a  suitable  organist  and  choir  for  the  first  Presbyterian 
Society  to  consist  of  at  least  four  persons  of  which  he  shall  be  one  And 
also  to  lead  the  singing  on  Sundays  in  the  Sabbath  School 

Motion  made  by  H  A  Williams  that  the  Secty  hand  Mr  Atherton  a  copy 
of  the  foregoing  resolution  &  engage  him  on  the  aforesaid  terms 

Motion  made  at  the  previous  meeting  of  the  Board  that  the  Finance 
Committee  of  the  previous  year  be  continued  viz  J  Y  Orchard  Henry  L. 
Butler  &  S  Tuttle 

Finance  Committe  reported  upon  examination  of  Treasurs  annual  reports 
which  were  duly  accepted  by  the  Board 

Motion  made  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  March  31st  1864 
Meeting   of   the    Board    of    Trustees   at    Treasures  office  Present  Henry 
Clark  J  D  Lockwood  S  Tuttle  John  O  Smith  &  H  A  Williams 
Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  approved 

Treasurer  reported    on    A    Derroms    bills  which  were  handed  over  to  the 
President  &  J  D  Lockwood  for  examination 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Sectv 


109 

Paterson  Sept  21st,  1864 
Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  Treasures  office  Present  Henry  Clark    J    D 
Lockwood  J  V  Orchard  II  A  Williams  &  John    O    Smith     Minutes   of    last 
meeting  being  read  were  accepted 

The  Committee  appointed  at  last  meeting  reported  after  examination  of 
A  I  >erroms  bills  that  the  one  rendered  by  him  for  sundry  repairs  to 
church,  Fences  &  Lecture  Room  was  correct  &  the  Board  ordered  it  to  be 
paid.  The  other  bill  was  reported  adversely  too  &  not  in  any  way 
acknowledged  as  being  a  responsibility  assumed  at  this  or  any  other  time  by 
the  Trustees  of  the  church     Motion  made  &  resolved  that  we  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Thursday  24  Nov 
1864 
Meeting  of  congregation  held  after  services  for  the    purpose   of   electing 
Four  Trustees  to  fill  vacancies  for  term  of  next  two  \ears  Mr  H  Clark    was 
appointed  Chairman 

After  nominations  were  made  the  following  persons  were  chosen  Henry 
Clark  J  D  Lockwood  Socrates  Tuttle  &  John  S  Barkalow 

Report  of  Treasurer  was  presented  &  after  being  read  was  duly  accepted 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Monday  28  Nov  1864 
'  Meeting  of  Trustees  to  appoint  officers  in  the  New  Board  when  Mr  Henry 
Clark  was  reapointed  President  John  O  Smith  Secty  H  A    Williams*  Treas- 
urer James  D  Lockwood  Collector  &  Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 

Resolution  Passed  to  raise  the  prices  of  lots  in  Cemetery   to    Eighty    dol- 
lars for  one  square  &  Twenty  dollars  each  for  one  fourth  part  of  same 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Meeting   of    Board    Trustees   on    Tuesday    Evg     April     4    1865     Present 
Henry  Clark  H  A  Williams  S  Tuttle  J  D  Lockwood  J  S  Barkalow,    Secre- 
tary being  absent  J  S  Barkalow  was  appointed  Secty  Pro  Tem 
Moved  that  the  Sextons  Salary  be  raised  to  One  Hundred  &  fifty  dollars    to 
take  effect  from  Feby  1st  1865     Carried 

Moved  at  the  Sense  of  this  meeting  that  the  Salary  of  Our  Pastor  Revd  Wm 
H  Hornblower  be  raised  to  Twenty  five  Hundred  dollars  from  May  1st, 
1865 

16 


no 

Moved    to    amend    to    Two    Thousand    amendment    accepted  by  mover  of 

original  motion,  when  it  was  carred  as  amended! 

Motion  made  &  carred  that  the  Secretary  cause    notice  to    be    given    to    the 

Pew  Owners  of  the  Church  of  a  meeting  to  be  held  on  the  13th    Inst  in   the 

Lecture  Room,  to  consider  the  propriety  of  reassesing  the  pews 

Motion  made  &  carred  that  the  assesment  contemplated    be  Three  per   cent 

additional  to  the  present  rates  upon  the  valuation  of  the  pews  to  take  effect 

from  lirst  of  May  next 

Moved  to  adjourn     Carried 

J  S  Barkalow 

Secy  Pro  Tern 
J.  O.  Smith 

Paterson  April  13  1865  According  to  notice  a  meeting  of  the  Pew  Owners 
(Two  thirds  of  whom  were  present  or  by  proxy  represented)  took  place  on 
Thursday  afternoon  at  4  O  Clock  P  M  (this  day)  when  being  organized 
John  Edwards  was  appointed  chairman  &  John  O  Smith  Secretary,  It  was 
moved  &  carred  that  an  advance  of  three  Per  Cent  be  added  to  the  present 
rates  now  being  on  the  rental  of  pews, 

It  was  also  recommended  that  the  Congregation  be  called  together  for 
the  purpose  of  informing  them  of  above  said  advance  which  was  to  take 
effect  from  1st  Proximo 

Moved  &  carred  to  adjourn 

John  O  Smith 

Secretary 

At  meeting  of  pew  holders  of  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson  Tues- 
day Evg  April  25  1865  Mr  Henry  Clark  was  appointed  Chairman  &  John 
S  Barkalow  Secretary  The  Chairman  stated  at  length  the  object  of  the 
meeting  when  the  following  resolution  was  offered  &  adopted 

Whereas  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  church  at  a  late  meeting  took  into  consideration 
the  subject  of  Our  Pastors  Salary,  Resolved  that  it  should  be  increased  to 
correspond  in  some  measure  to  the  additional  cost  of  living  from  Fifteen 
Hundred  to  Two  Thousand  Dollars  per  annum  And  that  the  assessment  on 
all  the  Pews  be  increased  three  per  cent  on  their  Valuation  in  addition  to 
the  present  assessment  to  provide  for  the  above 

Resolved  that  the  preamble  and  resolution  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  be 
approved. 

<  )n  motion  the  meeting  adjourned 

J  S  Barkalow  Secty 

Pro  Tern 


Ill 

Paterson  Octr  24  1865  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  Henry 
Clark  H  A  Williams  Socrates  Tuttle  James  D  Lockwood  John  0  Smith 
were  present 

When  a  letter  from  Mr  C  E  Atherton  was  read  &  ordered  to  be  filed,  viz 
Paterson  Octr  19  1865 

(Copy)  Hon  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 

First  Presbyterian  Church  Cents 

I  have  the  pleasure  to  report  that  in  view  of  the  dilapitated  condition  of 
Our  Organ  &  their  being  to  my  mind  a  favourable  prospect  of  obtaining  a 
new  one.  That  I  have  succeeded  in  raising  thus  far  Two  Thousand  dollars 
in  cash  subscriptions  for  that  Object,  Therefore  I  would  suggest  that  you 
empower  a  comittee  of  one  of  your  body  together  with  myself  to  sell  the  old 
organ  and  apply  the  proceeds  with  what  I  have  raised  &  may  further  raise 
to  the  purchase  of  a  new  organ  I  would  be  pleased  to  have  a  committee  ap- 
pointed with  power  to  add  advisory  members  thereto  to  select  &  purchase  a 
new  organ  at  once  I  propose  in  giving  the  order  for  the  Organ  to  pay  as 
is  the  rule  One  thousand  dollars  down  &  the  ballance  I  will  collect  &  pay 
over  to  Treasurer  of  Board  of  Trustees  to  be  held  by  him  and  appropriated 
to  the  purchase  of  the  Organ  The  Checks  to  be  drawn  to  my  order  You 
will  understand  however  that  the  payment  of  the  money  will  depend  en- 
tirely upon  whatever  bargain  may  be  agreed  upon  with  the  manufacturer  of 
which  your  body  will  be  duly  apprised 

(Signed)  Obdt  Yours  Chas  E  Atherton 
Resolved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  in  connection  with  Mr  Atherton  to 
sell  the  Organ  now  in  use  in  our  Church  &  apply  the  funds  reed  for  same 
towards  the  purchase  of  a  new  organ  provided  no  debt  be  incurred  in  its 
purchase  in  which  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  be  in  any  way  held  responsi  - 
ble,  Mr  Orchard  &  Plenry  Clark  were  appointed  on  that  Committee 

A  Committee  was  also  appointed  to  raise  by  subscription  a  sufficient 
amount  to  defray  the  debt  of  the  Church,  II  A  Williams  &  J  O  Smith  were 
appointed 

On  motion  Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Deer  7  1865 
After  Services  this  A  M  The  Congregation  after  being  called  to  order  ap- 
pointed Mr  Henry  Clark  Chairman  &  John  M  Could  Secty.  The  Election 
for  Three  Trustees  to  fill  vacancies  then  took  place,  when  The  following 
persons  were  reelected  II  A  Williams  John  Y  Orchard  &  John  O  Smith  to 
serve  for  the  Term  of  Two  years  ensuing 


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The  new  Board  of  Trustees  to  have  their  first  meeting  on    Monday    Evg 
next  11th  Inst  at  8  OClock  at  the  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

John  M  Gould 
Secty 
per  J  O  S 
Paterson  Dec  11  1865 
Board  of  Trustees  met  according  to  call  when  the    following    persons    were 
elected  to  fill  the  offices  for  the  coming  year 
Henry  Clark  President 
John  O  Smith  Secretary 
H  A  Williams  Treasurer 
Jas  D  Lockwood  Collector 
Mathew  Jackson  Sexton 
The  report  of  Treasure  was  read  &  received  and  referred  to    the    Finance 
Comittee  for  examination     The  minutes  of  the  two    former    meetings    were 
read  and  approved 

Motion  made  &  resolved  to  adjourn  sine  day 

John  O  Smith 
Secty 
Report  on  file 

Paterson  March  26  1866 
Meeting  of  Trustees  took  place  at  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr  when  the 
Subject  of  a  new  Furnace  was  discussed,  A  Committee  of  three  were  ap- 
pointed to  procure  one  &  make  such  alterations  in  chimney  as  were  neces- 
sary, J  O  Smith  J  D  Lockwood  &  Mathew  Jackson  were  appointed.  The 
Furnace  has  been  provided  &  all  arrangements  execufed  to  complete  the 
whole  matter,  &  promises  now  say  Octr  10th  1866  to  be  a  success  &  the 
bills  for  same  all  paid* 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Octr  24th  1866 
Trustees  meeting  at  the  place  of  business  of  J  Y  Orchard  Esq  Present  H 
Clark  H  A  Williams  J  S  Barkalow  J  Y  Orchard  &  J  O  Smith,  A  report 
was  read  from  Mr  Atherton  in  regard  to  the  New  Organ  now  ready  to  be 
put  into  the  church,  &  also  calling  attention  to  the  necessity  of  removing 
the-old  instrument  &C,  The  report  was  approved  <S.  the  Committe  consist- 
ing of  C  E  Atherton,  II  Clark  &  J  Y  Orchard  were  continued  &  still  em- 
powered to  take  action  in  all  such  necessary  arrangements 

*[Note,  in  handwriting  of  J.  O.  Smith.]     J.  O.  Smith  collected  the  money  for  this  New 
Furnace  &  also  for  the  vestibule  over  front  doors. 


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Permission  was  asked  by  Mr  Atherton  that  a  Concert  might  be  given  in 
the  church  at  the  completion  of  the  new  organ  in  aid  of  funds  towards  the 
payments  on  same,  when  said  request  was  unanimously  acceded  too, 

J  O  Smith  Secty 
A  Resolution  was  offered  by  H  A  Williams  Esqr  and  accepted  That  Mr 
Stevenson  who  is  now  occupying  a  portion  of  our  Lecture  Room  for  a  daily 
School  be  notified  that  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  do  not 
intend  to  make  any  charge  for  use  of  said  room  now  temporarilly  occupied 
by  him  for  his  School,  but  desire  that  he  will  not  occupy  it  anv  longer  than 
is  absolutely  necessary  Ayes  Clark,  Williams,  Orchard,  Barkalow, 

J  Y  Orchard 
Note  Secrty  Pro  Tern 

Organ  Concert  was  given  on  Nov  13  1866   largely   attended    at   $1 
(G.  W.  Morgan  N.  Y.  organist)  per  ticket  &  a  success  ! 

Paterson  Nov  29  1866 
A  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  immediately   after    Services   when 
David  Burnett  Esqr  was  called  to  the  chair  &  J  O    Smith    appointed    Secty 
An  election  for  four  Trustees  was  then  held  to  fill  these  vacancies. 

After  nominations  had  been  made,  the  following  persons   were    duly   re- 
elected ;   Henry  Clark  J  S  Barkalow  James  D  Lockwood  &  S.  Tuttle 
On  motion  the  meeting  then  adjourned 

JO  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  Jany  15,  1867 
At  a  meeting  of  Board  Trustees  after  being  called  to  order  the  following 
Persons  being  nominated  were  duly  chosen  to  the  following  Offices 
Henry  Clark  President 
J  O  Smith  Secretary 
H  A  Williams  Treasurer 
J  D  Lockwood  Collector 
Jeremiah  Pye  Sexton  $  150 
Mathew   Jackson    former    Sexton    having   resigned    on   November  1st  was 
accepted 

A  Resolution  was  passed  appointing  the  President  S  Tuttle  &  H  A  Wil- 
liams a  committee  to  examine  into  the  affairs  of  the  Cemetries  and  prepare  a 
proper  deed  for  the  Sale  of  lots  in  Said  cemetries  &  procure  a  book  and 
chart  for  its  purposes 

The  Treasures  report  for  the  year  ending  1866  was  received  &  H  Clark 
J  D  Lockwood  &  J  O  Smith  be  appointed  a  finance  Committee  to  examine 
same  &C. 

A  resolution  was  carried  guaranteeing  One  Hundred  &  Twenty  five  dol- 
lars for  the  purpose  of  procuring  a  Library    for   the    Sabbath    School   con- 


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nected  with  our  church  &  reccomend  a  collection  taken  up  in  the  Chnrch  to 
aid  in  the  Same 

H  A  Williams  offered  a  resolution  that  the  Revd  P  E  Stevenson  be  re- 
quested to  vacate  the  room  now  used  by  him  in  the  Lecture  Room  by  the 
1st  Feby  eyes  &  nays  being  called  was  lost  Williams  ayes  Lockwood  nay 
Orchard  nay  J  O  Smith  nay 

Mr  Lockwood  moved  that  the  time  shall  be  1st  March  Amended  by  H 
Clark  to  1st  May  when  eyes  &  nays  being  called  it  was  carried  to  1st  May 
Williams  nay  Lockwood  aye  Smith  aye  Clark  aye  ordering  Secretary  to 
notify  Mr  Stevenson  to  vacate  on  said  time 

Notice  to  William  Robinson  that  his  services  as  blower  would  be  dis- 
pensed with  on  20th  List. 

A  Resolution  was  offered  by  Williams  &  passed  That  Wm  L  Butler*  has 
at  his  own  expense  erected  a  study  on  the  parsonage  lot  to  be  used  by  the 
Pastor  Therefore  resolved  That  permission  is  hereby  granted,  That  the 
said  Butler  at  his  request  be  allowed  to  remove  the  Same  off,  said  lot  should 
he  desire  to  do  so  upon  obtaining  the  consent  of  the  present  Pastor  for  that 
purpose,  And  should  that  Consent  not  be  obtained  then  it  shall  be  removed 
if  at  all  within  six  months  after  the  same  shall  be  given  up  as  a  studyf 

Board  adjourned  sine  die 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 
Paterson  Feby  19  1867 
A  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  having  been  called  by  the  President  for 
the  purpose  of  inspecting  the  present  condition  of  the  west  side  of  the 
burying  ground  known  as  the  "Old  Presbyterian  Burying  Ground"  and  the 
Board  having  visited  said  ground  &  inspected  the  same  &  having  found  it 
in  a  condition  which  requires  immediate  action  adjourned  until  Wednesday 
Evg  20  Inst  a  7-30  &  take  advice  on  the  subject — 

Resolved  that  a  plain  Board  fence  be  erected  along  the  westerly  line  of  of 
the  old  Cemetry  belonging  to  the  First  Presbyterian  Society. 

Motion  made  by  Mr  Barkalow  that  the  President  make  all  due  enquiries 
to  find  out  the  line  of  survey  for  this  same  cemetry 

A  motion  was  also  made  &  carried  to  have  a  division  fence  running  between 
the  new  Cemetry  &  adjoining  Cemetries 

Motion  by  Tuttle  that  all  the  fences  surrounding  the  Cemetry  &  the  Stone 
Walls  be  put  in  repair 

A  Committee  of  two  were  appointed  by  the  president  to  have  the  necessary- 
repairs  made  &  fences  built  &  J  O  .Smith  &  J.  Y.  Orchard  were  that  com- 
mittee 

♦William  A.  Butler. 

+The  building  remains.     (1890.) 


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Motion  made  by  Tuttle  &  carred  that  the  requisite  steps  be  taken  for  ad- 
vancing the  rents  of  pews  in  our  church  &  that  an  application  be  made  to 
the  Owners  of  Pews  for  their  Consent  that  an  advance  of  Four  per  Cent  be 
added  to  the  rental  on  the  valuation  of  pews 

Board  adjourn  until  the  6th  day  of  March  to  meet  at  same  place  &  hour 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 
Paterson  April  1st 

1867— 
Meeting  of  Board  Trustees  at  office  of  II  A  "Williams  Esq  Present  Clark 
Tuttle  Williams  Orchard  Lockwood  &  Smith  Minutes  of  two  former 
meetings  read 

Committee  on  new  deed  &  Chart  reported  progress,  Motion  passed  that  Mr 
H  Clark  the  President  have  a  duplicate  chart  made  out  for  the  New   Ceme- 
try  &  registered  in  the  office  of  County  Clerk 
Committee  on  Fences  reported 
Committee  on  Survey  of  Line  of  Cemetry  reported, 

Letter  Irom  Mr  Atherton  received  enclosing  bill  cS;  receipt  to  the  church 
paid  in  full  of  $3200  for  the  new  organ  which  was  handed  over  to  the  Pres- 
ident 

A  Vote  of  Thanks  was  passed  by  this  Board  &  a  request  that  the  Secretary 
make  Known  to  Mr  Atherton  by  letter  their  expression  of  same  for  his 
energy  &  enterprize  in  obtaining  this  new  and  valuable  instrument  &  co- 
operating with  him  most  heartily  in  getting  up  a  concert  &  offering  the  use 
of  church  for  same 

A  Resolution  of  II  A  Williams  was  passed  to  raise  the  Salary  of  Our 
Pastor  Revd  Wm  II  Hornblower  to  $3000 

Motion  made  &  passed  that  Mr  Athertons  Salary  as  chorister  including  or- 
ganist &  choir  Should  be  raised  to  $700 

Motion  reconsidered  on  Pastors  salary  &  placed  at  $2300  also  reconsidera- 
tion of  Mr  Athertons  jalary  &  it  being  put  at  $500  per  Annum 

Resolved  to  Adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 
April  3d  1857  Meeting  of  Pew  Owners 

No  business  being  transacted  except  adjourning  the  meeting  until  the  10 
Inst  to  give  time  for  a  written  statement  to  be  prepared  to  be  offered  for 
consideration  at  that  time. 

•    Paterson  April  1(5  1867 

A  Notice  having  been  read  out  from  the  Pulpit  calling  a  meeting  of  the 
Owners  &  Occupants  of  Pews  in  the  Church  by  order  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees   to   take    place   on    Wednesday  evening  April  16th  1867  at  which 


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time  Mr  David  Burnett  was  elected  Chairman  &  J  O  Smith  Secretary 
The  object  of  the  meeting  being  stated,  Mr  S  Tuttle  offered  a  resolution  of 
a  reassesment  which  was  carried 

Motion  made  and  carried  by  Mr  Clark  that  an  advance  of  four  per  cent 
should  be  added  to  present  rates  Mr  Williams  amendment  of  8  per  Cent 
was  lost  Mr  Tuttles  proposition  of  12  per  cent  was  lost  A  new  resolution 
was  offered  fixing  the  amount  of  reassement  at  9  per  Cent  to  present  rates 
which  was  carried  by  19  voting  in  favour,  and  7  against 

Motion  made  by  H  A  Williams  which  was  carried,  making  the  Salary  of 
Our  Pastor  Twenty  five  Hundred  dollars  from  May  1st  next. 

Motion  made  &  carried  that  the  Salaries  of  the  Chorister  &  Sexton  be  left 
to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 

Motion  offered  &  Seconded  to  Sell  pews  in  the  church  to  aid    in   erecting 
galleries  in  Same 
Motion  made  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 

10  April  an  adjourned  meeting  of  Pew  Owners  was  held  at  which  time  a 
proposition  was  made  &  carried  that  the  Trustees  be  requested  to  call  a 
meeting  of  the  Owners  &  Occupants  of  pews  to  be  held  on  Evg  April  16  to 
consider  the  question  of  making  an  additional  reassesment  notice  to  be 
given  from  Pulpit 

Moved  to  adjourn  J  O  Smith  Secty 

At  the  Annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Paterson  held  on  Nov  28  1867  David  Burnett  was  appointed 
chairman  and  John  S  Barkalow  Secty  pro  Tern  Three  vacancies  existing 
in  the  Board  the  following  gentlemen  were  chosen  to  fill  them  H  A  Wil- 
liams John  V  Orchard  &  John  O  Smith.  The  Treasurer  made  a  statement 
in  regard  to  the  finances  of  the  church  and  on  motion  the  Board  adjourned 

(Signed)  John  S  Barkalow 

Secty  Pro  Tem 

Faterson  Deer  16  1867 
Meeting  of  the  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esqr  When  the    following 
officers  were  elected  (to  fill  vacancies)  from  28  Novr  past 

Henry  Clark  President 
H  A  Williams  Treasurer 
J  O  Smith  Secty 
J  D  Lockwood  Collector 
Jeremiah  Pye  Sexton 
Tresures  report  was  accepted  &  filed,     The    president   was   empowered    to 


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attend    to    ill    necessary    repairs    to    Church    property,     also  to    oppose  the 
widening  of  Union  Street, 

A  letter  of  resignation  from  Mr  Atherton  was  read  &  laid  upon  the  table 
A  Committe  of  two  were  appointed  Viz  J  O  Smith  &  J  Y  Orchard  to  wait 
upon  him  and  make  such  arrangements  as  would  continue  his  services  as 
conductor  and  Chorister  of  Our  Church  Music 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Meeting  of  Trustees  called  for  Jany  30  at   S  Tuttles    Esqr   a    Quorum   not 
being  present  no  business  was  transacted 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  March  19  1868 
Minutes  of  Deer  16  approved 

Report  of  Committe  to  call  upon  Mr  Atherton  finding  his  term  of  ser- 
vices would  not  expire  until  1st  May  next.  He  consented  to  continue  until 
said  time, 

Mr  James  D  I.ockwood  tendered  his  resignation  as  collector  was  accepted 
with  regret  by  this  Board,  President  a  committe  to  examine  the  collectors 
accts  and  report  to  new  collector 

After  nominations  for  a  new  collector  having  been  made  Viz  Wm  Ray  J 
Y  Orchard  &  Jeremiah  Pye  upon  ballot  Mr  Orchard  was  by  the  Board 
unanimously  elected, 

Resolved  that  we  adjourn  to  meet  at  the  office  of  S  Tuttle  on  Thursday 
Evg  March  26th  at  7|  OClock 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  March  26  1868 
Trustees  met  according  to  the  call  at  previous  meeting,   Present  the  Presi- 
dent Mr  H  Clark  S  Tuttle  Esqr  J  Y  Orchard  &  J  O  Smith  after   being   or- 
ganized approved  of  minutes  of  previous  meeting, 

Report  of  the  President  on  examination  of  accounts  of  Collector  were  read 
Report  of  Mr  Tuttle  on  Insurance     He  not  having  yet   been  able  to  see 
the  Agent  of  the  Companies  he  desired  too,  could  not  give   the    desired    in- 
formation 

Board  adjourned 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  April  1st  1868 
At  a  Special  Call  of  the  president  the  Board  of  Trustees  met   at   office  of 
H  A  Williams  Esqr     Object  of  the  meeting  having  been  Stated  The   presi- 
dent was  authorized  to  give  a  note  at  60  days  for  $700  to  raise   money    to 

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make  provision  to  meet  the  Quarterly  Amount  of  Salary  due  the  Pastor   on 
this  day  also  to  meet  other  demands  now  due  &  pressing — 

The  minutes  of  meetings  of  March  26  were  accepted,  Report  of  the 
President  in  regard  to  Insurance  was  received  stating  that  a  polices  had 
been  renewed  in  the  Old  Companies  for  three  years  at  1-$-  Per  Cent 

Resolution  was  passed  Ordering  the  Collector  to  have  bill  heads  printed 
&  a  notice  inserted  that  all  accounts  for  Pew  rent  not  paid  after  being  pre- 
sented in  thirty  days,  the  pew  will  be  considered  vacant  and  subject  to  the 
will  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

.Motion  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  May  6,  1868 
Board  of  Trustees  met  a  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esq  After  organization  the 
minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  received  A  Committe  were  ap- 
pointed to  devise  ways  and  means  to  pay  off  the  debt  of  the  church  Messrs 
Clark,  Williams  and  John  Edwards  were  nominated  as  such,  A  resolution 
was  passed  to  the  effect  that  the  Services  of  Mr  Atherton  be  no  longer  re- 
quired &  Mr  Clark  was  authorized  to  notify  him  to  this  effect  Mr  J  O 
Smith  was  appointed  a  committee  to  procure  a  substitute  The  above  reso- 
lution was  voted  upon,  the  ayes  earring  the  vote 
Meeting  Adjourned 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  May  8,  1868 
A  Special  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  at  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esqr  The 
Board  reconsidered  the  resolution  of  last  meeting  in  regard  to  the  non  ap- 
pointment of  Mr  Atherton  as  Conductor  After  due  Consideration  it  was 
proposed  to  reengage  offer  &  allow  Mr  A  Four  Hundred  &  fifty  dollars  to 
furnish  the  music  for  the  church  including  a  blower  for  the  Organ  with  the 
Exception  of  Miss  M  Ackerman  who  was  to  be  paid  for  her  services  at  the 
rate  of  two  hundred  dollars  per  annum  to  be  paid  her  by  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Church — 

Meeting  adjourned 

Minutes  of  May  6  approved 

Paterson  May  12  1868 

Board  of    Trustees  were  called  to  meet  of  the  office  of  S   Tuttle  Esqr  at  8 

OClock  1'  M      Present  II  Clark  Esqr  President  S  Tuttie  Esqr  J    Y    Orchard 

&   fohn  I'  Smith  Minutes  of  previous  meeting  were  not    read    but    the    two 

::  ions  involving  the  re  engagement  of  Mr  Atherton    as    Conductor    of 

music  in  the  church  and  of  Miss  Ackerman  were    reconsidered,     After    let- 


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ters  from   each  of  these  persons   were   read   the   resolutions  aforesaid  were 
laid  upon  the  table  and  their  declinations  were  received 

The  Board  then  passed  a  resolution  to  engage  Air  Atherton  at  the  rate  of 
Six  Hundred  &  fifty  dollars  per  Annum  He  procuring  and  engaging  all 
the  singers  and  Organist  necessary  for  proper  rendering  of  the  mu-ic  in  the 
church,  also  a  Blower  for  the  Organ,  and  at  the  Commencement  of  the 
fourth  Quarter  of  above  said  term  (One  year)  from  1st  May  ultimo  and  if 
the  Treasurer  of  the  church  be  placed  in  sufficient  funds  for  the  purpose, 
Mr  Atherton  be  paid  One  hundred  dollars  additional  making  in  all  for  the 
year  terminating  May  1st  1869  Seven  Hundred  &  fifty  dollars  per  Annum 
for  such  services? 

A  Resolution  was  offered  and  passed  by  this  meeting  after  a  diligent  and 
impartial  examination  of  the  subscription  list  &  bills  &  receipts  for  the  new 
Organ  (or  rather  the  manufacturers  of  the  Organ  bill  &  acknowledgements 
of  same,  that  Mr  Atherton  was  in  reality  short  in  his  amounts  of  subscrip- 
tion towards  paying  for  the  new  Organ,  although  he  having  himself 
actually  borrowed  the  money  deficient  and  paid  the  builders  &  satisfying 
their  demands,  That  this  Board  do  now  order  and  cause  to  be  handed  to 
Mr  Atherton  the  following  resolution  offered  by  Mr  Tuttle  &  written  out  by 
him  &  passed  by  the  Board  Viz — Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Firs'-  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  City  of  Paterson  that  we  have  examined 
the  accounts  of  Mr  Charles  E  Atherton  of  the  cost  of  and  payments  on  Our 
New  Oigan  and  have  compared  them  with  the  Statement  of  the  manufact- 
urers of  the  instrument  and  we  find  that  there  is  due  to  him  on  account  of 
Cash  advanced  by  him,  for  its  purchase  and  expenses  incurred  in  putting 
the  same  up  The  sum  of  Six  hundred  and  fifty  Eight  dollars  and  nineteen 
Cents — and  we  respectfully  recommend  that  the  members  of  our  Congrega- 
tion subscribe  liberally  to  raise  and  pay  to  him  that  Sum  holding  as  we  do 
that  the  claim  is  an  equitable  one  upon  the  Congregation  Dated  May  12 
1868— 

Motion  That  the  Board  meet  again  on  1st  Monday  in  June  prox 

Board  adjourned 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 


Paterson  Nov  26  1868 
Meeting  of  the  Congregation  held  after  Service  this  morning  for  the  pur- 
pose of  Electing  four  Trustees  to  fill  vacancies  Mr  Burnett  chosen  chair- 
man &  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  Secretary  The  following  persons  were  nominated 
and  chosen  Messrs  Henry  Clark  Edward  Clark  James  Angus  &  Benjamin 
Salter 


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Notice  having  been  sent  to  the  Same  of  their  election,  Mr  Edward  Clark 
sent  in  his  resignation  also  James  Angus 

F  C  Van  Dyk 
Signed  Secty 

Paterson 
June  8 1868 
Trustees  met  at  office  of  S  Tuttle     Minutes  of  meeting  of  the    6th    May 
were  approved 

Report  of  collector  was  received  in  regard  to  rents  received  due  on  1st  of 
May  and  up  to  that  time  which  were  very  satisfactory 

The  president  was  authorized  to  sign  a  note  of  whatever  amount  which 
may  be  necessary  to  meet  current  expenses  coming  due 

The  Secretary  was  requested  to  call  on  Mr  Atherton  and  get  his  under- 
standing in  regard  to  his  terms  of  engagement  as  conductor  of  music  in  the 
church 

Board  resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Septr  7  1868 
Meeting  of  Board  Trustees  at  the  office  of  J  S  Barkalow  Esq  when  the 
following  resolution  was  adopted  It  appearing  from  a  report  made  by  the 
Treasurer  that  a  deficiency  existed  in  the  purse  of  the  Church  which  will  be 
increased  by  obligations  shortly  to  become  due  That  the  president  is 
hereby  authorized  to  give  a  note  for  the  Sum  of  Seven  Hundred  dollars  to 
meet  such  deficiency 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Jany  4  1869 

Meeting  of  the  Board  according  to  call  was  held  at  office  of  H  A  Wil- 
liams after  being  called  to  order  Henry  Clark  was  chosen  chairman  and  J  O 
Smith  Secty 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Congregation  were  (called  for)  which  took 
place  on  Thanksgiving  day  26  Nov  1868  ordered  to  be  procured 

An  election  for  ofccers  was  then  held  when  Mr  Henry  Clark  was  unani- 
mously elected  Piesident  J  O  Smith  Secretary 

Mr  H  A  \\  illiams  wa?  nominated  for  Treasurer  which  was  laid  upon  the 
table 

Mr  J  V  Orchard  was  elected  Collector 


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A  Committee  of  two  persons  was  then  made  Viz  Benjamin  Salter  &  }  O 
Smith  to  wait  upon  Mr  Pye  and  ascertain  his  propositions  to  fill  the  position 
as  Sexton  and  also  to  express  to  him  the  services  which  would  be  required  of 
him  in  such  position 

Resolved  to  adjourn,  Calling  a  meeting  at  same  place  on  Monday  Evg 
11th  Inst  at  1{  Oclock 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 
Mr  Van  Dyk  called  upon  to  fill    place    E    Clark   resigned,    accepts   most 
probably* 

JOS 

Paterson 
Jany  11  1869 
Board  of  Trustees  meeting  at  office  of   H    A   Williams,  according  to  ad- 
journment of  Jany  4th     Present  Messrs  Henry  Clark  H  A  Williams  &  John 
O  Smith.  No  quorum  present,  the  meeting  adjourned  to   Jany    13th    at    1\ 
Oclock  at  same  place 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  Jany  13  1869 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  according  to  adjournment  at  office  of  H   A  Wil- 
liams Esqr  Present  Mr  Henry  Clark  Benjamin  Salter  J  O  Smith  &  John.  Y. 
Orchard,    Minutes   of    the    meetings   of   Jany   4th    &   11th  were  read  and 
adopted 

Report  of  Committee  on  Sexton  was  heard,  Whereupon  a  resolution 
empowering  the  Same  committe  was  passed  to  engage  Mr  Pye  as  Sexton  of 
Our  church  at  a  Salary  of  Three  Hundred  dollars  per  annum  to  commence 
on  Feby  1st  Proximo  and  that  he  be  required  to  keep  the  church  and  its  gal- 
leries clean,  Keep  an  oversight  &  Care  of  the  grounds  in  general  &  in  their 
repair  at  all  times,  calling  on  President  in  regard  to  any  direction  necessary 
in  same.  Keeping  Side  walks  clear  of  Snow  &  any  other  obstructions  &C 
&C.  Also  any  duties  belonging  to  his  occupation  all  of  which  will  be  well 
attended  too, 

A  Resolution  was  offered  by  Mr  Williams  That  a  committee  Consisting  of 
Mr  Salter  Mr  Smith  &  the  president  be  appointed  to  inform  Mr  Atherton 
that  his  Services  will  not  be  required  after  Feby  1st  Prox.  amended  by  Mr 
Orchard  that  the  time  be  changed  until  after  May  1st  Prox,  after  the 
amendment  and  resolution  were  voted  upon.  The  amendment  was  carried. 
Resolution  requiring  Secretary  to  obtain  a  certified  copy  of  minutes  of  the 
meeting  of  the  congregation  held  on  26th  Nov  last  for  Election  of  Trustees. 

♦Pencil  note  at  foot  of  page. 


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Resolved  that  there  he  an  assesment  of  ten  Per  Cent  additional  on  the 
valuation  of  the  Pews  in  the  First  Presbyterian  church  to  take  effect  on  the 
first  day  of  May  next  &  that  the  President  and  Secretary  be  a  committee  to 
cause  proper  notice  thereof  to  be  given  before  the  Same  1st  day  of  May, 
and  that  the  Same  Committee  be  directed  to  wait  on  the  Owners  of  pews  in 
Said  Church  &  to  obtain  their  consent  to  the  Said  additional  assessment  on 
their  pews 

Meeting  adjourned  until  Feby  8th 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  8  March  1869 

Meeting  of  the  Board  Trustees  at  office  of  H  A  Williams,  Present  Henry 
Clark  President  B  Salter  H  A  Williams  John  V  Orchard  &  John  O  Smith 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  Jany  13th  1869  were  read  and  approved. 

Report  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  26  Novr  1868  were 
approved. 

Motion  of  H  A  Williams  that  the  communications  from  Revd  Wm  Mc 
Nulty  &  Dr  Hornblower  in  regard  to  renting  the  Sabbath  School  room  be 
filed. 

Motion  made  Seconded  &  Passed  directing  the  President  to  decline  rent- 
ing the  S  S  Room  to  Father  McNulty  and  to  inform  him  of  the  Same 

Committee  consisting  of  B  Salter  &  John  O  Smith  were  appointed  to 
make  suitable  arrangements  for  music  in  the  church  for  the  ensuing  year 
Commencing  May  1st  Proximo. 

Resolution  passed  adjourning  this  meeting  for  two  weeks  from  this  Evg 
to  meet  at  Same  place  at  8  o'clock 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 
N  B 

Resolution  passed  before  adjournment  that  Mr  Pyes  Salary  as  Sexton  be 
$300.00  per  annum  commencing  at  Nov  1st  1868  last  or  for  one  year  from 
time  engaged 

Paterson  March  23  1889 
8  oclock  P  M 
Meeting  of  the  board  Trustees  held  according  to  adjournment  at  the  office 
of  II  A  Williams.     Present  Mr  Henry  Clark  B  Salter  II   A    Williams   J    Y 
Orchard  &  J  O  Smith  Secty     Minutes  of  meeting  8th  Inst  read  &  approved 
Communications  from  Feather  McNulty  &  C  E    Atherton    ordered    to   be 
filed, 

Motion  made  &  carried  that  a  statement  of  the  deficiency  in  current  ex- 
penses of  the  church  be  Stated  in  condensed  form  from  the  Pulpit, 


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Motion  carried  that  the  President  be  authorized  to  borrow  $1200  for  one 
year  at  7  per  cent  giving  promisory  note  of  the  church  for  same. 

Resolved  that  a  special  notice  be  given  to  delinquents  that  if  the  arrear- 
ages due  on  their  pew  rents  are  not  paid  on  or  before  the  first  of  May 
proximo  that  their  pews  will  put  up  for  rent. 

Resolved  that  an  assessment  of  8  per  cent  changed  to  8  per  cent  on 
present  rates  on  and  after  1st  May  ensueing 

Resolved  to  adjourn  until  April  5th  Proximo  at  same  place  &  hour 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 


Paterson  April  12th  1S69 

Meeting  of  Board  Trustees  at  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr,  minutes  of 
March   23d  approved,  meeting  appointed  for  April  5th  did  not  take  place. 

Report  of  Music  Committee  was  heard  &  received. 

Motion  approved  that  the  president  be  authorized  to  renew  a  note  for 
$800.00  now  maturing  at  the  hirst  National  Bank 

Motion  made  &  approved  that  the  paper  received  from  E  A  Wetmore  one 
of  the    Executors    of    Estate  of   Mary    C    Deveraux    deceased,    be  received 
and  executed  with  seal  of  the  church,  and  copied  on  the  book  of  minutes* 
(Copy  of  Same) 

Whereas  Mrs  Mary  C  Devereaux  late  of  Utica  N.  Y  did  by  her  last  will 
and  testament  dated  &  executed  the  12  day  of  August  1866  make  a  bequest 
in  the  words  following.  "In  compliance  with  a  promise  long  since  made 
to  my  mother,  I  give  to  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  church  or 
Society  in  the  town  of  Paterson  Passaic  county  New  Jersey  the  Sum  of  One 
thousand  dollars  to  be  held  by  them  in  perpetuity,  and  the  interest  and  in- 
come thereof  to  be  applied  by  the  Said  Trustees,  in  their  discretion, 
towards  the  education  of  young  men  for  the  Presbyterian  ministry,  Said 
sum  to  be  paid  to  Said  Trustees  by  my  Executors  as  soon  as  convenient 
after  my  death" 

Now  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  or  Society  in  the  Said 
City  of  Paterson  incorporated  under  the  corporate  name  of  The  First  Pres- 
byterian Society  do  acknowledge  to  have  this  day  received  from  Edmund  A 
Wetmore  One  of  the  Executors  of  the  Said  will  of  the  said  Mary  C 
Devereaux  the  said  sum  of  One  thousand  dollars  upon  the  Conditions,  and 
for  the  Sole  purpose  mentioned  in  Said    bequest.      In    witness    whereof    we 

*The  meaning  is,  that  the  receipt  given  by  the  Church,  under  the  corporate  seal,  to  Mr. 
Wetmore,  be  entered  on  the  minutes. 


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have  caused  the  name  of  our  Society  to  be  hereto  subscribed    and    our    cor- 
porate seal  hereto  affixed,  this  day  of  April  1869     Signed 

Henry  Clark 
President 
Of  Board  of  Trustees 
Motion  made  &  approved  that  that  the   President  &   Treasurer   invest    the 
amount  received  from  the   Executors  of  the  late    M   C  Devereaux*  to  the 
best  of  their  judgement 
Motion  carried  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  May  10  1869 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,    minutes  of  April  12   were    read 
and  approved 

A  note  from  A  B  Woodruff  Atty  was  read  calling  the  attention  of  the 
Board  to  a  claim  purposed  to  be  held  against  the  church  by  Henry  Cole 
from  C  E  Atherton 

The  president  was  directed  to    write    Mr    Woodruff    that   this    Board    of 
Trustees  do  not  recognize  any  claim  Mr  Atherton  has  or  may  make   &  that 
they  are  not  indebted  to  him  for  or  on  account  of  anything 
Motion  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  July  16  1869 

Board  of  Trustees  met  at  office  of  H  A  Williams  Esqr 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  May  10th  after  being  given  in  purport  orally  by 
Sectv  were  unanimously  approved, 

Treasurer  reported  want  of  money  Viz  a  note  of  Eight  hundred  dollars 
being  now  due  in  the  Bank,  also  over  drafts  on  him  of  three  hundred 
dollars 

Board  authorized  the  President  to  make  a  new  note  of  such  an  amount  & 
time  as  was  necessary 

Adjournment  J.  O.  Smith 

*Mary  Rice  Devereaux,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Sarah  Lyman  Colt,  was  born  at  Hartford, 
Conn.,  June  12,  1788  ;  she  was  married  in  Paterson  to  John  Devereaux,  of  Utica,  New 
York,  January  14,  1815,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Du  Bois,  Roman  Catholic  Bishop  of 
Western  New  York,  her  husband  being  of  that  faith.  Twenty  years  after  her  marriage 
and  removal  to  Utica,  she  became  a  Catholic,  and  so  remained  till  her  death.  She  died  at 
Utica,  N.  V.,  August  7,  1868.  Her  funeral  sermon  was  delivered  by  the  Rev.  William 
McNulty,  Priest  of  St.  John  Baptist's  Church,  Paterson.  The  funeral  was  attended  by  a 
vast  concourse  of  people,  to  whom  she  had  endeared  herself  by  her  amiable  qualities,  her 
munificent  charities  and  her  earnest  Christian  character.  See  "History  of  the  Catholic 
Church  in  Paterson,  N.  J.,"  by  Charles  A.  Shriner,  2d  ed.,  1890,  pp.  98-90. 


125 

Paterson  8th  Octr  1869 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  J  Y  Orchards     After  its   being 
called  to  order  members  present  H  A  Williams  Benjmn  Salter  J  Y  Orchard 
&  John  O  Smith 

A  Resolution  was  passed  directing  the  President  of  the   Board   to  sign  a 
note  at  Six  months  dated  from  11th  Inst  for  Six  hundred  dollars 

A  Committee  was  appointed  of  two  persons  to  negotiate  a  loan  of  two 
thousand  dollars,  H.  A.  Williams  &  Benjamin  Salter  were  Said  committee 
Next  meeting  of  the  Board  appointed  to  take  place  on  Monday  18th  inst 
Motion  made  &  carred  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  18th  Octr  1869 
Board  of  Trustees  met  according  to  call  present  Mr   Henry  Clark   H    A 
Williams  J  Y  Orchard  &  John  O  Smith 
Minutes  of  meeting  of  8th  Octr  read  &  approved 

The  president  reported  having  signed  the  note  for  $600  ordered   at  pre- 
vious meeting  and  receved  to  money  for  that  amount 

Committee  on  loan  for  two  thousand  dollars  reported  as  yet    not    having 
obtained  it, 

Motion  made  &  carred  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Novr  18th  1869 

At  a   meeting  of  the    Congregation    David    Burnett    Esqr   was   appointed 
Chairman  &  John  O  Smith  Secty 

An  Election  for  five  Trustees  was  then  held.  Mr  Henry  A  Williams  hav- 
ing declined  a  nomination  Mr  Chas  Keeler  J  Y  Orchard  &  John  O  Smith 
were  elected  Trustees  of  this  church  for  the  two  next  years  ensueing,  Also 
at  the  same  time  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  &  Dr  R  J  Whitely  were  elected  to  fill 
the  two  vacancies  now  in  the  board  as  trustees  for  one  year 
Motion  to  adjourn  was  made  and  carried 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  Novr  19th  1869 
Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  Place  of  business  of  F  C  Van  Dyks 
Minutes  of  meeting   Novr  18th   read  &  approved   also  minutes  of  18th 
Octr  read  &  approved 

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126 

Committee  on  loan  reported  no  progress 

Mr  Henry  Clark  reelected  President 

Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  elected  Treasurer 

John  O  Smith  Secretary 

J  Y  Orchard  Collector 

Jerremiah  Pye  Sexton 
Motion  carried  to.  take  as  a  temporary  loan  Four  hundred  dollars  or  a  nec- 
essary amount  from  the  One  thousand  dollar  legacy  received  from   the    late 
Mary  C.  Deveraux  to  be  used  as  part  amount  in  paying  a  note  now   due   at 
First  National  Bank 

Mr  Van  Dyk  and  Mr  Salter  were  appointed  an  auditing  committe  to  receive 
and  over  look  the  books  and  accts  received  from  H  A  Williams  Esq  late 
Treasurer  of  the  board  Trustees 

Mr  Chas  Keeler  and  Mr  Henry  Clark  were  appointed  a  committee    to   pro- 
cure Subscriptions  for  a  new  fence  to  be  made  around  the  Church,  And  also 
to  pay  floating  debt 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Jany  17th  1870 
Meeting  of  the  board  of  Trustees  at  F.   C.   Van    Dyks   all    the    members 
present 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  Nov  19th  approved 

Resolution  of  Mr  Salter  carried  Viz  That  Mr  Orchard  be  requested  to  re- 
turn to  the  Treasurer  at  about  the  close  of  each  quarter  the  amount  received 
from  each  pew  renting  to  that  date,  also  resolved  that  the  Treasurer  be  re- 
quested to  take  charge  and  report  seperately  the  amount  of  Sunday  collec- 
tions 

Resolved  that  the  Salary  of  the  Sexton  be  as  last  year  Viz  Three  hundred 
dollars 

Resolved  that  the  per  centage  to  be  allowed  the  Collector  for  his  services 
from  first  Feby  proximo  will  be  three  per  cent 

Resolved  that  the  Committee  on  receiving  proposals  and  contracting   for   a 
new  fence  to  be  built  around   the  church    will   be    Mr    Henry   Clark    Chas 
Keeler  and  F.  C.  Van  Dyk 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J.  O.  Smith 

Secty 


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Paterson  April  11  1870 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 

Motion  was  made  &  carried  that  we  present  to  the  Misses  Orchard*  for 
their  services  in  the  choir  for  the  year  past  ending  on  May  1st  Proximo  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  Also  that  we  pay  Miss  Evans  for  like  services 
the  amount  expended  by  her  for  instruction  in  Sinking 

Resolution  carried  that  Mr  Cooper  be  engaged  as  Organist  from  the  first 
April  for  thirteen  months  at  the  rate  of  Two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  per 
Annum,  Mr  Cooper  paying  the  blower  of  the  Organ 

Motion  made  &  carried  that  Mr  J  O  Smith  be  a  committee  on  music  to  pro- 
vide Singers  for  the  choir  for  the  next  year  and  report  to  the  board  at  next 
meeting  terms  of  Same. 

Resolved  that  the  board  confirm  the  action  of  the  Treasurer  in  paying  the 
amount  of  Mr  John  G  Athertons  Salary  up  to  1st  May  Prox  to  his  mother, 
for  the  purpose  of  defraying  his  funeral  expenses,  also  including  the  sum  of 
five  dollars  and  fifty  cents,        ' 

Resolved,  that  the  board  hold  a  Stated  meeting  on  the  Monday  evening 
of  the  last  week  in  each  Quarter 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  25th  April  1870 

Board  of  Trustees  met  at  Mr  F.  C  Van  Dyks  store  according   to   regular 
appointment. 
Minutes  of  meeting  of  Apl  11th  read  and  approved. 

Report  of  Collector  Showing  amount  of  deficiency  on  rents  of  pews  up  to 
1st  Feby  as  Six  hundred  &  twenty  one  82-100  dollars.  About  One  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  considered  doubtful,  date  of  this  report  25th  April.  Mr 
Coopers  acceptance  as  Organist  received  and  accepted. 

The  Committe  on  Music  is  allowed  the  Sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  a  Soprano  &  alto  Singer  for  the  choir  for  the  year 
coming  commencing  1st  May 

Resolved  to  adjourn  J  O  Smith 

Secty. 

Paterson  July  12th  1870 
A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  F  C  Van   Dyks   store 
Present  Mr  Henry  Clark  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  B  Salter  &  J  O    Smith     Meeting 
being  called  to  order,  A  report  was  made  by  the  president  of  the  board   Viz 


*  Miss  Lizzie  Orchard,  soprano,  and  Miss  Carrie  Orchard,  alto,  daughters  of  Mr.  John 
Y.  Orchard. 


128 

That  a  Suit  had  been  caused  against  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  for  a 
claim  of  C  E  Athertons  which  this  body  totally  disclaim,  And  did  now  re- 
quest our  president  to  retain  Henry  A  Williams  Esqr  to  defend  this  Suit  A 
motion  to  the  above  effect  was  made  and  carried. 

A  Resolution  was  also  passed  that  the  Treasurer  adress  a  note  to  the  Col- 
lector requesting  him  to  pay  over  whatever  funds  are  in  his  which  may  have 
accrued  from  Pew  Rents  every  two  weeks 

Motion  carred  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Novr  24th  1870 
A  meeting  of  the  congregation  was  held  to  elect  four  Trustees  to  nil  vacan- 
cies    Henry  A  Williams  was  appointed  Chairman  &  Chas  Keeler  Secretary, 
Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and   approved,    Nominations    made    for 
trustees  as  follows  Messrs  Ramage  Benjamin  Salter  F.  C  Van    Dyk    Henry 
Clark  all  of  whom  were  duly  elected  as  trustees  for  two  years. 
The  Treasures  report  was  read  and  accepted 
Motion  was  made  and  carried  to  adjourn 

(Signed)  Chas  Keeler  Secty 

Paterson  28  Novr  1870 
A  meeting  of  board  of  trustees  was  held  at  F  C  Van  Dyks  Store     An   elec- 
tion of  officers  for  the  ensueing  year  was  held  Viz 

Mr  Henry  Clark  President 

John  O  Smith  Secretary 

Francis  C  Van  Dyk  Treasurer 

Jeremiah  Pye  Collector  &  Sexton 
Mr  John  Y  Orchards  report  as  former  collector  received  per    Mr  Salter  cV 
read 

A  resolution  was  made  &  passed  that  Mr  Pyes  Salary  as  Collector  for  one 
year  be  at  One  Hundred  dollars.  The  office  of  Same  at  Mr  F.  C.  Van 
Dyks  Store 

Mr  Pyes  Salary  as  Sexton  was  also  fixed  at  the  price  of  three  hundred  dol- 
lars per  annum 

Mr  Pye  was  also  allowed  by  this  board  three  per  cent  on  delinquents  for 
three  months  and  five  per  Cent  on  Six  &  twelve  months  as  special  collector 
The  minutes  of  the  congregation  were  read  &  ordered  to  be  filed  as  has 
been  done, 

A  Resolution  was  made  Seconded  &  passed,  asking  the  former  collector 
to  hand  over  all  the  books  papers  and  monies  in  his  hands  up  to  the  present 
time 


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A  Resolution  was  passed  allowing  the  Treasurer  to  sign  &  issue  a  note 
Signed  by  the  President  to  pay  a  note  for  if  necessary 

A  resolution  was  passed  that  the  name  and  office  of  new  collector  be  an- 
nounced from  the  Pulpit 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

John  O  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  April  24  1871 

Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyks  Store,  Being 
called  to  order  Minutes  of  28  Novr  1870  were  read  and  approved. 

Resolution  made  Seconded  and  passed  that  Mr  Pye  be  ordered  to   attend 
to  repairs  of  church,  and  &  fences  and  cleaning  the  grounds  &C 
A  Resolution  offered  by  Mr  Salter  to  to  have  the  church  painted,  Lost, 
Treasures  report  of  delinquents  was  read. 

A  demand  from  Mr  John  Lum  was  made  upon  the  Trustees  for  the  pay- 
ment of  monies  due  him  upon  mortgage  Which  was  left  open  for  considera- 
tion and  action. 

A  motion  was  made  Seconded  &  passed  that  Sevend  hundred  dollars  be  ap- 
propriated for  paying  the  full  expenses  of  music  in  church  for  ensueing 
year.  And  that  Mr  J  O  Smith  has  full  control  of  Same  and  the  expenditure 
of  Same  to  the  best  of  his  ability  and  judgement. 

Resolved  that  the  bills  for  Pew  rents  be  placed  in  the  Pews  as  formerly. 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J.  O.  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  June  5th  1871 
Meeting  of  the  Board  called,  At  F  C.  Van  Dyks  Store.  Present  Henry 
Clark  John  Ramage  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  and  J  O  Smith,  Resolved  that  Mr  Van 
Dyk  be  directed  to  use  such  measures  As  in  his  judgement  the  case  requires, 
To  pay  Mr  John  Lum  the  principal  and  interest  due  him  In  regard  to  a 
Bond  and  Mortgage  held  by  said  Lum  on  Parsonage  property.  Mr  Van 
Dyk  having  the  matter  in  such  Shape  to  be  enabled  to  pay  him  if  necessary. 
Mr  Lum  does  not  require  his  money  until  the  first  of  October 

J.  O.  Smith 

Paterson  July  27  1871 
Meeting  of  the  Board  Trustees  at  Mr  Van  Dyks  Store 
Minutes  of  meetings  Apl  24  and  5  June  were  read  and  approved. 
Resolved  That  as  a  Board  we  are  not  Satisfied    with   the    large   amount   of 
Pew  Rents  in  arrears  and  hereby  direct  our  Collector  Mr  Pye   to   make   re- 
peated calls  on  the  delinquents  and  report  the  Success  of  the  Same   in   per- 


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son  at  our  next  meeting.     Which  is  hereby  ordered  to  take  place    on    Septr 
11.  Proximo. 

Resolved.  That  the  President  of  this    Board    be    authorized    to    collect    the 
amount  of  the  interest  now  due  and  hereafter  to  become  due  on   the  Regis- 
tered Bond  of  the  United  States  for  $1000.00  Given  to  us  by  Mrs  Devereaux 
Resolved  That  we  now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Paterson  Septr  IS  1871 
Board  of  Trustees  met  at  F  C  Van  Dyks  Store  Minutes  of   meeting   July 
27  adopted  omitting  the  first  two  resolutions* 

J  O  Smith  appointed  a  committee  to  get  from  Mr  Wm  Pennington  a  list 
of  improvements  on  parsonage  and  prices  of  Same  as  proposed  by  Mr  Wm 
A  Butler. 

Resolved  to  adjourn  until  Monday  of  next  week  25  Inst  to  meet  at  the 
Lecture  room  of  the  church  at  4  Oclock  P  M 

J  O  Smith 

Secty. 

Paterson  Septr  25  1871 

Meeting  of  Trustees  as  per  call  ordered  at  last  meeting  on  18  Inst 

Minutes  of  18  read  and  approved 

Resolution  passed  that  Messrs  J  O  Smith  &  F  C  Van  Dyk  to  get  from 
Wm  Pennington  Esqr  to  get  items  of  Parsonage  improvements 

Resolution  of  Mr  Salter  passed  Viz  That  proposals  for  the  purchase  of 
the  church  Parsonage  be  requested  through  the  public  press.  And  that  the 
tender  or  bids  be  received  up  to  at  which  time  the  bids  shall  be  pub- 

lically  opened.     And  that  the  Trustees  shall  decide  whether  it  is  for  the  in- 
terest of  the  church  to  accept  the  same  or  not. 

Resolved  that  from  a  portion  of  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  the  present 
parsonage,  A  new  one  shall  be  purchased, 

Resolved,  That  Messrs  J  O.  Smith  and  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  be  a  committee  to 
see  the  proper  parties  and  ascertain  whether  in  case  the  Trustees  decide  to 
sell  the  church  parsonage  if  all  Legal  difficulties  will  be  removed  by  them 
and  invest  a  portion  only  in  the  purchase  of  a  new  One  and  use  the  balance 
in  paying  off  the  debt,  And  the  remainder  of  the  funds  invested  as  the 
trustees  may  decide  for  the  best  interest  of  the  church 

Resolved  to  adjourn.  Pursuant  to  the  call  of  the  Committee  Viz  J  O 
Smith  and  F.  C.  Van  Dyk 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

*  These  two  resolutions  name  nine  delinquent  pew  renters.  The  resolutions  are  erased 
in  the  minute-book,  and  hence  are  omitted  in  print. 


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Paterson  Octr  8  1871 

Board  met  per  Call  of  Committee  at  meeting  as  ordered  Sept  25  1871 
Report  of  said  committe  J  O  Smith  &  F  C  Van  Dyk  Shewing  items  of  bills 
&C  for  work  upon  Study  from  Wm  Pennington  Esqr  as  paid  by  Wm  A 
Butler  (Said  filed.) 

Resolution  Passed.  That  the  Trustees  of  the  church  give  Mr  Wm  A  But- 
ler a  mortgage  of  Two  thousand  dollars  for  purchase  from  him  of  the  build- 
ing Known  as  the  Study  on  Parsonage  lot  And  improvements  on  the  par- 
sonage, On  condition  that  the  Same  mortgage  be  at  once  assigned  to  Mrs 
M  Hornblower  for  her  benefit* 

No  action  taken  on  Sale  of  Parsonage 

Rosolved  to  adjourn 

I.  O.  Smith 


Paterson  Nov  27  1871 

Board  met 

Resolution  passed  approving  the  minutes  of  Octr  8 

Resolution  passed,  That  the  mortgage  named  in  minutes  of  the  meeting 
of  the  8  Octr,  To  be  made  to  Mr  Vv'm  A  Butler  for  the  benefit  of  Mrs  M 
Mornblower  To  run  for  ten  years,  The  interest  to  be  paid  annually,  with  the 
privilege  of  paying  off  said  mortgage  at  any  time  during  Said  term.  No- 
tice thereof  being  given  thirty  days  in  advance. 

Resolution  passed  that  Messrs  J  O  Smith  and  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  be  in- 
structed to  obtain  from  Wm  Pennington  Esqr  (In  writing)  His  legal 
opinion,  of  the  right  of  Trustees  in  selling  the  Parsonage  property,  and 
uses  of  proceeds  thereof. 

Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  2o  Nov  approved.  Resolutions  therein 
passed  are  laid  over,  Subject  to  ascertaining  the  legal  right  of  the  Trustees 
to  make  the  Sale  of  Parsonage  property. 

Resolution  made  and  Seconded  to  adjourn 

J  0  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Deer  13  1871 
At  a   meeting  of  the  congregation  according  to  call  given  on    thursday    30 
day  of  Nov  Hiram  Hathaway  was  called  to  the  chair  and    J    O    Smith    ap- 
pointed Secretary.     The  following  persons  were  chosen  trustees  to    fill   va- 

*  Mr.  William  A.  Butler,  brother  of  Mrs.  Hornblower,  lived  in  the  parsonage  and  built 
the  study  in  the  yard  for  the  greater  comfort  of  his  brother-in-law,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Horn- 
blower, the  pastor  of  the  church. 


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cancies,  For  the  next  two  years  Messrs  John  Bently  John  O  Smith  and  Wm 
Moore 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 
For  First  Presbyterian 
Society 

Tuesday  Evening. 
Paterson  19  Deer  1871 
At  a  full  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  office  of  J  O  Smith 
No  165  Market  St  An  election  for  ofiicers  was  made.  For  President  Mr 
Henry  Clark.  Secretary  J.  O.  Smith.  Treasurer  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  Jeremiah 
Pye  Collector  and  Sexton  Salary  for  both  appointments  Four  hundred  dol- 
lars per  annum 

Report  of  Treasurer  for  the  year  ending  at  this  date  was  read  and  accepted 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J.  O.  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  April  24  1872 

Board  of  Trustees  held  a  meeting  in  the  Lecture  room  at  9  oclock  I'  M 
Present  H  Clark  B  Salter  John  Ramage.  F  C  Van  Dyk  John  Moore-  & 
John  O  Smith 

A  Committee  on  music  was  appointed  to  supply  an  organist  &  choir  for 
the  church  for  ensueing  year.  Messrs  J  O  Smith  B  Salter  &  John  Ramage 
were  chosen  such 

Amended  That  J  O  Smith  has  entire  charge  of  making  said  appointments 
and  will  be  paid  Eight  Hundred  dolls  in  four  Quarterly  payments  to  meet 
the  Salaries  of  the  members  of  the  choir. 

Resolved  that  this  Board  tender  Mr  J  O  Smith  their  hearty  thanks  for  his 
interest  taken  in  the  music  of  the  church  for  times  past 

Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  was  instructed  to  draw  up  a  note  &  have  it  properly- 
signed  and  use  it  if  necessary  to  meet  indebtedness  of  the  church,  In  antici- 
pation of  receipts  from  income  of  the  church. 

Mr  Van  Dyk  is  also  instructed  to  inquire  into  the  expense  of  lighting  the 
church  anew  Say  by  Reflecters. 

Motion  made  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  May  27  1872 
At  the  call  of  Mr  John  Bentley  the  Trustees  met  at  the    church    to    take 


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into  consideration  the  proposition  of  lighting  the    building    with    new   Gas 
Fixtures  adequate  for  the  purpose 

Mr  Van  Dyk  being  a  committee  on  this  subject  reported  favourably  in 
haveing  it  done  by  Reflectors,  Mr  Eugene  Beggs  offering  to  do  the  job  sat- 
isfactorily to  the  Board 

Mr  Salter  offered  a  proposition  to  have  the  church  outside  Repaired 
Painted  and  otherwise  put  in  good  order. 

Mr  Ramage  offered  a  resolution  in  addition  to  the  outside  necessary  work 
done,  To  have  the  inside  of  the  Building  Cleaned,  newly  carpeted  and  the 
back  of  the  Pews  covered  with  a  Suitable  material  and  uniform  Color. 

A  Committe  was  then  chosen  to  make  all  necessary  arrangements  to  have 
the  whole  work  done  Consisting  of  Mr  John  Bently  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  &  Mr 
John  Ramage,  to  report  at  an  early  day 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Paterson  June  24  1872 

Meeting  of  the  Trustees  at  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyks  Store. 

Resolution  passed  empowering  the  committee  on  repairs  to  proceed  at 
once  with  the  Outside  work  upon  the  church. 

Reports  were  heard  from  those  having  Subscription  lists   in    Charge   and 
for  contributions 
Minutes  of  meeting  of  May  27  were  approved 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

Paterson  July  16  1872 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  according  to  call  at  the  Stoie  of   Mr  F 
C  Van  Dyk. 

Report  of  the  committe  on  Repairs  was  received.  Viz  Ten  (10)  bids 
were  given  for  the  Outside  Painting,  of  the  church  and  Lecture  Room. 

The  Contract  for  Same  was  given  to  Mr  Henry  I  Blauvelt  at  the  price  he 
proposed  say  Five  hundred  and  Eighty  (580  00)  dollars 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith  Secty 

Paterson  July  23d  1872 
Board  of  Trustees  in  Compliance  with  call  met  at  F  C    Van    Dyks    Store 
Present  Henry  Clark  John  Bently  John  Ramage  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  and   John 
O  Smith. 

The  names  of  the  members  of  the  congregation  were  classified  and  di- 
vided among  the  Several  Solicitors  for  Subscriptions,  The  footings  of  the 
Lists  already  brought  in  amount  to  Twenty  five  Hundred  ($2500.)  dollars 

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Motion  of  J  O  Smith  carried,  that  the  Committee  on  repairs  go  on  with 
all  the  work  proposed  outside  and  inside  of  the  church  edifice  and  Lecture 
room,  with  full  power  to  make  such  contracts  as  are  necessary  for  the  com- 
pletion of  same. 

Resolved  to  adjourn. 

J  O  Smi'h 

Secretary 

Paterson  Octr  22d  1872 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  F.  C.  Van  Dyks  Store    Present    full 
Board 

Minutes  of  meeting  July  23d  1872  were  read  and  approved 
Report  from  the  Committee  on  repairs  was  heard,  That  the  whole  expen- 
diture on  the  church  and  Lecture    room   was    $4903. 91-100     [amount    now 
subscribed  4276.75  and  from  Cushions  alone  $235 — ]* 

Resolved  That  the  price  of  the  cushions  be  attached  to  each  bill  for 
Quarterly  Pew  rent  due  Nov  1st  Prox  to  those  persons  who  have  not  already 
paid 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  0  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  Novr  28  1872 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Pres  Society  was 
held  in  the  church  immediately  after  Service 

Mr  Henry  Clark  was  chosen  chairman  and  Wm  Nelson  Secretary 

The  chairman  stated  the  object  of  the  meeting  was,  to  elect  four  Trustees 
to  succeed  Benjamin  Salter  Henry  Clark  John  Ramage  and  Francis.  C. 
Van  Dyk  whose  terms  expired  to  day. 

Mr  II  A  Williams  moved  that  the  four  named  be  re-elected,  which  was 
unanimously  agreed  to. 

Mr  Van  Dyk  from  the  committee  on  repairs  stated  that  the  Painters  rep- 
resented that  they  had  lost  about  700  dollars  on  their  contracts  and  though 
they  did  not  claim  it  Yet  they  would  like  to  be  reimbursed  for  their  actual 
losses 

Mr  Williams  moved  that  a  Committee  on  repairs  &C  be  continued  and 
empowered  to  Solicit  Subscriptions  for  the  payment  of  the  extra  amount  of 
work  according  to  the  claim  of  the  contractors 

Mr  Tuttle  moved  as  an  amendment  that  the  matter  be  referred  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  with  power. 

*  The  words  in  brackets  are  in  pencil  in  the  minute-book. 


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!VIr  Williams  accepted  the  amendment  which  was  thereupon  unanimously 
agreed  to     There  being  no  further  business  the  meeting  adjourned 

YVm  Nelson 

Secretary* 

Paterson  Tuesday  Evg  Deer  3  1872 

Meeting  of  the  Trustees,  When  an  election  of  officers  was  held.  After 
being  called  to  order  by  Mr  Henry  Clark,  nominations  were  made  Viz  Mr 
Clark  as  President  of  the  Board  who  was  unanimously  elected,  Mr  J  O 
Smith  ditto  as  Secretary  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  ditto  as  Treasurer  and  Mr  J  Pye 
ditto  as  collector  of  Pew  rents  and  Sexton  of  the  church.  Salary  of  Pye 
as   usual   400   dolls   per  annum. 

A  resolution  was  read  and  made  by  Mr  Salter,  that  the  thanks  of  this 
Board  are  tendered  to  Messrs  Bently  Van  Dyk  and  Kamage  for  their  faith- 
ful Services  rendered  in  overseeing  the  repairs  of  the  church  and  for  the 
very  creditable  manner  and  economy  in  which  the  work  was  done.  This 
resolution  was  heartily  concurred  in  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  book  of 
minutes 

Resolution  was  passed  that  the  Bible  Class  room  attached  to  the  Lecture 
room  be  put  in  order,  for  the  use  of  any  missionary  association  of  the 
church,  or  for  other  meetings  connected  with  the  church,  and  that  Messrs 
Ramage  &  Van  Dyk  be  a  committee  with  power  to  attend  to  the  Same,  and 
any  necessary  repairs  or  cleaning  to  be  done  to  the  Lecture  room. 

Resolved  that  the  Interest  accumulated  of  the  legacy  left  by  Mrs  M  C 
Devereaux,  be  applied  to  the  Board  of  Education  &  added  to  the  next  col- 
lection for  that  purpose  which  shall  be  taken  up  in  the  church. 

A  Communication  was  Sent  in  by  the  Fire  &  Water  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Alderman  of  this  city,  asking  the  concurrence  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  in  refference  to  attaching  an  electrical  alarm  to  the  Bell  of  our 
church,  &Cf  Mr  Bently  Mr  Ramage  and  Mr  Moore  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  inquire  into  the  expediency  of  Same  and  report  to  the  Trustees 
their  investigations 

Resolved  to  adjourn  Subject  to  the  call  of  the  Secretary 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  April  3d  1873 
Upon  call  of  the  Secretary  a  meeting  of  the  Board  o(  Trustees   was    held 
this  evening  Present  Mess  John  Ramage  Henry  Clark  F.  C.  Van  Dyk    and 
J  O  Smith 

*These  minutes  are  in  the  handwriting  of  John  O.  Smith,  Secretary   of   the    Board    of 
Trustees. 
tThis  was  for  the  introduction  of  the  Gamewell  fire  alarm  system. 


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Minutes  of  meeting  Deer  3d  were  read  and  approved 

Resolved  that  in  consequence  of  the  injuries  Sustained  by  the  Severe 
Storms  and  frosts  of  the  past  winter  upon  the  Side  walls  Cornices  and  Gut- 
ters of  the  church,  that  it  is  necessaiy  to  have  the  Same  altered  and  repaired 
at  once,  therefore  a  committee  be  appointed  to  attend  to  Same 

Messrs  John  Bently  J  Ramage  and  Henry  Clark  were  nominated  and 
elected  to  fill  Said  committee  and  empowered  to  have  said  repairs  done. 

Resolved  to  meet  again  on  Tuesday  Evg  next  8th  inst  notice  of  Same  to 
be  given  to  each  member  of  the  Trustees  by  the  Secretary 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  April  8th  1873 

Meeting  of  Trustees.  A  full  Board  being  Present  Viz  Henry  Clark.  Wm 
Moore  Tohn  Ramage.  John  Bently.  F.  C  Van  Dyk  Benjamin  Salter  and  J 
O  Smith 

Minutes  of  meeting  3d  April  were  read  and  approved. 

Motion  being  made.  It  was  resolved  to  call  on  the  Pew  Owners,  and  if 
the  consent  of  two  third  thereof  be  obtained,  to  advance  the  rents  of  the 
Pews  in  our  church. 

A  committee  of  one  was  appointed  to  call  on  above  said  Pew  Owners  and 
get  their  written  consent  to  an  advance  of  Twenty  per  cent  (20)  on  present 
assessment  of  Pew  rents.  John  O  Smith  was  given  said  appointment,  and 
requested  to  report  on  Saturday  Evg  next  at  our  meeting  which  is  now 
called  for  that  date  12th  inst 

Resolved  That  J  O  Smith  be  a  committee  to  engage  an  Organist  and 
choir  for  the  church  and  that  we  appropriate  Eight  Hundred  &  ninety  dolls 
($890)  to  meet  the  expenses  of  Same  for  the  ensueing  year  commencing  on 
May  1st  Proximo. 

Resolved  to  now  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  12  April  1873 
Meeting  of  Trustees  according  to  call  at   last   meeting.     Present    Henry 
Clark  John  Ramage  William  Moore  Benjamin  Salter  F.   C.    Van    Dyk   and 
John  O  Smith 

Minutes  of  meeting  8th  inst  were  read  and  approved. 

Report  of  T.  O  Smith  was  received  Stating  the  consent  of  two  thirds  of 
the  Owners  of  Pews  in  the  church  had  been  obtained  in  writing  to  an  ad- 
vancement of  twenty  (20)  per  cent  on  the  present  rentals 


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It  is  therefore  now  resolved.  Whereas  the  consent  of  two  thirds  of  the 
Pew  owners  in  our  church  has  been  obtained  in  writing,  to  an  increase  of  20 
per  cent  on  the  present  rates  paid.  That  we  add  the  same  per  centage  on 
all  the  Pews  in  the  church,  and  in  making  the  aforesaid  advance,  fractional 
parts  of  a  dollar  shall  be  avoided.  This  advance  to  take  effect  on  1st  May 
Proximo.  It  is  also  resolved,  that  the  Pew  rents  be  due  and  hereafter  paid 
Quarterly,  in  advance.  In  consideration  of  the  necessity  of  meeting  present 
and  prospective  expenses. 

Resolved  that  the  usual  notice  be  given  by  the  Secretary  to  be  read  from 
the  pulpit  of  the  church  that  the  Pews  will  be  rented  from  May  1st  Proximo, 
and  attendance  by  the  Trustees  given  on  that  Day  in  the  church  from  3  to  5 
OCiock  in  the  afternoon. 

Resolved  that  the  preamble  and  resolutions  be  Sent  to  the  Pastor  to  be 
read  from  the  pulpit  for  the  three  Succeeding  Sabbaths. 

Mr  John  Ramage  and  Mr  Mr  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  were  appointed  a  commit- 
tee to  make  a  revision  of  rates  on  the  rent  of  Pews. 

Resolved  that  the  insurance  on  the  Parsonage  hereafter  be  Six  thousand 
dollars,  also  that  the  insurance  on  the  church  be  increased  to  Sixteen  thou- 
sand dollars  and  that  the  insurance  on  the  Lecture  room  be  increased  from 
One  thousand  dollars  to   Two  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Church  held  at  the  house  of  B  Salter  July 
1st  1873  present  II  Clark  John  Bently  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  &  B  Salter 
On  motion  B  Salter  was  elected  Secretary  pro  tem. 
Committee  on  church  repairs  made  their  report  that 

4970  54  had  been  collected 
and  4935  15  Paid  out 


$  35.39  leaving  a  balance 
which  was  paid  into  the  church  Treasury. 

Report  was  read  &  committee  discharged  with  thanks  for  their  attention 
to  the  work  &C.  Lecture  Room  Repairs  &  improvements  Committee  re- 
ports that  $619.67  had  been  Spent,  the  report  was  received  and  the  Com- 
mittee discharged. 

Report  of  committee  on  roof,  cornice  &C  made  who  reported  that  the 
nett  cost  of  those  repairs  was  $383  07  report  was  received  and  committee 
discharged. 


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Report  of  Treasr  of  church  Bal  Nov  23  |  ~2  593.79 

Received  to  Jany  31st  1873  on  ace  Pew  rents  634.08 

Pew  rents  to  May  1  1005.21 

"         "     May  1st  to  July  on  old  ace  1365.67 

"         "       "       "   "     Aug  in  advance                   •  1075.96 

Penny  collections  from  Novr  24th  to  July  1  448.20 


5212.89 


Expenses 
Salary.  Sexton  choir  3275.93 

&  incidental  to  July  1  incl 
Viz  the  Pastors  Salary  to  July  1 
Lecture  room  Exp  619.67 

Roof  expenses  383  07  4278.67 


$934.22 

Add  bal  for  church  repars.  35.39 

Resolved  that  in  the  judgement  of  this  meeting  that  it  is  our  duty  to  ad- 
vance the  Pastors  Salary  at  the  earliest  practicable  moment  carried 

Resolved  that  the  evening  collection  be  dispensed  with 

Resolved  that  Mess  Ramage  &  Van  Dyk  be  a  committee  to  astertain  as  to 
the  probable  cost  of  heating  the  Lecture  Room  &  other  Suggested  improve- 
ments 

On  motion  adjourned 

B  Salter 
Secty  pro  tern 


Paterson  August  l'2th  1878 

Meeting  Board  Trustees.  Present  Messrs  Wm  Moore  John  Ramage 
John  Bently  Henry  Clark  F  C  Van  Dyk  &  J  O  Smith 

Minutes  of  meeting  July  1st  were  read  and  accepted 

Report  of  Committee  on  heating  aparatus  for  Lecture  room,  through  Mr 
Ramage  was  offered,  and  laid  on  the  table  for  future  action 

Committee  appointed  consisting  of  John  O  Smith  and  Wm  Moore  to  have 
the  church  Furnace  &  pipes  put  in  good  order,  also  the  Stoves  in  Lecture 
Room. 

Resolved  that  Mess  Bently  &  Ramage  be  a  committee  to  have  the  Parson- 
age and  roof  put  in  thorough  repair,  also  any  other  work  done,  which  is 
necessary  about  the  Premises. 

Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  of  the  Church  will  pay  the  bills  for  putting 
in  Ventilators  in  the  Lecture  Room. 


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Mr  Bently  is  instructed  by  this  Board  with  power  to  have  the  Hearse 
building  on  church  lot  removed,*  and  any  other  work  done  which  he  may 
see  fit  to  put  said  premises  in  order,  also  repairing  tences  and  gates  of  the 
cemetries. 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty. 

Paterson  N  J  Nov  18  1873 

Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  Present  Messrs  Henry  Clark  John 
Bently  John  Kamage  Wm  Moore  F  C  Van  Dyk  &  J  O  Smith 

Minutes  of  last  meeting  read  and  approved 

Verbal  report  of  Committee  on  repairing  furnace  in  church  and  Stoves  in 
Lecture  was  made 

Committee  on  repairing  of  Parsonage  &  premises  surrounding  Same. 
Also  grounds  and  out  buildings  about  the  church  all  having  been  attended 
too  Said  Committee  was  discharged. 

Resolution  offered 

That  in  the  providence  of  God  Mr  Benjm  Salter  an  active  member  of  this 
Board,  has  been  called  away  by  death  since  last  we  met.f  A  man  always 
ready  to  take  part  in  the  varied  buisness  of  tin's  body  and  to  whom  we  could 
look  for  counsel  and  with  respect.  We  would  now  express  our  deep  regret 
at  this  loss  and  in  humiliation  Submit  to  the  will  of  a  wise  and  merciful 
Father 

Report  of  Treasurer  was  read  and  accepted. 

Mr  Ramage  made  Known  to  this  Board  that  Mr  James  Angus  was  ready 
to  donate  to  the  church  a  lot  of  ground  to  be  used  only  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting  a  parochial  Sabbath  School  upon  it,  and  for  its  uses.! 

Resolved  that  we  receive  this  lot  upon  his  own  terms  to  be  expressed  in 
deed  of  Same  and  hereby  express  our  most  hearty  thanks. 

Resolved  that  we  purchase  a  lot  adjoining  the  one  given  by  Mr  James 
Angus  for  the  Sum  of  One  thousand  dollars  with  a  credit  upon  Same  of  ten 
years  paying  interest  upon  Same  annually 

Resolved  that  we  erect  a  Suitable  building  on  Said  lots  for  afore  men- 
tioned purposes,  &  that  a  committee  to  make  arrangements  with  power  be 
appointed  to  carry  such  into  effect  Viz  Mess  John  Bently.  Ramage  &  Van 
Dyk  be  said  committee. 

*The  building  (of  frame)  stood  on  Cross  street,  adjoining  the  Lecture  Room.  It  was 
not  removed  until  1886,  when  it  was  taken  down  to  make  room  for  the  present  church 
parlor. 

+Mr.  Benjamin  Salter,  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  for  some  time  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday  School,  died  October  3d,  1873. 

$Part  of  the  site  on  which  the  Westminster  Presbyterian  Church  now  stands,  on  Spring 
street. 


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Resolved  that  a  letter  of  thanks  be  written  and  Sent  by  Mr  Van    Dyk    to 
Mr  Pearce  for  his  interest  and  Services  given  at  the  time  of  renovating   and 
painting  the  church  during  the  Summer  of  last  year 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Novr  27  1873 

A  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  this 
city  was  held  in  the  church  building  on  this  day  (Thanksgiving  day)  im- 
mediately after  the  usual  Services  due  notice  having  been  given  from  the 
Pulpit  on  each  of  the  three  Sundays  previous 

Mr  Henry  Clark  was  chosen  chairman  &  Mr  Wm  Nelson  Secretary. 

The  chairman  stated  that  one  of  the  objects  of  the  meeting  was  to  choose 
four  Trustees.  One  for  one  year  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of 
Mr  Benjamin  Salter  &  three  for  two  years  to  succeed  Messrs  John  Bently 
Wm  Moore  &  John  O  Smith  whose  terms  were  expiring 

Several  nominations  were  made  &  a  ballot  being  taken  the  following  per- 
sons received  the  highest  number  of  Votes  and  were  declared  elected  Trus- 
tees, for  one  Year,  Viz  Mr  Wm  Cooke  &  for  two  years  John  Bentley  John 
O  Smith  and  Socrates  Tuttle 

On  motion  of  Mr  John  Ramage  it  was  resolved  unanimously  that  the 
Pastors  Salary  be  advanced  Five  Hundred  dollars  or  at  the  rate  of  Three 
thousand  dollars  per  annum  dating  from  November  1st  1873 

On  motion  Reslolved  to  adjourn 

(Signed)  Wm  Nelson 

Secretary* 

Paterson  Deer  2d  1873 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  minutes  of  meeting  Novr  18  were  read 
and  approved. 

Officers  to  be  chosen  for  the  next  year  Mr  Henry  Clark  was  nominated 
&  Elected  President 

John  O  Smith  ditto  as  Secretary 
F.  C.  Van  Dyk  "     "    Treasurer 
Jeremiah  Pye  Sexton  Salary  f  300.  per  Annum 
"  Collector  "  100     "       " 

Committee  on  Heating  church  and  Lecture  Room  were  discharged. 
Resolution  passed  appropriating  to  J   O  Smith   Committee   on   music   an 
addition  of  One  Hundred  &  Sixty  two  50-100  to    be   paid    during   the    five 

♦These  minutes  are  in  the  handwriting  of  John  O.  Smith. 


I4I 

months  Succeeding  the  first  of  Deer  inst  in   Salary  to    Mrs    Low    added    to 
that  already  appropriated  by  Mr  Smith  for  Sopranos  Salary 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

John  C)  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  March  30  187-4 
Meeting  of  Board  trustees,  all  the  members  being  present 
Minutes  of  Deer  3d  1873  read  and  approved. 
Report  of  building  committee  for  Mission  School  was  read  and  ordered  to 

be  entered  on  book  of  minutes  Viz 

Cost  of  building  including  Seats  lights  &  other  furniture         $1749. 

Subscription  to  Same  1664 


Deficiency  $     85. 

Resolutions  passed  that  a  remonstrace  be  drawn  up  and  presented  to  the 
Board  of  Alderman  (or  the  proper  authorities)  opposing  the  maccadamising 
of  Ward  St  between  Main  &  Cross  Sts  &  that  the  President  of  this  board 
Sign  Said  remonstrance  official ly.* 

Motion  made  by  Mr  Tuttle  &  Seconded  that  an  appropriation  of  Thir- 
teen hundred  dollars  be  made  towards  the  defraying  of  Organist  &  Choir  in 
church  for  ensueing  year.  Amended  by  resolution  of  Mr  Clark  that  one 
thousand  be  the  sum  appropriated.  The  ayes  &  noes  being  taken  the  orig- 
inal resolution  was  lost  2  to  5.  The  amendment  being  voted  upon  was 
carried  giving  one  thousand  dollars  towards  said  expenses!  viz  paying  choir 
salaries  and  assistant  in  blowing  the  organ 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

[  O  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  Octr  6th  1874 
At  the  call  of  the  Secretary  in  writing  for  a  meeting    of   the    Trustees    of 
First  Presbyterian  Society.     A  full  Board  was   present    at    the    office   of   S 
Tuttle  Esqr.  this  evening. 

Minutes  of  last  meeting  (March  30)  were  read  and  approved. 
A  resolution  was  passed,  That  an  application  having  been  made  to  this 
board  by  a  member  of  the  congregation  (Mr  Wm  Ryle)  for  the  appropria- 
tion of  a  part  of  the  new  cemetery  lot  on  Market  Street  for  the  use  of  the 
Ladies  Hospital  Association  of  Pateison,  for  Hospital  purposes.  That 
upon  the  receipt  of  an  application  in  writing  from   Said  association    for    the 

*The  objection  was  not  to  the  improvement,  but  was  due  to  the  fact  that  the  entire  cost 
of  such  work  at  that  time  was  assessed  on  the  property  fronting  on  the  street. 

20 


142 

appropriation  of  a  portion  of  said  lot  for  that  purpose  the  same  will  be  con- 
sidered 

No  further  business  being  proposed  Resolved  to  adjourn 

John  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  Oct  20  1874 
Meeting  of  Trustees  at  8  Oclock  P.  M. 

Minutes  of  the  meeting  of  (>th  inst  were  read  and  approved. 
A  Communication  have  been  reed  from  the    Building    Committee    of    the 
Ladies  Hospital  association  was  read  &  received  for  consideration. 

Resolved  to  appoint  a  Committee  of  two  to  confer  with  the  building  Com- 
mittee of  Ladies  Hospital  asstn.  The  President  of  the  Board  to  appoint 
same.      Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  and  Mr  William  Cook  were  appointed 

Resolved  to  adjourn,  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board  to  be  held  at  office 
of  J.  O.  Smith  on  tuesday  Novr  3d  Proximo 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  Nov  3d  1874 
Meeting  of  the  Board.  Minutes  of  meeting  20th  Oct  ultimo  were  read 
and  accepted.  Committe  appointed  at  least  meeting  made  a  verbal  report 
through  its  chairman  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  giving  an  account  of  an  interview 
with  the  manages  of  the  Ladies  Hospital  association.  Viz  That  that  asso- 
ciation applied  for  twenty  four  lots  situated  in  our  new  Cemetery.  No  price 
beino-  named  the  matter  was  now  brought  up  for  consideration.  When  a 
motion  was  made  by  Mr  F  C  Van  Dyk  and  seconded  by  Mr  William  Cook 
when  it  was  resolved  to  offer  that  parcel  or  tract  of  land  situated  on  Market 
Street  being  the  upper  part  of  the  new  Cemetery.  24  (more  or  less)  city  build- 
ing lots,  that  each  lot  to  have  2500  square  feet  or  25  feet  by  100.  for  the 
sum  of  $500  for  each  lot.  this  offer  to  be  open  for  acceptance  for  ten  days 
from  the  4th  day  of  Novr  1874.  and  no  longer.  The  fences  are  not  in- 
cluded in  the  sale,  and  if  accepted  by  the  Ladies  Hospital  association,  the 
action  of  the  Trustees  to  be  submitted  to  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  to 
approve  or  disapprove  and  if  approved,  it  will  be  confirmed  by  the  Trustees. 
The  payments  to  be  one  third  Cash,  the  balance  on  Bond  and  Mortgage  In- 
terest payable  Semi  Annual 

Treasurers  Report  was  read  and  accepted  Showing  the  receipts   and    dis- 
bursements for  the  last  fiscal  year. 


143 

Leceipts  from  Pew  rents 

5074  86 

Collections  (boxes) 

540  63 

Delinquent  rents 

1113  89 

6729.38 

Expenses 

6569  07 

160.31 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

J.  O  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  X  J  Novr  26th  is 74 
At  a  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  this  city  held  this  day 
in  the  church  immediately  after  the  Thanksgiving  Service  pursuant  to  no- 
tice duly  given  from  the  pulpit  for  the  election  of  of  four  Trustees  to  suc- 
ceed Messrs  Henry  Clark  John  Ramage  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  and  William  Cook 
Mr  Henry  Clark  was  chosen  chairman  and  Mr  Wm  Nelson  Secretary 

Nominations    being    made  the   same    Trustees    were    renominated.     Mr 
Clark  declined  and  named  his  son  Mr  Henry.  I.   Clark  in   his    stead,    when 
Messrs  Van  Dyk.  Ramage.  Cook  and  Henry.  I.  Clark  were  elected    by    ac- 
clamation for  the  term  two  years 
Resolved  to  adjourn. 

Wm  Nelson 

Secretary* 

Paterson  Deer  7th  1874 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  purpose  of  Organizing. 
Present  Messrs  S  Tuttle  John  Bently  John  Ramage  William  Cook 
F  C  Van  Dyk  Henry  I  Clark  &  John  O  Smith.  After  being  called  to  order, 
proceeded  to  read  the  minutes  of  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  Nov  26 
Nov  past.  When  nominations  for  a  President  were  made,  Mr  S.  Tuttle  & 
Mr  John  Bently  were  nominated,  Mr  Bently  declined  Mr  Tuttle  was  then 
elected.  Mr  John  O  Smith  was  reelected  Secretary,  and  Mr  F.  C.  Van 
Dyk  Treasurer.  Mr  Pye  was  reelected  Sexton  and  Collector. 

A  Resolution  was  then  read  and  passed  Viz.  That  the  collector  appointed 
for  the  collection  of  Pew  rents  will  hereafter  be  required  promptly  to  collect 
all  Pew  Tents  and  to  report  to  the  Treasurer  in  writing  the  names  of  all  de- 
linquents at  the  expiration  of  every  month,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Treasurer  immediately  to  lay  such  monthly  reports  before  the  Board  of 
Trustees    for   such  action  as  they  may  deem  best 

♦These  minutes  are  in  the  handwriting  of  John  O.  Smith. 


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Regular  meetings  of  the  Board  to  be  held  the  last    Tuesday   evening   of 
each    fiscal    Quarter,    and    special    meetings    at   the  call  of  the  President  of 
which  due  notice  shall  be  given 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 

Paterson  Jany  26th  1875 

Regular  Quarterly  meeting  of  the  Board  Present  a  Quorem  Mr  Ram- 
age  called  to  the  chair  in  the  absence  of  the  President 

Minutes  of  meeting  Deer  7th  read  &  approved 

Resolution  made  &  carried  that  Mr  Pye,  the  collector  having  failed  to 
make  the  required  report  to  the  Treasurer  as  appearing  in  resolutions  of 
last  meeting  &  of  which  he  was  immediately  notified  by  the  Secretary  in 
writing.  That  Mr  Pye  be  notified  of  his  neglect  in  his  apparent  want  of 
attention  to  the  requirements  of  said  resolution  and  that  his  notice  be  again 
called  to  same,  and  in  case  of  his  continued  failure  that  immediate  action  on 
same  will  be  taken  by  the  Board 

Resolution  passed  That  owing  to  the  present  condition  of  the  Finances 
of  the  Church.  A  prompt  payment  of  the  Pew  rents  is  necessary,  and  the 
Trustees  have  reluctantly  decided  to  consider  every  Pew  vacant  on  which 
the  rent  is  one  or  more  quarters  delinquent  and  will  proceed  to  rent  it  to 
other  parties,  and  that  the  collector  be  required  to  read  this  too  or  notify  all 
who  are  in  arrears.     This  resolution  to  take  effect  on  May  1st  Proximo. 

Resolved  that  the  President  sign  a  power  of  attorney  to  the  firm  of  Henry 
I  &  John  Clark  to  collect  the  interest  now  due  and  accruing  on  the  invest- 
ment of  the  Devereaux  fund  &  that  they  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Treasurer 
of  the  session  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  given. 

Resolved  to  adjourn  to  meet  on  Tuesday  Evg  April  6th 

J  O  Smith 

Secty 

Paterson  Feby  8th  1875 
Meeting  of  Trustees  after  being  called  to  order  minutes  of  26  Jany    were 
read  &  approved 

Resolution  passed  that  a  printed  circular  be  properly  filled  up  and  issued 
to  each  delinquent  Pew  holder  giving  notice  of  amount  due,  and  a  limited 
time  granted  for  the  payment  thereof,  and  if  not  responded  too.  that  the 
pews  of  such  delinquents  will  be  considered  vacant  and  subject  to  be  rented 
to  others  on  the  first  of  May  next. 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  March  23d  1875 

At  the  call  of  the  President  for  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees.  A  full  Board 
being  present    The  minutes  of  the  meeting  previous  were  read  and  approved 

A  Resolution  was  passed  appropriating  One  thousand  dollars  for  furnish- 
ing the  music  for  the  services  of  the  church.  J.  O.  Smith  was  empowered 
as  a  committee  to  engage  the  Organist  and  other  members  of  the  choir  for 
the  year  ensueing  from  May  1st  1875 

Resolution  was  made  that  the  Janitor  of  the  mission  School  should  be 
paid  by  Treasurer  of  the  church. 

Mr  Van  Dyk  was  elected  collector  of  the  church  and  an  appropriation 
was  made  of  $100  to  pay  a  deputy  to  be  chosen  by  Mr  Van  Dyk 

Resolved  to  adjourn  J  O  Smith  Secty 


Paterson  N  J  13  April  1875 
Meeting  of  Trustees  at  the  office    of    the    President.     Present    S.    Tuttle 
Esqr  John  Ramage  F  C  Van  Dyk  &  John  O  Smith 

Minutes  of  meeting  March  23d  read  &  approved.  A  Communication 
having  been  made  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  that  the  Keys  of  the 
church  and  Lecture  room  had  been  sent  to  him  by  the  Sexton  stating  that 
he  had  accepted  a  situation  in  Hoboken  which  will  prevent  his  serving  us 
any  longer.  Therefore  Resolved  That  we  proceed  to  the  Election  of 
another  sexton  nominations  being  received  Viz 

George  Webster  (colored) 
Robert  Singleton 
James  Lutn  & 
Harry  Muzzy 
The  appointment  was  postponed  until  the  next   meeting     George    Brew- 
ster* was  hired  to  fill  vacancy  until  that  time,  at  f  5.  per  week. 

Resolved  that  every  Delinquent  Pew  Holder  Shall  have  a  circular  sent  to 
them  claiming  the  rent  due  by  them,  and  that  all  rents  are  payable  and  due 
in  advance  from  Quarter  to  Quarter 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  Sept  14th  1875 
Trustee  meeting  at  the  orifice  of  the  President 
Present  a  full  Board  being  called  to  order 
Minutes  of  meeting  13th  April  read  &  approved 

♦Webster. 


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Geo  Webster  employed  as  acting  Sexton  shall  be  instructed  to  examine 
the  falling  in  of  Soil  of  the  Old  Cemetry  &  in  case  of  the  exposure  of  the 
remains  of  the  Dead  that  he  at  once  have  them  carefully  buried  &  report 
such  instances  to  the  Treasurer  of  our  Society  <S:  that  he  will  renumerate 
him  for  such  service.     Webster  is  to  go  to  the  cemetries  twice  a  week. 

A  Committee  of  two  were  appointed  consisting  of  Mr  John  Bently  &  Mr 
William  Cooke  to  have  the  fences  and  gates  put  in  order  surrounding  the 
two  cemetries.     This  committee  was  selected  &  chosen  by  the  Board 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

T.  O.  Smith 

Secretary. 


Paterson  N.  J.  Nov  25  1875 
Congregation  met  according  to  call,  due  notice  having  been  given. 
Henry.  A.  Williams  Esqr  was  appointed  chairman  and  Mr  Wm  Nelson 
Secretary.  Minutes  of  meeting  in  1874  were  read  and  approved  The  bus- 
iness of  the  meeting  being  given  Viz  an  Election  for  three  trustees.  Mess 
S.  Tuttle  John  Bently  &  J  0  Smith  whose  terms  expiring,  were  renominat- 
ed. No  others  being  made,  an  election  was  then  held,  which  resulted  in 
the  reelection  of  the  above  named  gentleman,  to  serve  as  Trustees  for  the 
term  of  two  years  ensueing* 

Wm  Nelson 

Secretary 
per  J  0  Smith 

Voluntary 


Paterson  Novr  30th  1875 
Meeting  of  the  Trustees  Present  a  full  Board.     Minutes  of  congregation- 
al meeting  held  on  25  inst.  were  read  confirming  the  election  of    Messrs    S. 
Tuttle  Esqr  John  O  Smith  &  John  Bently  as  Trustees  of  the  church  for  the 
nexc  two  years  ensueing.     Minutes  of  14  Septr  of   the    Board    of    Trustees 
were  also  read  and  approved.     After  which  an  election  for  officers  was  held 
resulting  in  the  following  choice.     Socrates  Tuttle  Esqr  as  President   John 
O  Smith  Secretary  and  F  C  Van   Dyk  Treasurer  with   an    appropriation    to 
the  treasurer  of  One  Hundred  dollars  towards  paying  a  collector. 
•Geo  Webster  was  retained  as  Janitor  at  the  wages  of  5  dollars  per  week 
Mr  Ramage  was  chosen  as  a  committee  to  have  a  Porch  erected  over  the 
front  door  of  the  Mission  School. 


*As  in  1872,  1873  and  1874,  Mr.  Nelson  wrote  out  his  minutes  and  handed  them    to   Mr. 
Smith,  who  entered  them  in  the  minute-book  in  his  own  way. 


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Committee  on  Cemetries  reported  their  work  completed.      This  committee 
being  continued  with  the  addition  of  Mr  S.  Tuttle 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J.  O  Smith 

Secty 


Paterson  March  8th  1876 
Meeting  of  the  Trustees  present  our  President  Mess  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  John 
Ramage  Henry  I  Clark  Wm  Cooke  and  J  O  Smith 

Minutes  of  last  meeting  Nov  80th  1875  were  read  and  approved 
A  resolution  was  passed  that  an  offer  be  made  to  the  owners  of  burial 
lots  in  the  old  cemetry  where  they  are  likely  to  be  excavated  or  otherwise 
molested,  that  suitable  lots  of  ground  shall  be  given  in  exchange  in  the  new 
cemetry  within  certain  limits  and  restrictions  to  be  fixed  upon  by  a  commit- 
tee to  be  appointed  for  this  purpose.  Said  committee  is  now  appointed 
consisting  of  three  persons  F.  C  Van  Dyk  J.  O.  Smith  and  the  President  of 
this  Board.  New  deeds  hereafter  to  be  given  shall  be  drawn  so  as  to  con- 
vey to  the  purchasers  the  right  to  the  lots  for  burial  purposes  only,  to  them 
&  their  heirs  and  if  not  used  for  such  purposes,  they  shall  then  revert  to  the 
church. 

A  Resolution  was  passed  appropriating  One  thousand  dollars  for  the  pur- 
pose of  defraying  the  expenses  of  music  for  the  ensueing  year  from  May  1st 
1876.  Mr  I  O  Smith  was  appointed  the  committee  on  music  with  full 
power  to  make  all  and  suitable  arrangements  for  same  including  music  lor 
the  Lecture  room. 

A    Committee    consisting    of    three    persons  was  appointed  consisting  of 
Mess  Ramage  Wm  Cooke  and  John  Bently  to  raise  money  and  to  have    the 
mission  School  enlarged 
Resolved  to  adjourn 

J.  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  March  20th  1876 
Trustees  met  upon  call  of  the  Secretary.  Present  a  Quorum 
A  Resolution  was  made  authorizing  The  President  of  the  Board  to  sign 
a  receipt  for  One  thousand  dollars  paid  to  them  by  the  Executors  of  the  es- 
tate of  the  late  Mrs  Mary.  C.  Devereaux  having  been  given  by  her  to  the 
First  Presbyterian  Society  for  the  purpose  of  educating  young  men  for  the 
ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  See  minutes  of  April  12  1869  a  receipt 
having  been  sent  by  the  late  President  Henry  Clark  Esq  at  that  time  which 


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receipt  seems  to  have  been  mislaid  or  lost     Receipt  was  sent  to  E    A    Wet- 
more  Executor  originally. 

J  O  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  April  27th  1876 

Meeting  of  Trustees  at  the  call  of  the  President  held  this  evening  a  full 
board  being  present 

Minutes  of  meeting  of  March  8th  were  read  and  approved.  The  object 
of  this  meeting  being  stated  by  the  President  that  a  petition  had  been  sent 
to  him  which  reads  as  follows.  We  the  undersigned  being  informed  that 
there  is  to  be  a  change  made  in  the  choir  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church 
to  take  effect  May  1st.  We  would  respectfully  request  that  the  present 
choir  be  retained  Signed  by  Mrs  Robert  Barbour  and  ninety  six  other  per- 
sons members  of  our  church  and  congregation.  Petition  or  a  copy  of  same 
being  placed  on  file. 

A  motion  was  made  that  this  report  by  received  and  laid  upon  the  table. 
This  motion  was  afterward  withdrawn 

A  Resolution  was  then  passed  viz  In  view  of  the  request  of  Mrs  Robert 
Barboui  and  96  other  members  of  our  church  and  congregation  requesting 
that  the  present  choir  be  retained,  which  request  is  in  writing  and  bears 
date  April  22d  1876  and  is  now  laid  before  this  board.  That  it  appearing 
by  report  of  Mr  John.  O.  Smith  committee  on  music  that  he  has  already 
contracted  for  a  new  Organist  in  place  of  Mr  Oborski  and  for  another  so- 
prano in  place  of  Mrs  Low.  it  is  inexpedient  at  this  time  to  interfere  with 
the  arrangements  already  made  Resolved.  That  we  regret  that  a  request  so 
respectfull  and  largely  signed  should  not  have  been  made  known  to  this 
board  before  contracts  for  music  for  the  present  year  bad  been  made 

Resolved  to  adjourn. 

J.  O.  Smith 

Secretary 


Paterson  New  Jersy 
June  13th  1876 
The  Trustees  held  a  meeting  this  evening  at  the  call  of  their  President  at 
his  office,  a  full  board  being  present  Minutes  of  April  27th  were  read  &  ap- 
proved. A  report  of  the  building  committee  was  received  and  ordered  to 
be  placed  on  file  Viz  amount  received  by  subscription  towards  enlargement 
of  mission  building  on  Spring  Street  $1085. 


$708.30 

8.60 

6 

100 

922 

,90 

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(copy) 
Paid  the  carpenter  Mr  Rider  * 
"     Swift  &  McDonald 
"      Mr  Habben 
On  old  account 

Balance  on  hand  $162.10 

A  resolution  was  passed  ordering  a  fence  to  be  erected  surrounding  the 
mission  school  and  Mr  John  Bently  be  a  committee  to  attend  to  it. 

The  subject  of  music  was  brought  ud.  After  some  discussion  it  ap- 
peared that  the  congregation  being  dissatisfied.  Mr  Henn  A.  Williams  a 
member  of  the  Session,  having  been  appointed  to  meet  with  this  body, 
after  hearing  his  report.  It  was  resolved  to  appoint  a  new  committee  on 
music  when  Mr  Henry  I.  Clark  Mr  John  Ramage  (Mr  J.  O  S.mith  the  old 
committee  tendering  his  resignation,  which  was  accepted)  &  the  President 
including  Mr  H  A  Williams  from  the  Session  of  the  church  would  consti- 
tute this  committee,  empowering  them  to  make  arrangements  for  the  music 
in  the  church  for  the  ensueing  year. 

Resolved  that  an  appropriation  of  One  Hundred  dollars  be  made  at  this 
time  to  meet  all  the  expenses  which  have  been  accrued  &  which  will  be 
necessary  to  satisfy  the  engagements  of  the  organist  &  Soprano  Singer  now 
retiring.  (Note  this  amount  was  paid  to  J  O  Smith  in  early  part  of  July  & 
appropriated  as  proposed) 

A  report  was  received  through  Mr  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  that  Mr  John  Lum 
had  made  application,  for  his  money  which  our  Society  now  hold  upon 
Bond  &  mortgage.  Mr  Van  Dyk  was  appointed  a  committee  to  meet  if 
possible  this  obligation 

Resolved  to  adjourn 

John.  O.  Smith 

Secretary 

Here  ends  the  Secretary  Ship  of  J.  O.  Smith  who  has  filled  this  office  by 
appointment  of  the  Boards  of  Trustees  from  time  to  time  for  the  last  six- 
teen years  from  29  Novr  1860 

June  1876* 

Paterson  Novr  5  1876 

Notice  was  given  by  the  pastor  (Revd  David  Magie  D.  D.)  from  the  pul- 
pit, calling  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  on  thursday  Novr  30  (Thanks- 
giving day)  for  the  purpose  of  electing  Trustees  to  fill  vacancies  occurring 
at  that  time.  Said  notice  being  always  given  three  weeks  at  least  in  ad- 
vance 

John.  O.  Smith 

♦Note  in  the  handwriting  of  John  O.  Smith. 

21 


Annual  Meeting  of  Congregation.* 

Pat*son,  N.  J.,  Nov.  30,  1876. 

The  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  met  this  day,  pursu- 
ant to  notice  duly  given  from  the  pulpit  on  three  preceding  Sundays,  for 
the  election  of  Trustees  and  the  transaction  of  other  business. 

On  motion,  Henry  A.  Williams,  Esq.,  was  chosen  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wra 
Nelson  secretary. 

The  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting  held  November  25,  1876,  were  read 
for  the  information  of  the  Congregation. 

The  chairman  announced  that  the  Trustees  whose  terms  expired  at  this 
time  were  Messrs.  Francis  C.  Van  Dyk,  John  Ramage,  William  Cooke  and 
Henry  I.  Clark. 

Mr.  Henry  Muzzy  moved  that  said  Trustees  be  all  re-elected. 

The  following  communication  was  received,  and  read  by  the  secretary  : 
"Paterson,  N.  J. 

"Nov.  29,  '76. 
"To  the  Congregation    or    gathering 
"of   Pewholders  and  church  members 
"of  First  Presbyterirn  Ch    of    Pater 
"son.  N.  J. 

"Should  my  name  be  mentioned  in  connection  with  the    Trustee-ship   of 

'this  church  for  the  next  two  years — I  wish  to  say  most    respectfully,    that 

"on  no  condition  will  I    serve.     Those   connected    with    this   church    have 

"seen  fit  to  re-elect  me  from  time  to  time,  till  my  service  amounts    to    some 

"eight  or  ten  years.      In  my  humble  opinion,  it  will  be    far    better    for    the 

"church  and  for  the  individuals  who  may  be  elected  to  this   office   to    have 

"frequent  changes,  as  then  they  will  become  more  interested  in    the   affairs 

"of  the  church  and  both  the  church  and  themselves    will    be   greatly    bene- 

"fited  by  it. 

"Yours  truly, 

"F.  C.  Van  Dyk." 

Mr    S.  Tuttle  nominated  Mr.  William  Kyle  in  place  of  Mr.  Van  Dyk. 

Mr.  Muzzy  withdrew  his  motion. 

Messrs.  John  Ramage,  Henry  I.  Clark  and  William  Cooke  were  sever- 
ally renominated. 

Mr.  Tuttle  moved  that  the  vote  be  taken  upon  the  nominations  by  accla- 
mation. 

Which  was  agreed  to,  and  Messrs.  John  Ramage,  Henry  I  Clark,  Wm. 
Cooke  and  Wm.  Ryle  were  unanimously  elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing 
two  years. 

The  annual  report  of  the  Treasurer,  Mr.  F.  C.  Van  Dyk,  was  read  by 
the  Secretary,  as  follows  : 

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On  motion,  the  report  was  received. 

Mr.  Wm.  Crossett  asked  for  information  about  the  cost  of  the  choir, 
which  it  had  been  understood  would  not  exceed  $1,000  for  the  past  year. 

After  some  discussion, 

Mr.  Wm.  Nelson  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  congregation  that  for  the  en- 
suing year  the  expenses  for  the  church  music  do  not  exceed  one  thousand 
dollars. 

Mr.  S.  Tuttle  moved  as  an  amendment  that  Mr.  Oborski,  the  present 
Organist,  be  charged  with  the  provision  of  the  music  for  the  church,  with 
an  appropriation  of  one  thousand  dollars  at  his  disposal. 

Mr.  Henry  Muzzy  moved  as  an  amendment  to  the  amendment  that  "we 
follow  the  Presbyterian  doctrine  in  this  respect,  and  that  the  whole  matter 
be  left  in  the  hands  of  the  Session." 

Mr.  Tuttle  withdrew  his  motion,  to  which  opposition  had  been  expressed. 

The  Chairman  ruled  Mr.  Muzzy's  motion  out  of  order. 

Mr.  John  Ramage  moved  that  the  whole  matter  of  the  church  music  be 
left  to  the  Trustees,  as  heretofore. 

Which  was  not  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Nelson's  motion  was  then  agreed  to. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  it  was  unanimously 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  be  tendered  to  F.  C.  Van  Dyk,  Esq.,  for  his  able  and  valuable  ser- 
vices as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  said  Church  and  Treasurer 
of  said  Board  during  the  years  that  he  has  filled  such  positions. 

On  motion,  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 

A  copy  of  the  Resolution  in  connection  with  the  expression  of  thanks  &C 
of  the  congregation  to  Mr.  Van  Dyk  embodied  in  the  foregowing  minutes, 
has  been  forwarded  to  Mr.  Van  Dyk  on  Deer.  12th  1876 

J  O  Smith. 

Paterson  Dec  12th  1876 
Meeting  of  the  Board  called  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq.     Present   a    full 
Board  except  Mr  Ryle  &  Mr  Smith. 

Mr.  Tuttle  was  elected  chairman  and  Mr  Clark  Sec    pro  tern.      On    motion 
meeting  adjourned  to  meet  next  Friday,  Dec  19  |  76  at  8  o'clock    P.    M.    at 

same  place. 

H.  I.  Clark 

Sec  pro  tern 


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Paterson  Dec  19th  1876. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  held  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle    Esq.       Present   a    full 
Board  except  Mr  Smith  consisting  of  Mr  Tuttle,    Mr  Ramage,    Mr    Bently 
Mr  Ryle,  Mr  Cooke  &  Mr  Clark. 

Meeting  called  to  order  by  Mr  Tuttle  On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage,  Mr  Tut- 
tle was  unanimously  elected  President  of  the  Board  for  the  ensuing  year 
On  motion  Mr  Wm  Cooke  was  elected  Treasurer  &  Mr  H.  I.  Clark  Secre- 
tary for  the  ensuing  year.  Minutes  of  last  formal  meeting  held  June  13th 
1876  read  and  approved  except  that  part  which  includes  Mr  H  A  Williams 
as  one  of  committee  on  music,  which  was  ordered  to  be  stricken  out.  On 
motion  the  present  committee  on  music  were  continued  consisting  of  Mr. 
Tuttle  Mr  Ramage  &  Mr  Clark  and  an  appropriation  of  one  thousand  dol- 
lars was  made  for  music  for  the  ensuing  year.  On  motion,  Mr  Robt  Dall- 
ing  was  appointed  collector  for  the  ensuing  year  at  a  compensation  of  two 
per  cent  on  the  amount  of  Pew  Rents  collected.  On  motion  of  Mr.  Ryle  it 
was  agreed  that  the  services  of  Geo  Webster  as  janitor  be  continued 
weekly,  at  the  same  compensation  heretofore  paid  him. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage  that  the  chair  appoint  a  committee  the  chair  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  have  general  supervision  of    church    property     The 
Chair  appointed  Mr  Ramage  &  Mr  Bentley 
On  motion  adjourned. 

H.  I.  Clark  Sec 


154 

LIST  OF  PEW  OWNERS  IN  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH. 


Chas  Danforth 

1  Pew  No.  89 

Peter  Adams 

1 

'•       "     87 

John  Edwards 

1 

"       "     93 

Matthew  Jackson 

i      1 

'"      "     21 

Thos  Gould 

1 

"       "     46 

John  Garrison 

1 

"       "     97 

R  L  Colt 

3 

"   56,  84,  54 

Wm  Cundell 

1 

" 

Mary  Morrell 

1 

"     No.  88 

Stephen  Allen 

1 

"       "     86 

Jas  D  Lock  wood 

now 

owned  by  Mr  Crossman  71  Divi 

Henry  Muzzy 

1  Pew    "     82 

John  Colt 

2  Pews  129,  130 

A  S  Pennington 

2 

"      131,  132 

Henry  Clark 

2 

"      57,  59 

David  Burnett 

1 

"     No.  93 

Henry  Whiteley 

1 

"      "    78 

James  Close  widow  1 

"      "75 

22 

John  Keenan 

1  now  occupied  by  H.  A.  Williams 

John  Keenan 

1  Pew  No  53 

Wm  Crossett 

1     ' 

'     "    64 

Rogers  K  &  Gf 

2     ' 

'  137.  138 

26  Pews 

*The  above  list  is  on  a  sheet  of  note  paper,  pinned  to  a  fly  leaf  in  front  of  Vol.  III.  of 
the  Books  of  Minutes.  It  is  in  the  handwriting  of  Henry  Clark,  and  is  endorsed  across 
the  face,  in  red  ink,  in  the  handwriting  of  John  O.  Smith  :  "List  given  to  J  O.  Smith 
Secty  by  Henry  Clark  President  Board  Trustees."  The  name  John  Keenan,  and  the 
note  "was  occupied  by  H.  A.  Williams"  are  in  Mr.  Smith's  handwriting.  The  list  was 
made  out  probably  about  1863-  3. 

tRogers,  Ketcham  &  Grosvenor,  now  Rogers  Locomotive  and  Machine  Works. 


Minutes  of  Board  of  Trustees. 
Vol.  IV. 


Paterson  Feby  6th  1877 
Trustees  met  at  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq  Present  Mr  Ryle,    Mr  Ramage,    M 
Smith  and  Mr  Clark. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage,  Mr  Ryle  was  elected  chairman  of  this  meeting. 
Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr  F.  C.  Van  Dyke  presented  himself  before  the  Board  of  Trustees  and 
stated  that  Miss  Carrie  Edwards  and  Miss  Anne  Inglis  had  undertaken  to 
raise  by  subscription  from  the  members  of  the  church  and  congregation  a 
sufficient  sum  of  money  to  pay  off  the  indebtedness  on  the  Parsonage,  and 
that  in  their  behalf,  he  now  handed  the  following  evidences  of  indebtedness, 
receipted  in  full  or  cancelled  of  record  viz 

Bond  &  Mortgage  on  Parsonage  issued  to  John  Lum  August  25th  1860  for 
$3,000. 

Bond  &  Mortgage  on  Parsonage  issued  to  John  Lum  May  31st  1861  for 
$1,000. 

Pond  iS:  Mortgage  on  Parsonage  issued  to  William  A  Butler  October  8th 
1871  for  $2,000. 

Note  issued  to  Richard  Wessels  May  10th  1862  for  $500. 
Note  issued  to  John  Edwards  July  22d  1862  for  $904  78-100  also  Policies  of 
Insurance  assigned  to  Jno    Edwards   as    additional    security   on    Bonds   & 
Mt'ges  held  by  him 

1  Policy  No  4004  for  $3,000  expiring  Apl  31  |  78  in  Paterson  Ins  Co 
1     • '  I  of  No  1032  cancelled  No  9597  for  $1,000  expiring  Apl  19—79  in  do 
accompanied    by    a    list   of    subscribers    and    a  statement  showing  the  total 
amount  of  subscriptions  received  to  have  been  $7453  50-100  dollars,  the   en- 
tire amount  paid  in  liquidation  of  the  indebtedness  $7,404  78-100  leaving  a 
balance  of  receipts  in  excess  of  disbursements  of  $48  72-100    dollars    which 
was  enclosed  in  an  envelope  addressed  to  the  Treasurer  of  the    church    and 
accompanied  by  the  following  letter  dated  Feby  1st  1877 
To  the  Honorable  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
Gentlemen 

We  the  undersigned   have  the    honor    to   enclose    herewith,    the 
Bonds  and  Mortgages  paid  and  cancelled  of  record  and  the  two  notes  fully 
paid  and  satisfied  (amounting  to  in  all  $7,404  78-100)  which  have  been  held 
for  so  many  years  as  a  lien  on  the  Parsonage  of  our  church. 
22 


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Enclosed  also  you  will  find  the  Subscription  papers  with  the  amounts 
subscribed  for  the  liquidation  of  this  debt  &  the  accounts  showing  our  total 
receipts  and  expenditures.  These  we  trust  you  will  find  all  correct  and  sat- 
isfactory. 

The  small  balance  on  hand  you  will  please  place  to  the  Mission  School 
Mortgage.  This  has  been  promised  by  us  to  the  contributors.  We  would 
also  suggest  to  you  that  out  of  the  increased  available  income  of  the  church, 
an  annual  sum  say  $200,  be  paid  on  this  mortgage  &  so  gradually  remove 
this  debt  also. 

And  now  in  closing  up  our  work,  we  have  but  to  report 
unto  you,  the  deep  and  earnest  feeling  we  found  among  our  people  in  re- 
gard to  this  debt  ;  all  felt  the  burden,  all  were  anxious  to  do  their  share  as 
the  list  of  names  on  the  Subscription  list  sufficiently  prove,  and  the  often 
expressed  hope  should  the  debt  be  removed  that  the  Poor  of  the  Church 
be  "considered"  and  not  too  heavily  taxed  for  their  pew  rents  ;  and  also 
that  the  Trustees  in  all  their  future  works  of  usefulness  (and  we  hope  these 
will  be  many)  should  not  take  the  easy  method  of  assuming  Mortgages  but 
endeavour  to  raise  the  money  before  the  work  is  undertaken. 

If  Gods  Blessing  be  with  you  in  the  work  you  will  find  a  generous  and 
willing  response  from  the  people,  such  has  been  our  experience.  By  His 
Help  and  His  Aid  have  we  alone  done  our  work  and  now  at  its  successful 
close  we  would  offer  up  to  him  our  voice  of  thanksgiving  that  to  do  this,  we 
have  been  counted  worthy" 

Gentlemen 

We  have  the  honor  to  be 

Yours  very  Respectfully 
(signed)  Carrie  Edwards 

"  Anne  Inglis 

On  motion  of  Mr  Smith  it  was  Resolved  that  the  papers  be  received  and 
placed  on  file  and  that  the  envelope  said  to  contain  $48  72-100  dollars,  be 
handed  to  the  Treasurer  with  instruction  to  appropriate  the  same  in  partial 
payment  of  the  mortgage  on  the  Mission  School  in  accordance  with  the 
request  in  the  above  recorded  letter  of  Mrs  Edwards  and  Miss  Inglis 
On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage  it  was  Resolved  that  the  thanks  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  be  tendered  to  Mrs  Carrie  Edwards  &  Miss  Anne  Inglis  for  their 
disinterested  and  untiring  exertions  to  accomplish  the  task  that  they  had  so 
cheerfully  undertaken  and  which  under  the  blessing  of  God  has  been 
rewarded  with  such  signal  success,  and  that  the  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  be  requested  to  convey  the  same  to  them  by  letter. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Smith  it  was  Resolved  that  the  Secretary  have  the  above 
mentioned  Policies  of  Insurance  surrendered  by  Mr  John  Edwards  Mortga- 
gee changed  so  that  the  loss  if  any  be  made  payable  to  this  Society. 


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On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage  it  was  Resolved  that  the  President    be    requested 
to  examine  the  above  mentioned  papers  and  report  at  our   next    meeting   if 
all  the  forms  of  law  have  in  them  been  complied  with,  so  as    to   extinguish 
all  previously  existing  indebtedness  on  the  Parsonage. 
On  motion  adjourned 

H.  I.  Clark 

Secretary 

Paterson  April  17  |  77 
Trustees  met  at  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq     Present  a  full  Board. 
Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  of  the  Board  (Mr  Tuttle)  stated  that  he  had  called  this  meet- 
ing among  other  matters  for  the  purpose  of  submitting  the    request    of    Mr 
Jas  Morrison  that  the  Trustees  have  the  Fence  and  Remains  buried    in    his 
lot  in  old  Cemetery  (which  is  being  gradually  undermined)  removed  to    the 
new  cemetery  and  that  the  church  pay  for  the  said  removal. 
Motion  of  Mr  Smith  that  the  Society  pay  for  the  removal  of  fence  and   re- 
mains as  requested  by  Mr  Morrison  at  an  expense  not  to    exceed    seventeen 
dollars  was  not  agreed  to. 
Ayes'  Mr  Smith.  Mr  Ramage,  &  Mr  Tuttle 
Noes'  Mr  Bentley,  Mr  Cooke,  Mr  Ryle  &  Mr  Clark 
Committees  apointed  at  the  last  meeting  reported  as  follows. 
The  President  that  he  had  sent  copies  of  resolution  adopted  Feby  16  |  77  to 
Miss  Inglis  &  Mrs  Edwards  also  that  he  had  casually  examined  the    cancel- 
lation of  Bonds  &  Mortgages  &  Notes  (as  they  had  just  come  into    his   pos- 
session) which  appeared  correct  but  would  make  a  more  thorough  examina- 
tion. 

The  Secretary  that  he  had  left  the  Policies  of  Insurance  with  Paterson 
Fire  Ins  Co  to  have  loss  if  any  accrue  to  the  society  instead  of  Jno  Ed- 
wards Mortgagee 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage   Resolved   that   the   Board   of  Trustees   purchase 
five  new  Hymn  Books  with  music  for  the  choir  and  twenty  of   the    cheapest 
copies  for  the  use  of  the  non  members  of  the  congregation. 
On  motion  adjourned 

H.  I.  Clark  Sec 

Paterson  May  17  th  1877 
Trustees'  met  at  the    Office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 

A  Presentment  of  the  Grand  Jury  of  which  the  following  is  a  copy  was  sub- 
mitted to  the  Board, 
The  Grand  Inquest  of  the  County  of  Passaic  present, 

That  the 
burying  grounds  belonging  to  the  following  corporations  to  wit.  To  the 
First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  To  the  Saint  Pauls  Protestant  Episcopal 


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Church  and  The  First  Presbyterian  Church  are  in  a  neglected  and  dilapidated 
condition  and  as  the  same  now  are  public  nuisances 

And 
that  the  burying  ground  of  the  said  First  Presbyterian  Church  is  in  a  state 
which  exposes  the  bones  of  some  of  those  buried  therein  to  the  eyes  of  the 
public  and  that  unless  the  same  be  not  immediately  put  in  proper  condition 
they  ought  to  be  indicted  as  public  nuisances 

(signed)  Thos  N  Dale 

Foreman 

Paterson,  May  7  |  1877 
A  true  copy  from  the  files 

J.  H.  Blauvelt  Clk 
On  Motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  that  the  Presentment  of  the  Grand  Jury 
be  referred  to  the  committee  on  cemetery  (Mr  Tuttle  Mr  Bentley  &  Mr. 
Cooke)  and  that  they  have  a  survey  made  if  not  already  done  and  report 
what  is  necessary  to  be  done  for  the  protection  of  old  cemetery  against 
the  encroachment  of  adjacent  property  owners. 
On   Motion  Adjourned 

H  I.   Clark  Sec 
Paterson  May  31st  1877 

Trustees  met  at  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 

Committee  on  Cemetery  Reported  that  they  have  had  the  old  survey  staked 
out  and  that  they  find  that  a  fence  can  be  located  for  a  distance  of  two- 
thirds  of  our  line  at  present,  at  a  cost  of  about  Twenty-eight  dollars  per  one 
hundred  feet  and  that  as  soon  as  the  earth  is  removed  can  extend  the  same 
until  it  meets  the  fence  running  southerly  from  the  north-western  corner  of 
the  Cemetery 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  That  the  report  of  committee  be  received 
and  that  the  committee  be  empowered  to  erect  the  fence  in  accordance  with 
their  report  and  continue  the  same  from  time  to  time  until  there  shall  be  a 
continuous  fence  along  the  westerly  side  of  the  old  cemetery,  and  that  they 
further  be  empowered  to  remove  such  remains  as  may  be  liable  to  exposure 
by  removal  of  the  sand  and  to  reinter  them  in  some  other  part  of  the 
Cemetery. 
On  Motion  Adjourned 

H  I.  Clark  Sec. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  29,  1877., 
A  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  was   held 

this  day  (Thanksgiving),  immediately  after  the    morning  service,    pursuant 

to  notice  duly  given  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  H.  A.   Williams  was  chosen  chairman,  and  \Vm.  Nelson  secretary. 


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On  motion,  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  (Thanks- 
giving day,  1876)  was  dispensed  with. 

Mr.  Ramage,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  stated  that    the    business   of  the 
meeting  was  the    election  of   three    Trustees,    in    place    of    Messrs.     John 
Bentley,  William  Cooke  and  John  O.  Smith,  whose  terms  expired  this  year. 
Mr.  Dalling  moved  that  the  three  retiring  Trustees  be  reelected. 
Mr.  Muzzy  nominated  Benjamin  Crane. 

Messrs.  William  Cooke,  John  Bentley  and  William  Moore  were  nominated. 
Mr.  Ramage  stated  that  Mr.  Bentley  yesterday  requested   that    his    name 
be  withdrawn,  if  nominated. 

On  motion,  it  was  decided  to  elect  Trustees  by  ballot. 
The  chairman  appointed  Messrs.  Abram  Gould  and  Henry  I.  Clark   were 
appointed  Tellers. 

The  ballots  were  counted  with  the  following  result: 

Mr.   Bentley , 25 

Mr.  Cooke 24 

Mr.  Crane 14 

Mr.   Smith 11 

Mr.    Moore 3 

Blank 2 

The  chairman  declared  that  Messrs.  John  Bentley,  William  Cooke  & 
Benjamin  Crane  were  duly  elected  Trustees  of  the  church  for  the  next- 
ensuing  two  years. 

On  motion,  adjourned  until  next  Thankskiving  day. 

Wm.  Nelson. 


Paterson  Dec  4th  1877 
Tiustees' met  at  the  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esq     Present    Mr.    Ryle,    Mr    Ram- 
age, Mr  Cooke  Mr  Bentley  &  Mr  Crane,  &  Mr  Clark 

On  Motion  of  Mr  Bentley  Mr  Ryle  was  elected  temporary  chairman  of  this 
meeting 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved, 

The  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  congregation 
held  Nov  30th  1876  was  called  for,  from  which  it  appeared  that  Mr  Wm 
Cooke  was  elected  for  two  years  at  that  time  causing  a  vacancy  in  the  Board. 
On  Motion  of  Mr  Ramage  that  the  Board  proceed  to  fill  the  said  vacancy 
for  the  ensuing  two  years  and  that  Mr  S.  Tuttle  be  elected  to  the  same, 
was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

On  Motion  the  following  officers  were   unanimously    reelected    for   the   en- 
suing year 
Mr  S.  Tuttle  President 

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Mr  II.  I.  Clark  Secretary  and 

Mr  Wm  Cooke  Treasurer 

Mr  Root  Dalling  was  reappointed  collector    for   the   ensuing   year    on    the 

same  terms  as  last  year. 

Geo  Webster  (coll)  Janitor  was  also  retained    on   the   same   terms    as    last 

year. 

On  Motion  the  following  committees  were  continued  for  the  ensuing  year: 

Music 

Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  Jno  Ramage.  Mr  H.  I.  Clark. 
General  Supervision  of  Church  Property 

Mr  Jno  Ramage,  &  Mr  Jno  Bentley. 
The  following  communication  was  received  from  the  session  of  the  Church, 
Extracts  from  the  Minutes  of  the  Session  dated  Nov  27,  1877, 

"It  was  resolved  that  in 
consequence  of  the  recent  purchse  of  Hymn  Books  by  the  Congregation, 
the  Session  request  the  Trustees  of  the  church  to  purchase  for  use  in  the 
Lecture  Room  one  hundred  copies  of  "Hymns  &  Songs  for  Social  and 
Sabbath  Worship"  and  that  Mr  Ramage  be  a  committee  to  present  a  copy 
of  this  resolution  to  the  Trustees" 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  above  resolution  is  a  true  copy  from  the  minutes  of 
the  session. 

(signed)  David  Magie 

Moderator 
On  Motion- of  Mr  Ryle  the  abo"-3  communication  was  laid  on  the  table, 
On  Motion  Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  same  place  Dec  18th  1877  at  8  o'clock 
P.  M 

Paterson  Dec  18th  1877. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  Tuttle,  Mr  Ramage,  Mr  Cooke  Mr  Clark,  Mr  Crane 
Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Report  of  the  Treasurer  was  received    by   the    Board   and    ordered    to    be 
placed  on  file 

On  Motion  of  Mr.  Ramage 

Resolved  that   one    thousand    dollars   be   appropriated    for    music    for   the 
ensuing  year. 

Communication  was  received  from  the  Supeiintendent  of  Streets  requiring 
the  repairing  or  laying  with  blue  flag  the  side-walk  of  church  property  on 
Main  St  between  Ward  and  Oliver  Streets  On  Motion  of  Mr  Crane  said 
communication  was  referred  to  the  committee  of  General  Supervision  of 
Church  Property  with  power. 
On  Motion  of  Mr  Crane   Resolved  that    the    communication    received    from 


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session  of  the  Church  at  the  last  meeting  be  taken  from  the  table. 
On  Motion  of  Mr  Cooke 

Resolved  that  the  session  of  the  church    be   authorized    to    procure    such    a 
number  of  Hymn  Books  for  use  in  the  Lecture  Room,    as   in    their   judge- 
ment may  be  necessary,  and  render  the  bill  to  the  Treasurer,    and    that    he 
be  authorized  to  pay  the  same. 
On  Motion  adjourned 

II  I.  Clark  Secretary 


Paterson  April  9th  1878. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mr  Tuttle.  Mr  Cooke,  Mr  Ramage  Mr  Crane,    Mr    Bentley    &   Mr 
Clark, 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  asked  instruction  in  regard  to  paying  a  certain  sum  to 
Treasurer  of  the  session  to  make  up  a  deficiency  in  collections  made  for  our 
churches'  apportionment  for  Presbyterial  Fund. 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  pay  the  amount  asked  for, 
$16.20 

An  application  was  made  by  Mrs  Henry  White  that  a  certain  sum  (about 
five  dollars  per  week)  be  allowed  her  by  the  Board  for  her  sustenance  in 
lieu  of  the  income  of  the  property  left  by  her  deceased  husband  which  at 
her  death  is  willed  to  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society.  The 
income  to  go  to  the  poor  of  the  church,  and  also  offering  to  convey  to  this 
Board  her  life  estate  in  said  property. 

On  Motion  of  Mr  Cooke  Resolved  that  a  committee  of  two  consisting  of 
the  President  of  the  Board  and  Mr  Crane  be  appointed  to  investigate  the 
application  of  Mrs  White. 

A  communication  was  received  from  Mr  Balling  collector  asking  the  Board 
to  reimburse  him  the  sum  of  Twenty-five  dollars  paid  by  him  to  Mr  Geo 
Brown  for  Rent. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Cooke,  Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  pay 
Mr  Dalling  the  sum  of  Twenty  five  dollars  asked  for  but   with    the   under- 
standing that  the  Board  do  not  pay  his  rent  in  future 
On  motion  adjourned 

H.  I.  Clark- 
Sec 


Paterson  April  lfith  1878 
Board  of  Trustees  met  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 


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On  motion  the  meeting  was  adjourned  until  Saturday  April  20th  at  8  o'clock 
I*.  M. 

II.  I.  Clark 

Sec 


Paterson  April  20th  1678 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present    Mr    Tuttle,   Mr  Cooke,   Mr  Ramage  Mr  Crane,  Mr  Bentley,  &  Mr 
Clark 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved  as  amended. 
The  Committtee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  (Mr  Tuttle,  &  Mr  Crane)    to 
investigate  the  application  of  Mrs  Henry  White. 

Reported  that  they  had  called 
on  Mrs  White  who  stated  that  on  account  of  her  advanced  age,  she  felt  un- 
able to  attend  to  the  management  of  her  affairs  and  wished  to  convey  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees  her  life  interest  in  Real  Estate  situated  on  Broadway, 
which  at  her  death  will  revert  to  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  So- 
ciety in  Paterson,  in  trust,  the  Board  of  Trustees  paying  to  her  the  sum  of 
Three  hundred  dollars  annually  which  sum  she  says  is  necessary  for  her 
support. 

,  The  said  committee  further  Reported,  that 

they  are  informed  that  the  property  is  rented  to  various  parties  at  a  total 
annual  rental  of  four  hundred  and  sixty  eight  dollars  and  that  the  annual 
expenses  including  taxes  are  estimated  at  two  hundred  and  thirty  one  90- 
100  dollars  leaving  a  nett  income  of  two  hundred  and  thirty  six  10-100 
dollars. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ramage  the  following  Preamble  and  Resolutions  were 
unanimously  adopted, 

Whereas  the  widow  of  the  late  Henry  White  a  member 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  who  is  now  in  possession  of 
the  Real  Estate  of  her  deceased  husband  which  Real  Estate  will  become  the 
property  of  this  Board  upon  the  death  of  said  Mrs  White  under  the  pro- 
visions of  the  will  of  the  said  Henry  White,  has  proposed  to  convey  her  life 
estate  in  said  property  to  this  Board  for  an  annual  rent  of  three  hundred 
dollars. 

Resolved  that  in  consideration  of 
the  fact  of  her  advanced  age  and  her  declared  inability  to  take  care  of   said 
property  and  collect  the  rents  thereof  this  Board  do  accept  her  said  offer. 
Resolved,  that  the  President  of  the  Board  be  and  he  is   hereby   directed    to 
prepare  the  necessary  papers  in  this  matter  and  have  the  same  executed. 
Resolved,  that  Mr  Robt  Dalling  be  employed  to  collect   the   rents   of   the 


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said    property   and    that  he  be  allowed  a  commission  of  five  per  cent  for  so 

doing. 

On  motion  adjourned 

H  I.  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson  Nov  19th  1878 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  Tuttle,  Mr  Ryle,  Mr  Crane  Mr  Cooke,  &  Mr  Clark 
Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

The  President  reported  that  the  title  of  the  late  Henry  White  deceased  had 
not  been  conveyed  to  this  society,  for  the  reason  that  Mrs  White  had  re- 
considered and  declined  to  make  the  conveyance. 

The  Report  of  Treasurer  was  received  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  file, 
Statement  of  the  Income  &  Expenditures  of  the  First  Presbyterian    Society 
in  Paterson  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  Nov  1st  1878 

Income 
From  Pew  Rents  collected  to  date  5,748.16 

"     Sunday  collections  442.49 

"     Sale  of  Cemetery  Lot  (S  Tuttle  Presd)  3 

Gross  Income  reed  from  Nov  1  |  77  to  Nov  1  |  78 

Expenditures 
For  balance  due  Treasurer  as  per  report  Nov  1st  1877. 

"     Salary  of  Pastor  one  year 

"       do       "  Choir 

"       do       "  Janitor 

"       do       "      do       Mission 

4,635.78 
"  Taxes  for  1878  on  all  the  Church  Property  318.86 
"  Unpaid  Taxes  for  1874  &  1875  on  the  Mission  Property  29.24 
"  New  Side  Walk  (stone  flagging)  340.13 
"  Insurance  133.50 
"  Interest  1  year  $70  £  year  35  on  Mission  Property  105. 
"  D.  C.  Rider  (carpenter  Bill  of  repairs  102.26 
"  E  B  King  &  Co  Plumber  &  Stoves  "  121.16 
"  Paterson  Gas  Light  Co  119.15 
"  Amt  paid  R.  Dalling  collector  114.96 
"  Rent  of  office  for            do  25. 
"  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  &  Co  Cleaning  Church  during  Sum- 
mer vacation  (3  mos)  38.80 


6193.65 

259.86 

3.000. 

1020. 

259.92 

96. 

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For  paid  Note  of  Geo  S.  McCarter  73.50 


1,521.56 

"     Sundry  bills  as  per  annexed  statement  185.54 

6342.88 

Balance  on  deficiency  in  Income — due  the  Treasurer  $149.23 

Sundry  Bills  Paid. 

Paid  deficiency  on  Presbyterial  &  Synodical    &    Assembly 

Fund  Check  to  Treas  Session  16.20 

A.  D  F.  Randolph  &  Co  (Social  Hymns)  76. 

Geo  Town  ley  (Coal  Bill)  14.75 

L.  H  Martin  (Communion  Wine)  10. 

Christie  Repairing  &  Tuning  Organ  15. 

Postage  &  Stationery  for  Treas  &  Collector  6.80 

Printing                                 do      &      do  8  50 

Repairing  Side  Walk  8.16 

Wm  Turners  bill  Nov  22  |  77  7. 
1877 

Dec  3      Jas  McClellan  Side  Walk  Mission  3.50 
1878. 

Jany  4     Van  Saun  &  Muzzy  30 

28     J  &  H  Habben  oil  bill  1.40 

Feby4     Kindling  wood  (mission)  1. 

5     5  bbls  charcoal  1.75 

23     Geo  Webster  2f  ds  cleaning  snow  2.75 

Apl    1     Brick  for  Repairs  .85 

12     Garside  &  Bro  Paving  &  Repair  Side  Walk  3.70 

May  1     Jno.  Norwood  .75 

July  11    Van  Saun  &  Muzzy  1.38 

Oct  31     10  bbls  charcoal  3.00 

Cleaning  stoves  1.50 

Coal  Basket  1  25 


Note 


$185.54 


Uncollected  Pew  Rents  Nov  1st  1877.  515. 

do  Nov  1st  1878.  759. 


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There   are    140    l'ews   in    the   church  of  these  131  are  rented,  the 
gross  Income  of  which  if  all  collected  amounts  to  $0,208. 

Statement  of  Uncollected  Pew  Rents 


Alex  G.  Beckvvith 
T  R  Buchan 
Michael  Coulter 
L  Coles 
Thos  Dunlap 
De  G.  B.  Fowler 
Geo  Frost 
Mrs  Wm  Gledhill 
Christopher  Godden 
Martha  Greaves 
Chas  Keeler 
Mrs  Kane 
Mrs  Lucie 
Mrs  Lyness 
Mrs  Pennington 
A  V.  Pearce 
D.  C  Rider 
Geo  Townley 
J  S.  Tylee 
H  A  Williams 
J  Z.  Westervelt 


40. 

57. 

29. 

11.25 

34.50 

10. 

8. 
17. 
09. 
20. 
122. 
24.75 

8 
54. 
21. 
13. 
45. 
39. 
24. 
03. 
15.50 


total 


Paid  since  Nov  1st 


$759 


Alex  G.  Beckwith 
Mrs  Kane 
Mrs  Pennington 
J  Z.  Westervelt 


20. 
24.75 
21. 
15.50 


On  Motion  of  Mr  Ryle  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted 
Resolved   that   the    Treasurer   be   requested  to  call  on  the  delinquent  Pew 
Holders  and  urge  upon  them  the  necessity  of  at  onee  paying    the   past   due 
rents,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  in  his  judgement  to  inform  them    that    if 
the  same  be  not  paid  within  a  reasonable  time  that   the    fact    will    be    pub- 


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lished  to  the  congregation  at  large  and  instructions  asked  by   the    Trustees 
as  to  what  action  they  shall  take  in  the  piemises. 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Secretary 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  28,  1878. 
A  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  at  Pater- 
son was  held  this  day  (Thanksgiving),  immediately  after  the  morning   ser- 
vice, pursuant  to  notice  duly  given  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen  chairman,  and  William  Nelson  sec- 
retary. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  congregation,  held  November  29, 
1877,  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Clark,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  stated  that  an  error  had  been  com- 
mitted at  the  last  meeting  of  the  congregation,  in  voting  for  a  successor  to 
Mr.  William  Cooke,  as  Trustee,  whereas  it  was  not  Mr.  Cooke's,  but  Mr. 
Socrates  Tuttle's  term  that  had  expired  at  that  time,  Mr.  Cooke's  term  not 
expiring  until  this  year  (18^8).  In  order  to  remedy  the  error,  the  Board  of 
Trustees  had  chosen  Mr.  Tuttle  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  expiration 
of  his  term  in  1877,  appointing  him  for  the  full  term  of  two  years.  Conse- 
quently, the  Trustees  whose  terms  expired  this  year,  and  whose  successors 
this  meeting  had  been  called  to  elect,  were :  William  Ryle,  Henry  I. 
Clark,  William  Cooke  and  John  Ramage. 

Nominations  for  Trustees  being  called  for,  the  following  gentlemen  were 
named  :    William    Cooke,    Henry  I.    Clark,   Samuel  V.  S.  Mussy,  William 
Ryle,  Stephen  Van  Winkle,  William  Harmon,  John  W.   Griggs    (declined), 
James  Booth. 
,On  motion,  the  nominations  were  closed. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Griggs,  it  was  decided  to  vote  by  ballot,  each  person 
voting  for  four  Trustees  on  one  ballot. 

The  Chairman  appointed  Messrs.  John  W.  Griggs  and  E.  G.  Edwards  to 
act  as  Tellers. 

The  congregation  having  cast  their  ballots,  the  Tellers  announced  the 
vote  as  follows  : 

William  Cooke  21 

William  Ryle  17 

Henry  I.  Clark  15 

Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy  10 

William  Harmon  4 

Stephen  Van  Winkle  4 

Blank  2 


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The  Chairman  announced  that  Messrs.  William  Cooke,  William  Kyle, 
Henry  I.  Clark  and  Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy,  having  received  the  highest 
number  of  votes,  were  elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 

Mr.  Tuttle  moved  that  our  Pastor  be  requested  to  furnish  the  Board  of 
Trustees  with  a  copy  of  his  admirable  sermon,  preached  this  morning,  and 
that  the  Trustees  be  authorized  to  have  the  same  printed  in  pamphlet  form, 
the  discourse  being  one  of  unusually  general  public  interest. 

Mr.  William  Crossett  moved  as  an  amendment  that  the  sermon,  when 
printed,  be  substantially  bound,  according  to  the  Trustees'  discretion. 

Mr.  Tuttle  accepted  the  amendment,  and  his  motion,  as  thus  amended, 
was  adopted  unanimously,  by  a  rising  vote. 

Mr.  Benjamin  Crane  moved  that  our  Pastor's  sermon  on  Temperance, 
preached  on  Sunday  evening,  18th  inst.,  be  also  printed,  but  after  some 
discussion  withdrew  his  motion. 

On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 


Paterson  Dec  10th  1878 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  Wm  Ryle  Mr  Wm  Cooke,  Mr  John    Bentley,  Mr 
S   V.  S.  Muzzy,  Mr  H  I.  Clark- 
Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved  as  read. 
On  motion  the  following  officers  were  unanimously  re-elected  for   the  ensu- 
ing year. 

Mr  S.  Tuttle  President 
Mr  H  I.  Clark  Secretary 
Mr  Wm  Cooke  Treasurer. 
Mr  Robt  Bailing  was  reappointed  collector   for   the    ensuing   year   on    the 
same  terms  as  last  year 

Geo  Webster  (coll)  Janitor  was  retained  on  the  same  terms  as  last  year. 
On  motion  the  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year. 
Music 

Mr.  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  H.  I.  Clark,  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy 
General  Supervision  of  Church  Property 

Mr  Jno  Bentley,  Mr  Wm  Cooke 
On  motion  of  Mr  Bentley  that  one  thousand  iv  twenty  dollars  be    appropri- 
ated for  music  for  the  ensuing  year. 

An  amendment  was  offered  by  Mr  Ryle 
that  the  amount  be  one  thousand  dollars 
Amendment  lost  by  the  following  vote 

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170 

Ayes  Kyle,  Muzzy  &  Clark 
Noes  Tuttle  Bentley  &  Cook0 
Original  motion  lost  by  following  vote 

Ayes  Tuttle,  Bentley  &  Cooke 
Noes  Kyle,  Muzzy  &  Clark 
On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle 

Resolved  that  the  appropriation  be  one  thousand  dollars 
to  meet  the  wishes  of  the  congregation. 

Unanimously  agreed  too. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle 

Resolved  that  the  Thanksgiving  Sermon  of  our   Pas- 
tor be  published  in  phamplet  form  and  that  the  Treasurer  and  Secretary  be 
a  committee  to  have  one  thousand  copies  printed  on  the  best  terms. 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Secretary 


Paterson  June  12th  1S79 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  Jno  Bentley  Mr  Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy  &   Mr  II    I. 
Clark. 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
The  resignation  of  Mr  Win  Cooke  was  received  with  the  following  letter. 


New  York  June  4th  1879 
S.  Tuttle  Esq  Presdt  &c 

Dear  Friend 

As  I  wrote  you,  your  request  for  the  enclos- 
ed statement  was  not  reed  until  Monday  evening,  and  my  time  was  so  much 
taken  up  yesterday  that  I  found  it  quite  impossible  to  get  it  ready  for  the 
mail  until  this  morning. 

It  is  a  statement  in  full  from  the  last  annual  Report  to  date  and  shows  a 
balance  now  in  the  Treasury  of  $887  85,  and  although  it  has  not  been 
asked  for  yet  I  think  I  may  be  permitted  to  say  that  on  Nov  1st  |  78  there 
was  a  deficiency  in  the  Treasury  of  $149  23,  within  3  mos  or  say  F"eby 
1st  I  79  we  had  after  paying  Salaries  Bills  &c  a  balance  of  $118  73 

Again  on  May  1st  after  paying  Salaries  Bills   &c   we    had   a   balance    of 
$202  46. 

This  certainly  is  encouraging  and  shows  conclusively  that  we  are   gradu- 
ally gaining  ground. 


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But  for  some  time  past,  with  very  indifferent  health  and  quite  enough 
business  of  my  own  to  engage  my  attention  have  found  the  position  of 
Treasurer  to  be  burdensome  and  therefore  with  your  permission  beg  to 
hand  you  herewith  my  resignation  as  a  Trustee  &  Treasurer  to  take  effect 
immediately,  or  if  you  prefer  it  as  soon  as  my  successor  is  appointed,  and 
when  he  presents  an  order  from  you  and  our  Secty,  it  will  give  me  pleasure 
to  hand  him  promptly  a  certified  check  for  the  balance  named. 

Yours  Very  Truly 

(signed)  William  Cooke 

Treas 

The  report  of  Treasurer  was  received  and  referred  to  Mr  Clark  &  Mr  Muzzy 
for  examination,  of  which  the  following  is  a  copy. 

William  Cooke  Treasurer  in  account  with  First  Presbyterian  Church   Pater- 
son  N  J 
June  3  |  79  To  amount  received  of  R  Dalling  Collector  for 

Pew  Rents     3.407.2.' 
Amount  received  from 

Sunday  Collections  288.67 

$3,695.92 

Nov  1  |  78  By  Balance  on  hand  as  per  last  report  149.23 

June  3  |  79  Amt  paid  Interest  on  Mtge  on    Mission  School 

Nov  21,  $35  May  21  $35  70. 

Amt  paid  Ceo  Webster  Janitor  7  mos  at  21  66  151.62 

"       "     McClellan            "MS"     at  8  56. 

"     Revd  Dr  Magee  Salary  1500. 

"     Choir                         "  500. 

"       "     gas  bills  as  per  Statement  55.20 

"       "     for  Printing  annual  report  of  Church  &  Mission  School  8. 
"        "     for  Printing  1000  copies  of  Thanksgiving  Sermon  by 

Rev  Dr  Magie  30. 

"     for  Printing  1000  Pew  Rent  bills  2. 

"       "     J  &  H  Habben  oil  &  glass  globes  8. 

"       "     E.  B.  King  &  Co  Plumbing      }[j  jj5  26.13 

"     H  S.  Blauvelt  Painting  5.04 

"       "     D  C  Rider  Carpenter  repairs  26.45 

"        "     Coal  Bills  as  per  Statement  89.40 

"     J  C  Christie  tuning  organ  20. 


172 

Amt.  paid  Check  to  A  Gould  to  make  up  deficiency  on  2  collec- 
tions taken  up  for  the  support  of  Presbyterian  Or- 
ganization 17. 
"     Postage  100  3  cts  50  2  cts  &  100  2  cts  check  stamps  6. 
"       "     Sundries  as  per  statement  10. 
"       "     Premium  on  4  Policies  78. 

Total  Expenditures  2808.07. 

balance  on  hand  this  date  887.85 

3695.92 

On  motion  of  Mr  Bentley  Resolved  that  the  resignation  of  the  Treasurer  be 
accepted  with  regret  and  that  the  thanks  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  be  ten- 
dered to  Mr  Cooke  for  the  able  and  business  like  manner  in  which  he  has 
fdled  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  this  Society  and  that  the  Secretary  commun- 
icate the  resolution  of  the  Board  to  him  by  letter. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Bentley  Mr  Saml  Mcllroy  was  unanimously  elected  to 
fill  the  vacancy  in  this  Board  as  Trustee  and  Treasurer  caused  by  the  resig- 
nation of  Mr  Wm  Cooke. 

On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark  Secretary 


Paterson  Nov  20th  1879 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  Tuttle,  Mr  Crane,  Mr  Clark  Mr  Mcllroy, 
Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  (Mr  Mcllroy)  be  authorized  to  in- 
crease the  Insurance  on  the  organ  and  Bell  to  the  extent  of  Fifteen  hundred 
dollars, 

On  Motion  of  Mr  Crane 

Resolved  that  the  President  Mr  Tuttle  be  authorized  to  take  the  necessary 
means  to  collect  a  small  amount  said  to  be  due  this  Society  by  the  Govern- 
ment, through  Mr  Chas  Pelham  attorney  at  law  on  the  terms  proposed  by 
him. 

Ayes  Mr  Crane,  Mr  Tuttle,  Mr  Mcllroy 
Noes  Mr  Clark. 

Report  of  Treasurer  was  received  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  file, 
Statement  of  the  Income  &  Expenditure  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in 
Paterson  from  June  24th  to  Nov  1st  1879. 


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1879  Received 

June  24  Check-  from  Win  Cooke  Treas  877.35 

Nov  1     Pew  Rents  to  date  2328.27 

Sunday  Collections  181.71 

Total  to  date,  3.387.33 

Expenditures. 

1879 

Taid  Pastors  Salary  to  date  1500. 

"     Choir         "             "  520. 

"     Janitors     "              "  108.38 

"     Janitor  Mission       "  40. 

"     Taxes  on  all  Church  Property  1879)  318.86 

"     Gas  Co  30.53 

"     Paving  Cross  &  Market  St  166.86 

"     Plumbing  6c  Stoves  15.91 

"     Repairs  166.11 

"     Matting  for  Mission  School  21.34 

"     R.  Dalling  collector  114.70 

"     Coal  Bills  Church  &  Mission  92.70 

"     Cleaning  Church  during  Vacation  42.11 

"     Cleaning  &  Painting  Mission  26.70 

"     Stationary  &c  7.25 

"     Incidentals  3.88 

$3,175.33 

Balance  on  hand  $212. 

Note 

Uncollected  Pew  Rents  Nov  1  |  78  759. 

do            "         "     Nov  1  |  79  640.50 

Decrease  118.50 

The  Balance  as  per  statement  of  Mr  Cooke  late  Treas  was  reduced  from 
$887  85  by  Gas  Bills  paid  after  Report  was  made  amounting  to  $10  50  mak- 
ing balance  received  by  Mr  Mcllroy  $877  35-100  as  per  Report,  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Secretary 


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Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  27,  1879. 
A  meeting  of  the  First   Presbyterian  church  congregation    was   held   this 
day  (Thanksgiving),  immediately  after  the  service,  pursuant  to  notice    duly 
given  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen  chairman,  and  William  Nelson  secre- 
tary. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  congregation,  held  November  28, 
1878,  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Clark,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  stated  that  Mr.  William  Cooke,  one 
of  the  Trustees,  had  resigned,  and  that  the  terms  of  Messrs.  Socrates  Tut- 
tle,  John  V.  Bentley  and  Benjamin  Crane  expiied  at  this  time. 

Messrs.  Benjamin  Crane,  William  Cooke,  Socrates  Tuttle  and  John 
Bentley  were  nominated. 

The  chairman  appointed  Messrs.  Robert  Bailing  and  Henry  I.  Clark  as 
tellers. 

A  ballot  being  taken  resulted  as  follows  : 

Socrates  Tuttle  19 

John  V.  Bentley  18 

Benjamin  Crane  20 

William  Cooke  3 

Scattering  1 

The  Chairman  declared  that  Socrates  Tuttle,  Benjamin  Crane   and    John 
Bentley,  having  received  the  highest  number   of   votes,    were   duly   elected 
Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 
On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 


Paterson  Dec  18th  1879 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  E?q 
Present    Mr    S.    Tuttle,    Mr   Jno    Bentley    Mr    Samuel   Mcllroy,   Mr  II  I. 
Clark 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved 
On  motion  the  following  officeis  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Mr  S.  Tuttle  President 

Mr  II  I.  Clark  Secretary 

Mr  Saml  Mcllroy  Treasurer 
Mr  Robt  Dalling  was  reappointed  collector    for   the   ensuing   year   on    the 
same  terms  as  last  year. 

Geo  Webster  (coll)  Janitor  was  retained  on  the  same  terms  as  last  year 
On  motion  the  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year 


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Music 

Mr  S.  Turtle,  Mr  II  I.  Chirk,  Mr  S.  V.  S  Muzzy 
General  Supervision  of  Church  Property 

Mr  John  lientley,  Mr  Saml  Mcllroy 
On  motion  of  Mr  Bentley  Resolved  that  one  thousand  dollars  be  appropri- 
ated for  music  for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  music  committee  were  notified  to   give   the    necessary    notice    to    Prof 
Oborski  to  have  expenses  of  choir  conform  to  above  resolution 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 


Paterson  Apl  2d  1880 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  B  Crane  Mr  II  I.  Clark.  Mr  S.  V.  S.   Muzzy,   Mr 

5  Mcllroy 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy,  Resolved  that  Committee  on  music  consult  with 
Prof  Oborski  in  regard  to  appropriation  for  music  for  the  ensuing  year, 
On  motion  of  Mr  Mcllroy  Resolved,  that  this  Board  wave  all  claim  to  one 
hundred  and  seven  dollars  refunded  by  Mr  Van  Dyke  late  Treasurer  to  sub- 
scribers for  Memorial  Church,  and  concur  with  the  Session  of  this  Church, 
that  said  amount  be  appropriated  to  extend  the  mission-school, 
Communication  from  Mr  J  C  Christie  Tuner  of  the  Organ  was  received  and 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  music  with  power, 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  it  was  Resolved  that  ushers  be  appointed  to  seat 
strangers  in  the  church. 

On  motion  the  following  gentlemen  were  appointed  ushers,  Mr   F.    C.    Van 
Dyck,  Mr  S.  V.  S    Muzzy  Mr  W.  L.  Clark,  Mr  W.  G.  Shields. 
It  was  further  Resolved  that  the  ushers  be  authorized  to  seat  strangers  after 
the  opening  prayer  in  any  unoccupied  seats,  unless  owners  shall   object    by 
notice  to  the  ushers. 

On  Motion,  Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  pay  deficiency   in   assessment    for 
Presbyterial  Fund  not  to  exceed  $22  48 
On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  this  Board  appropriate  one  hundred 

6  fifty  dollars  for  Piano  for  our  own  Sunday  School,  providing  the  School 
shall  first  raise  a  sufficient  amount  to  procure  a  good  instrument  and  report 
the  same  to  this  Board,  carried  unanimously. 

On  motion  adjourned. 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 


176 

Paterson  Nov  15th  1880 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  B  Crane,  Mr  H  I.  Clark.  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy,  Mr 
Saml  Mcllroy,  Mr  Wm  Ryle 

The  following  communication  was  received  from  Mrs  J  S  Tylee 
Mr  S.  Tuttle 

I  understand  there  is  to  be  a  meeting  of  Trustees  of  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  to  night,  and  I  would  like  you  to  present  my  request  for  a 
raise  of  Salary  of  $100. 

Respectfully, 

Mrs  J  S.  Tylee 
Nov  15th  1880. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Crane  Resolved  that  the  communication  be  referred  to 
congregation  at  the  annual  meeting  on  Thanksgiving  Day. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  that  in  as  much  as  the  Trustees  have  ex- 
ceeded the  appropriation  of  one  thousand  per  annum  for  music  by  twenty 
dollars  for  current  year,  they  ask  a  vote  of  the  congregation  confirming  or 
repudiating  the  same 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  in  consideration  of  the  past  services  of  Mr 
J  O.  Smith  and  his  family  to  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  this  city,  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  that  church  unanimously  Resolve  that  he  and  his 
family  shall  occupy  the  Pew  No  now  occupied  by  them  so  long  as  they 

desire  to  occupy  the  same  free  of  charge  or  consideration. 
Resolved   that  a  copy  of  the  foregoing  resolution  be  sent  to  Mr  J  O.  Smith 
with  the  compliments  of  the  Board  of  Trustees   of   the    First    Presbyterian 
Society. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  was  was  received  and  referred  to  auditing  com- 
mittee consisting  of  Mr  Muzzy  &  Mr  Clark. 

Statement  of  the  Income  and  expenditures  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
in  Paterson  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  Nov  1st  1880, 

Income 
From  Pew  Rents  collected  to  date 
"      Sunday  Collections 
"      Return  Premium  on  Ins 

Sale  of  Grave  in  Cemetery 
"      Cash  Balance  as  per  last  Report 

Gross  Income  reed  from  Nov  1  |  79  to  Nov  1  |  80  6,494.75 

Expenditures. 
Salary  of  Pastor  one  year  3.000 

do     "  Choir  "  1.020. 


5.813.64 

453.93 

10.18 

5. 

212. 

i77 


Salary  of  Janitor 

do  do         Mission 

Int  on  Mtge  on  Mission 
Gas  Bills 
Printing  Reports 
Insurance 
J  C  Christie 

Deficiency  in  Presbyterial  Fund  coll 
Taxes  1880 
Coal 

Lamps  for  Mission 
Levi  Van  Blarcom 
E  13  King  &  Co 
Ira  Hartley 
Jno  Norwood  &  Co 
H.  S.  Blauvelt 
Jas  Tattersall 
Florance  Bros 
D  C  Rider 
Incidentals 
R  Balling  collector 


200 

90. 

70. 

80.75 
4.50 

98. 

15. 

22.48 
323.32 

18.00 

18.70 

80.12 

149.63 

7.05 

•   16.09 

15.29 

35.78 

7.57 

201.82 

33.55 
110.28 


Cash  Balance  on  hand 

Uncollected  Pew  Rents  Nov  1  |  79 
do  "  Nov  1  I  80 


5.690.53 

804.22 

640.50 
625.50 


Decrease  If . 

Statements  of  Addition  to  Mission  School 

Received 

Memorial  Church  Fund  349. 

Concert  by  Mission  School  73.01 

Collected  by  H  Wannamaker  12  Mrs  Dunn  7  19. 

Donations  do  5  R  Dalling  5  10. 

F.  C  Van  Dyke,  10  Dr  Magie  10  E  G  Edwards  25  45. 

Mrs  C  Edwards  25  S  V  S  Muzzy  5  Mrs  T  Gould  10  40 

Mrs  R  Redmond  10  Mrs  H  Van  Winkle  5  Mrs  Close  5  20 

Mrs  J  Clark  5  Mrs  Evans  1  Mrs  Dalling  1  7 

Mrs  Bamber  5  Mrs  R  Barbour  10,  Mrs  J  Booth  10  25. 

25 


178 

Mrs  W01  Ryle  15  Mrs  C  Dan  forth  30,  Mrs  Dunn  5  50. 

Mrs  Burnett  5  Derrom  Bios  25,  B  Crane  10  40 

678  61 

Expenditures 

Florance  Bros  Carpenters  Con  559.02 

Derrom  Bros  Architects  25. 

B  Crane  10. 

Clock  4. 

Ins  for  seats  3.39 

F.  C  Van  Dyke  72  chairs  72. 

Cleaning  3.75 

Moving  organ  1. 

678.16 


Balance  .45 

On  motion  of  Mr  Kyle,  Resolved  that  the  report  of  the  Treasurer  after  be- 
ing audited,  be  printed  for  distribution  among  the  members  of  the  congre- 
gation and  be  distributed  in  the  Tews  of  The  First  Presbyterian  Church  the 
Sunday  preceding  Thanksgiving  Day. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  that  on  the  receipt  of  one  hundred  &  fifty 
dollars  from  the  Treasurer  of  the  F'irst  Presbyterian  Sunday  School  that  the 
Treasurer  of  The  First  Presbyterian  Society  is  hereby  authorized  to  draw 
his  check  for  Three  hundred  dollars  in  payment  for  Piano  for  use  of  said 
Sunday  School. 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  25,  1880. 

A  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  was  held 
this  day  (Thanksgiving),, immediately  after  the  service,  pursuant  to  notice 
duly  given  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen  chairman,  and  William  Nelson  sec- 
retary. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  congregation,  held  November  27, 
1879,  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Clark,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  announced    that   the    terms   of    the 
following  Trustees  expired  at  this  time: 
William  Ryle, 


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Henry  I.  Clark, 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy  and 
Samuel  Mcllroy. 
The  foregoing  gentlemen  were  all  renominated,  and  there  being  no  other 
nominations,    they   were   unanimously    re  elected,    by  acclamation,  for  the 
ensuing  term  of  two  years. 

Mr.  Clark  stated  that  the  Board  of  Trustees  had  adopted  the  following 
resolution: 

"Resolved,  That  inasmuch  as  the  Trustees  have  exceeded  the  appropria- 
tion of  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum  for  music  by  twenty  dollars  for 
"current  year,  they  ask  a  vote  of  the  congregation  confirming  or  repudiat- 
ing the  same." 

Mr.  Tuttle  moved,  as  the  sense  of  this  meeting,    that    the   action    of    the 
Board  of  Trustees,  in  expending  $1020  per  year  for  music  be  approved. 
Which  was  agreed  to. 

The  following  communication,  received  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  by 
the  Board  referred  to  this  meeting,  was  read: 

"Mr.  S.  Tuttle:  I  understand  there  is  to  be  a  meeting  of  Trustees  of 
"First  Presbyterian  Church  to-night,  and  I  would  like  you  to  present  my 
"request  for  a  raise  of  salary  of  $100 

"Respectfully, 
"Nov.  15th  1880.  Mrs.  J.  S.  Tylee." 

Mr.  Tuttle  moved  that  Mrs.  Tylee's  salary  be  increased  one  hundred 
dollars. 

Mr.  Henry  Muzzy  moved  as  amendment  that  the  matter  be  referred  to 
the  Board  of  Trustees  with  power. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  as  an  amendment  to  the  amendment  that  the  Board  of 
Trustees  shall  not  expend  more  than  eleven  hundred  dollars  per  year  for 
music.     Which  was  not  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Muzzy 's  amendment  was  also  disagreed  to. 
The  question  recurring  on  Mr.  Tuttle's  motion — 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  as  an  amendment  to  refer  the  whole  matter  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  with  power,  and  that  the  Board  be  authorized  to  expend 
not  more  than  eleven  hundred  dollars  per  year  for  music.  Which  was 
agreed  to. 

On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


Paterson  Dec  9th  18S0 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of   Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  B  Crane  Mr  Wm  Kyle,  Mr  11   1.  Clark. 


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On  motion.  The  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were  dis- 
pensed with  at  this  meeting. 

On  motion  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. 
Mr  S.  Tuttle  President 
Mr  H  I.  Clark  Secretary 
Mr  Saml  Mcllroy  Treasurer 
The  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year 
Music 

Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  II  I  Clark,  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy 
General  Supervision  of  Church  Property 

Mr  Jno  Bentley,  Mr  Saml  Mcllroy 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson  Feby  10th  1881 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  B  Crane  Mr  Jno  Bentley,  Mr  Wm  Ryle,  Mr  H  I. 
Clark  Mr  Saml  Mcllroy,  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy. 
Minutes  of  the  two  previous  meetings  were  read  and  approved. 
On  motion,  Mr  Robt  Dalling   was    reappointed    collector   for   the    ensuing 
year  on  the  same  terms  as  last  year. 

Communication  from  Mrs  J  S.  Tylee  requesting  an  increase  of  salary  was 
referred  to  music  committee  with  power. 

The  President  stated  that  Dr  Magie  wished  him  to  call  the  attention  of  the 
Board  to  the  matter  of  seats  in  Lecture  Room. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Bentley  Resolved  that  a  committee  of  three  who  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Sunday  School  be  appointed  to  select  suitable  seats  foi  sunday 
school  and  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board.  The  Chair  appointed 
the  following  com  Mr  S.  V  S  Muzzy,  Mr  F.  C  Van  Dyke,  Mr  W.  G. 
Shields  The  President  stated  to  meeting  that  a  proposition  had  been  made 
to  purchase  the  property  of  the  late  Henry  White  deed  for  the  sum  of  six 
thousand  dollars,  thereupon 

On  motion  of  Mr  Crane  Resolved  that  is  the   sense   of   this    Board    that   it 
would  be  inexpedient  for  this  Board  to  have  the  property  left  this  society  by 
the  late  Henry  White  deed  sold  during  the  life  of  his  widow. 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson  Mch  17  |  81 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 


181 

Present    Mr  S.  Turtle,   Mr  Jno  Bentley    Mr  Wm  Ryle,    Mr  II  I.  Clark,  Mr 

S.  Mcllroy  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy 

Mr  Muzzy  of  committee  appointed  in  regard  to  reseating  the  Lecture  Room. 

Reported  in  favor  of  seating   with    chairs    and    further    reported    that    they 

could    purchase   a   good    cane  bottom  chair  at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  thirteen 

dollars  a  dozen  to  this  society. 

On  motion  the  report  was  accepted. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Mcllroy  Resolved  the  committee  be  requested    to    inquire 

in  regard  to  the  cost  of  perforated  back  and  seated  chairs  and  further  report 

to  this  Board. 

carried. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  that  when  this  Board  adjourns  it   adjourns 

to  meet  next  Thursday  evening  Mch  24th. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle,  Resolved  that  the  resolution  of  the  session    of   this 

church  of  Mch  3.  1881  be  referred  back  to  them  respectfully  we  deeming  we 

have  no  province  in  the  matter  and  that  this  Board  has  decided  not    to    take 

any  action  in  reference  thereto. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that    Mr    Bentley   and    Mr    Mcllroy    be 

appointed   a   committee   to   select   a    janitor  for  the  church  in  place  of  the 

present  incumbent  and  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 

On  motion  adjourned. 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Paterson  Mch  24,  1881 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  J  Bentley  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy  &  Mr  S.  Mcllroy 
Committee   on    chairs   reported    in    favor   of  the  Perforated  Back  and  Seat 
Chair  price  in  New  York  $14  25  per  dozen. 

On  motion  of  Mr  S.  Tuttle  Resolved  that  the  committee  on  chairs  be  em- 
powered to  seat  the  Lecture  Room  with  Perforated  chairs  at  the  lowest 
price,     carried 

Committee  on  Janitor  reported  in  favor  of  Robt  Wilson  as  the  most  avail- 
able person  for  the  position. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Tuttle  Resolved  that  the  committee  on  Janitor  employ 
Robt  Wilson  at  a  salary  of  Three  hundred  &  sixty  five  dollars  per  annum 
commencing  Apl  1st  1881     carried 

In  reference  to  note  of  Rev  Dr  Magie  of  Mch  3d  1881  asking  the   authority 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  apply  the  interest  of  the  Devereaux  fund  to  em- 
ploy a  supply  for  the  Mission  during  the  vacation  of  the  Pastor. 
Moved  by  Mr  J  Bentley  that  the  resolution  adopted  at  the   last    meeting    in 
reference  to  the  Devereaux  fund  be  reconsidered,     carried 


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On  motion  Resolved  that  the  said  resolution  be  rescinded     carried. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Tuttle  Resplved  that  the  income  of  the    Devereaux    Fund 
be   appropriated    from  time  to  time  as  the  same  shall  be  received  to  the  ses- 
sion of  the  church  to  be  used  by  that  body  for   the    purpose    mentioned    by 
the  donor  in  her  will,     carried 

It  was  stated  to  the  Board  by  the  President  that  the  wife  of  Mr  Henry 
White  now  deceased  desired  to  convey  to  the  Board  her  life  right  in  the 
Real  Estate  of  her  late  husband,  she  to  receive  twenty  five  dollars  per 
month  and  to  have  the  use  of  the  rooms  she  now  occupies  during  her  life. 
Thereupon  it  was  Resolved  that  the  matter  be  referred  to  the  President  (Mr 
Tuttle)  and  Mr  B  Crane  with  power     carried 

(signed)  S  Mcllroy 

sec  pro-tem 


Paterson  Nov  10  |  81 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present    Mr  S.  Tuttle,    Mr  J  Bentley    Mr  B  Crane,     Mr  S.  Mcllroy,    H.  I. 
Clark 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved, 

The  committee  appointed  to  consider  the  proposition  of  Mrs  White  wife  of 
Henry  White  deed  Reported  that  they  had  conferred  with  Mrs  White  and 
had  concluded  that  it  would  be  unwise  for  the  Board  to  take  the  title  to  her 
property  during  her  life  time,  but  that  if  she  should  become  so  infirm  as  to 
be  incapable  of  taking  care  of  it.  that  the  Board  would  deem  it  their  duty  to 
take  care  of  it  for  her,  she  to  have  the  income. 

The  Report  of  the  Treasurer  for  the  year  ending  Nov    1  |  81    was   received 
and    referred    to   auditing  committee  consisting  of  Mr  Muzzy,  &  Mr  Clark, 
and  the  customary  number  of  copies  were  ordered  printed  and  distributed. 
Statement  of  the  Income  and  expenditures  of   The    First    Presbyterian    So- 
ciety in  Paterson  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  Nov  1st  1881. 


Income 

Balance  on  hand  Nov  1  |  80  804.17 

From  Sunday  Collections  422.12 

"     Pew  Rent  coll  to  date  5.743.05 

"     Treas  of  S.  School  on  ace  Piano  152. 

' '     Sale  of  24  Benches  24. 


Gross  Income  reed  from  Nov  1  |  80  to  Nov  1  |  81  7.145.34 


i»3 

Expenditures 

Salary  of  Pastor  3.000 

Choir         -  1.04C 

sexton  of  church  322.25 

do           chapel  96. 

Int  on  Mortgage  on  Mission  70. 

Piano  for  Sunday  School  302. 

Chairs  ' '             do  295. 

H  S.  Blauvelt  65 

D  C  Rider  142.88 

E  B  King  &  Co  86.64 

J  C  Christie  Tuning  organ  15. 

Deficiency  in  Presbyterial  Fund  13.38 

Insurance  46.50 

Coal  133.35 

Mower  17. 

J  no  Norwood  &  Co  31.86 

Taxes  1881,  320  19  Gas  76.74  396.93 

F  C  Van  Dyke  &  Co  44  15  R  Dalling  Coll  114  86  159.01 

Incidentals  121.33 

6.354.13 

Cash  Balance  on  hand  791.21 

Uncollected  Pew  Rents  Nov  1  |  81  774. 

do  ' '      Nov  1  |  80  625  50 

148.50 
On  motion  of  Mr  Mcllroy  Resolved  that  the  Treasurer  refund  to  Robt 
Dalling  Collector  Seventy  three  01-100  dollars  due  him  on  note  of  Geo  S. 
McCarter  not  paid,  he  having  paid  amount  of  said  note  to  Treasurer  by 
mistake. 
On  Motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson,  N.  J..  Nov.  24,  1881. 

A  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  was  held 
this  (Thanksgiving)  day,  immediately  after  the  service,  pursuant  to  notice 
duly  given  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen  Chairman,  and  William  Nelson, 
secretary. 


id  G.  Edwards 


184 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  congregation,  held   November    25, 
1880,  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  announced  that   the  terms 
of  office  of  the  following  Trustees  expired  at  this  time:" 
Socrates  Tuttle, 
John  V.  Bentley, 
Benjamin  Crane. 
Also,  that  there  was  a  vacancy  to  be  filled,   occasioned    by    the   death   of 
William  Ryle,  on  the  5th  inst. 

On  motion  of  F.  C.  Van  Dyk,  William  T.  Ryle  was  unanimously  elected 
a  Trustee  in  place  of  his  father,  for  the  unexpired  term,  one  year. 

The  following  persons  were  nominated  for  Trustees  for  the  full  term,  and 
were  ballotted  for  with  the  result  stated: 

Socrates  Tuttle  received  22  votes 

Edmund  G.  Edwards  16 

James  Booth  14 

Walter  G.  Shields  "  7 

William  Nelson  "  4 

Stephen  Van  Winkle  3 

The  Chairman  declared  that  Messrs.  Socrates  Tuttle,  Edmur 
and  James  Booth  having  received  the  highest  number    of    votes    were    duly 
elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 

There  being  no  other  business  before  the  meeting,  on  motion  adjourned. 

Win  Nelson, 

Secretary. 


Paterson  Dec  8th  1882 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  II  I.  Clark  Saml  Mcllroy,  Samuel  V.    S.    Muzzy,    E 
G.  Edwards,  James  Booth,  &  W,  T  Ryle. 
On  motion  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year, 

Mr  S.  Tuttle  President 

Mr  PI  I.  Clark  Secretary 

Mr  Saml  Mcllroy  Treasurer 
The  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year 
Music 

Mr  H  I.  Clark,  Mr  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy  Mr  E  G.  Edwards. 
General  Supervision  of  Church  Property 
Mr  Saml  Mcllroy,  Mr  Jas  Booth 

On  motion,  Mr  Robt  Dalling   was   reappointed    collector    for   the   ensuing 
year  on  the  same  terms  as  last  year. 


i85 

On  motion  of  Mr  Mcllroy  Resolved  that  one  thousand  and  sixty   dollars    be 
appropriated  for  music  for  the  ensuing  year, 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  T.  Clark 
Sec 

Paterson  May  2d  1882 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  S.  Tuttle,  H  I.  Clark  Saml  Mcllroy,    Saml  V.  S.  Muzzy    E  G.  Ed- 
wards, Jas  Booth,  W.  T.  Ryle. 

Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Dissatisfaction  with  our  present  sexton  Robt  Wilson,-  was  expressed  by  sev- 
eral members  of  the  Board  and  on  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy,  it  was  Resolved 
that  the  sexton  be  notified  that  his  services  will  not  be  required  after  the  1st 
of  June  and  that  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  procure  a  suitable 
successor,      carried 

The  chair  appointed  Mr  Muzzy  Mr  Mcllroy  &  Mr  Edwards  said  committee 
On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  the  subject  of  church  ventilation    be 
referred  to  committee  on  Church  Property  with  power,  carried 
On  motion  of  Mr  Ryle  Resolved  that  the   subject    of   heating    the    Lecture 
Room  be  referred  to  committee  on  Church  Property  and  they  report  further 
to  this  Board,  carried. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  the  committee  on  Church  Property 
procure  estimates  informing  this  Board  the  lowest  price  for  which  the 
church  can  be  painted  and  report  as  soon  as  possible  at  a  future  meeting 
carried. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Mcllroy  Resolved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  re- 
port what  improvements  are  advisable  in  the  Lecture  Room  to  make  our 
Sunday  School  more  attractive  and  comfortable  and  the  probable  cost  of 
said  alterations,  carried 

The  chair  appointed  Mr  Mcllroy  Mr  Muzzy  &  Mr  Booth,  said  committee 
On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  the  Committee  on  Church    Property 
be   empowered    to   procure  suitable  trees  and  have  the  same  planted  in  our 
church  yard,  carried 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson  June  15  |  82 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  S.  Tuttle,   Saml  Mcllroy   Jas  Booth,    S.  V.  S.  Muzzy,    W.  T.  Ryle 
E  G.  Edwards,  H  I.  Clark. 
Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

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The  committee  appointed  to  procure  estimates  of  cost  of  painting  the 
church.  Lecture  Room  and  Fences  reported  that  they  had  received  but  one 
estimate  in  writing  which  was  from  Jno  Norwood  &  Co  who  offered  to  do 
the  work  for  Two  hundred  &  seventy  two  ."30  |  100  dollars,  and  a  verbal 
offer  from  McLean  Bros  for  Four  hundred  &  twenty  five  dollars. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  it  was  Resolved  that  the  requirement  of  the  use 
of  Jewetts.  or  Atlantic  White  Lead  be  specified  in  the  contract. 
On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  the  committee  be  instructed  to  accept  the 
proposal  of  (no  Norwood  &  Co  as  amended  by  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  in 
regard  to  White  Lead. 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  Mr  Hartley  be  employed  to  repair  the  brick 
work  and  do  the  necessary  pointing  to  put  the  church  in  a  suitable  condition 
for  painting. 

Mr  Ryle  offered  to  the  Board  as  a  gift  a  lot  of  Locust  Posts  which  he 
thought  would  be  suitable  in  repairing  the  fence  around  the  church,  and  on 
motion  it  was  Resolved  that  the  said  offer  be  accepted  with  the  thanks  of 
the  Board  if  the  committee  find  them  suitable  for  the  purpose. 
On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  the  committee  procure  a  new  estimate  from 
Florance  Bros  for  carpenter  work  in  repairing  fence 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  it  was  Resolved  that  the  committee  on  Church 
Property  investigate  and  report  the  most  feasable  plan  for  alterations  in 
Lecture  Room  for  heating,  water  closet,  and  improvement  for  Sunday 
School  and  report  the  cost  of  said  improvements  to  this  Board. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Revived  that  Mr  Edwards  be  appointed  an  addi- 
tional usher  for  Sunday  evenings,     carried 

The  committee  appointed  to  procure  a  new  sexton  reported  that  they  notified 
the  sexton  Mr  Wilson  that  his  services  would  not  be  required  after  the  first 
of  June  and  that  they  had  secured  the  services  of  Mr  Win*  Strait  to  fill 
the  vacancy,  who  had  entered  on  his  duty  on  the  same  terms  as  formerly 
paid  one  dollar  per  day  he  agreeing  to  fill  the  requirements  of  the  office. 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark, 

Sec 

Paterson  Sept  11th  1882 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  II  I.  Clark  Sam]  Mcllroy,  Saml  V.    S.    Muzzy    E  G. 
Edwards,  Jas  Booth. 

Report  of  the  committee  on  Lecture  Room  Improvement  presented  a  plan 
bv  Mr  }as  Derrom,  which  was  received  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  file  and 
further  consideration  of  the  matter  disposed  of  for  the  present. 

*  Freeman,  not  William,  Strait. 


i87 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  the  subject  of  heating  the  Lecture 
Room  and  construction  of  new  flues  be  referred  to  the  committee  on  church 
Property  with  power  carried 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  committee  on  Church  Property  be  empow- 
ered to  do  what  is  necessary  to  protect  the  cemetery  on  Vine  St  from  the  en- 
croachments of  parties  who  remove  the  sand  and  prosecute  if  necessary. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Booth  Resolved  that  Mr  Saml  Mcllroy  Treasurer  be 
authorized  to  give  the  necessary  receipt  for  collection  of  interest  due  this 
society. 

Whereas,  The  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures  by  Mr  Rossi- 
ter  their  agent  having  presented  to  this  Board  a  communication 
in  writing  stating  that  the  said  Society  having  sold  the  Colt 
property  on  Market  St  which  adjoins  the  property  of  The  First 
Presbyterian  .  Society  to  Dr  Marsh,  and  having  had  a  survey  of 
same  made  find  that  I  he  rear  fence  of  the  parsonage  encroaches  a 
few  inches  on  the  Colt  property  and  asking  that  this  Board  take 
such  action  in  reference  to  the  matter  as  is  just  therefore  ;  Re- 
solved that  the  committee  on  Church  Property  take  such  steps 
as  are  necessary  to  have  the  true  line  ascertained  and  established, 
and  that  the  said  society  have  permission  to  remove  so  much  of 
said  fence  as  encroaches  on  the  Colt  property,  upon  the  true 
line,  carried 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec 

Paterson  Nov  17th  1882 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esq 
Present   Mr  S.  Mcllroy    Mr  Jas  Booth    II  I.  Clark,    S.  V.  S.  Muzzy,    E.  G 
Edwards    Mr    Booth    was    elected    Chairman.      Minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read  and  appioved. 

A  communication  was  received  from  Mr  R.  Rossiter  Sec  asking  for  copy  of 
resolution  in  regard  to  the  true  line  between  the  Partonage  and  Dr  Marsh's 
property  On  motion  the  request  was  granted  providing  the  President  ap- 
proved. 

The  Resignation  of  Mr  Tasney*  as  member  of  the  Choir  was  received  and 
on  motion  was  referred  to  the  committee  on  Music  with  power  to  fill  the  va- 
cancy. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  the  committee  on  Church  Property 
be  empowered  to  have  the  line  of  the  old  cemetery  surveyed  so  that  the  true 
line  may  be  established 

*Mr.  Samuel  Tasney,  who  sang  bass. 


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A  communication  was  received  from  Mr  I  C  Christie  offering  to  place  a 
jaques  Motor  (for  Blowing  Organ  in  Church)  complete  with  sewer  connec- 
tion for  Three  hundred  dollars  On  motion  the  subject  was  referred  to 
music  committee  to  investigate  and  report  at  a  future  meeting. 
On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy  Resolved  that  Mr  Wm  Shorrock  be  added  to  the 
staff  of  ushers. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  was  received  and  referred  to  auditing    commit- 
tee consisting  of  Mr  Edwards,  &  Mr  Clark 

Statement  of  the  Income  and  expenditures  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
in  Taterson  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  Nov  1st  1882 


to 


Income 

From  Pew   Rents    collected 
date  5.611.99 

From  Sunday  collections  434.71 

Sale  of  Graves  in   Ceme- 
tery 100. 

From  cash  Balance  as  per  last 

report  791.21 


Gross    Income  reed  from  Nov 

1  |  81  to  Nov  1  |  82  6.937.91 

Uncollected  Pew  Rents  Nov  1  |  81 
do  "       Nov  1  |  82 


Expenditures 

Salary  of  Pastor,  one  year 

3,000 

Choir 

1,060. 

Sexton        " 

365. 

Janitor  Mission 

50. 

Int  on  Mtge  on  Mission 

70. 

H  S.  Blauvelt 

10.12 

E.  B.  King  &  Co 

101.51 

Florance  Bros  chapel 

127.79 

do           church 

64.25 

J  C  Christie  (organ) 

20. 

Insurance 

29. 5C 

Coal 

114.85 

J  Norwood  &  Co 

317.72 

Taxes  1882 

387.63 

Gas  Bills 

65.80 

Incidentals 

180.17 

R  Bailing  Collector 

112.24 

Jas  Miller 

15. 

G.  D  Voorhis 

282.42 

D  Stewart 

74. 

Ira  Hartley 

127.37 

T  Gerau 

25. 

Cash  Balance  on  hand 

337.54 

6937.91 

774. 

1,089 

Increase 


$315 


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Statement  of  Uncollected  Pew  Rents 


J  S.  Barkalow  160. 

D  B.  Fowler  48. 

Mrs  I)r  Fenner  40. 

A  Derrom  209. 

Ceo  Frost  39. 

Wm  Gledhill  56. 

Mrs  C  Godden  138. 

D  C  Rider  83. 

C  Steinhauser  45. 

Geo  Town  ley  36. 

H  A  Williams  57. 

Wm  Williams  32. 

Mrs  Geo  Wiley  51. 

Mary  Wiley  20. 

Gehring  25. 

Jas  Ramsey  50. 

$1,089. 

On  motion  Resolved  that  the  usual  number  of  copies  of  the  Treasurers  re- 
port be  printed  for  distribution. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy,  Resolved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  devise 
some  means  to  enforce  the  collection  of  delinquent  Pew  and  confer  with  the 
President  and  Collector  in  regard  thereto. 
Chair  appointed  Mr  Mcllroy  it  Edwards  said  committee. 
On  motion  adjourned 

Henry  I.  Clark- 
Sec 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  30,  1882. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
was  held  this  (Thanksgiving)  day,  in  the  church,  immediately  after  the  ser- 
vice, pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen  Chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Nelson, 
secretary. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  Nov.  24,  1881,  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr  Henry  I.  Clark,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  announced  that  the  terms 
of  office  of  the  following  Trustees  expired  at  this  time: 


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Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy, 
Samuel  Mcllroy 
William  T.  Ryle 
Henry  I.  Clark. 

Mr.  Henry  Muzzy  nominated  the  gentlemen  named,  for  re  election,  and 
there  being  no  other  nominations,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Tuttle  they  were  unan- 
imously re-elected,  by  acclamation. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  Trustees  be  authorized,  if  in  their  discretion 
it  shall  seem  proper,  to  have  the  sermon  preached  this  morning  by  our  pas 
tor,  printed  in  pamphlet  form,  for  distribution  in  the  congregation. 

Attention  being  called  to  the  fact  that  the  arrears  of  pew-rents  on  the  1st 
inst.,  amounted  to  $1,089  there  was  considerable  discussion  on  the  subject, 
and  it  was  stated  that  some  pew-rents  had  not  been  paid  in  two  or  three 
years . 

Mr.  Tuttle  moved  that  for  the  purpose  of  closing  up  the  account  of  de- 
linquent pew-rents,  as  far  as  possible,  at  the  next  renting  of  pews  no  pew 
shall  be  rented  to  any  delinquent  who  is  six  months  in  arrears,  and  that 
public  notice  be  given  from  the  pulpit  to  the  effect  that  all  delinquents  who 
are  six  months  in  arrears  will  be  required  to  vacate  their  pews  at  the  next 
annual  renting,  and  that  such  pews  will  be  then  rented  to  others,  unless 
any  such  delinquent  shall  show  good  cause  to  the  Trustees  why  his  or  her 
pew  ought  not  to  be  vacated. 

A  rising  vote  being  taken,  Mr.  Tuttle's  motion  was  agreed  to,  nem.  con 

Adjourned. 

Win.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


Paterson  Jany  4.  1883. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mess.  Tuttle  -  Muzzy  -  Booth  -  Clark  and  Edwards. 

Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. 
S.  Tuttle— President 
E.  G.  Edwards  Secretary. 
S.  Mcllroy  Treasurer. 
R.  Dalling.     Collector,  on  same  terms  as  last  year. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year. 
Music — Mess  Clark  -  Muzzy  &  Edwards. 

General  supervision  of  church  property — Mess.  Mcllroy  &  Booth. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  resolved  that  one  thousand  and  sixty  dollars  be  ap- 
propriated for  music  for  the  ensuing  year,     carried. 


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Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  the  Secretary  prepare  notice  in  pursuance  of  re- 
solution of  the  congregation  at  the  annual  meeting  relative  to  delinquent 
pew  renters,  to  be  read  by  the  pastor  from  the  pulpit,  carried. 
Mr  Clark  moved  that  the  collector  be  requested  to  furnish  to  the  board  a 
statement  showing  the  number  of  pews — the  amount  that  each  pew  rents 
for  and  the  numbers  of  the  pews  at  present  vacant,  carried. 
Moved  and  seconded  that  the  matter  of  purchasing  a  "motar"  for  blowing 
the  organ  in  the  church  be  laid  over  for  the  present,      carried. 

On  motion  adjourned. 

E  G.  Edwards 
Approved  June  14th  Secy 

Paterson  June  14th  1883. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mess.  Tuttle,  Booth,  Clark.  Muzzy  and  Edwards. 
Minutes  of  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  that  the  following  notice  signed  by  the  President  &  Secre 
tary  be  sent  to  the  delinquent  Pew-renters  — 

Whereas  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted    at    the    annua' 
meeting  of  the  congregation   held   November    30th,    1882:      "That 
for  the  purpose  of  closing  up  the  account  of  delinquent  pew    rents, 
as  far  as  possible,  at  the  next  renting    of    pews    no    pew    shall    be 
rented  to  any  delinquent  who  is  six  months    in    arrears,    and    that 
public  notice  be  given  from  the  pulpit  to  the   effect    that  all    delin- 
quents   who    are    six    months   in   arrears  will  be  required  to  vacate 
their  pews  at  ;he  next  annual  renting  and  that  such    pews    will    be 
then  rented  to  others,  unless  any  such  delinquent  shall  show  good 
cause  to  the  Trustees  why  his  or  her  pew  ought  not  to  be  vacated," 
and 
Whereas  at  the  specified  time  you  were  in  arrears  for  more  than  six    months 
in  the  payment  of  your  pew  rent — you  are  hereby  notified    that    in 
pursuance    of    the    said    resolution    your    pew    is    declared  vacant, 
carried. 
Mr  Tuttle  presented  a  communication  signed  by  John    Wardle    D.    E.    Wa- 
ters and  James  Boice  setting    forth    that    the    fence    recently    built    by    the 
Trustees  along  the  line  of  the  Presbyterian  Cemetery  across   Essex   St.    had 
been  placed  on  their  property  about  ten   feet   from   the    true    line    as    estab- 
lished by  the  City  Surveyor,  and  by  their  deeds,  and  inasmuch  as  they  were 
not  responsible  in  any  way  for  the  trespassing  upon   the   Cemetery   property 
they    respectfully    requested    the    Trustees  to  have  the  fence  placed  on  the 
lawful  line. 
Mr  moved  that  the  communication  be  placed  on  file  and  that  the 


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Secretary  be  directed  to  inform  the  gentlemen,  that  if  the  fence  had  been 
placed  on  their  property  it  was  done  so  unintentionally — the  line  having 
been  established  for  the  Trustees  by  the  City  Surveyor  and  if  any  mistake 
had  been  made  in  setting  the  fence  the  Trustees  would  take  immediate 
steps  to  have  the  same  placed  on  the  true  line.     Carried. 

Mr.  .Muzzy  moved  that  the  committee  on  church  property  be  requested  to 
examine  into  the  matter  of  heating  the  Church  and  report  the  most  advisa- 
ble plan  to  the  board  at  the  next  meeting.     Carried. 

Mr.  Booth  moved  that  the  application  of  Mr.  Post  for  the  position  of 
Pianist  at  the  Wednesday  evening  prayer  meetings — at  a  salary  of  $50  per 
annum  be  referred  to  the  music  committee  to  report  at  next  meeting. 
Carried. 

Moved  by  Mr.  Tuttle  that  the  sexton  be  directed  to  lower  the  shades  and 
open  the  windows  of  the  church  during  the  warm  weather.     Carried. 

On  motion  adjourned  to  meet  at  the  call  of  the  Secretary. 

E.  G.  Edwards 

Secy 


Paterson  Aug.  16,  1883. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present — Mess.  Tuttle,  Booth,  Mcllroy  Clark,  Muzzy  and  Edwards. 
Minutes  of  previous  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Mr.  Booth  moved  that  Mr.  Mcllroy  procure  from  Surveyor  Hilton  a  written 
report  as  to  whether  the  fence  lately  erected  by  the  Trustees  was  placed  on 
the  true  line  as  established  by  him  and  present  the  same  at  the    next    meet- 


ing. 


Carried. 


The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported:  The  Furnace  in  Church  worn 
out,  and  in  their  judgment  it  would  be  unwise  to  try  and  repair  it. 
On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  Mess.  Mcllroy-Booth-Clark  and  Muzzy  be 
constituted  a  Committee  to  examine  further  into  the  matter  of  heating  the 
Church  and  be  empowered  to  employ  some  competent  and  reliable  person 
to  examine  the  present  heater  and  report  in  writing  the  practicability  of 
trying  to  repair  the  same,  and  if  found  impracticable  to  repair  the  present 
heater  to  report  what  a  new  one  would  cost,  and  the  best  place  and  manner 
of  locating  it. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  to  pay  the  bills  for   flowers,  music   and    drapery 
used  on  the  occasion  of  Dr.  Hornblower's  funeral. 
On  motion  adjourned  to  meet  Aug.  28,  1883. 

E.  G.  Edwards 

Secy 


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Paterson  Aug  30th  1883 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  S.  Tuttle,  Jas  Booth  Samuel  Mcllroy,  H  I.  Clark  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy. 
Minutes  of  the  last  regular  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
The  following  Report  was  received  from  Mess  Hilton  &  Menger  in    regard 
to  Cemetery  line  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  file. 

Paterson  Aug  25.  1883 
Mr  Samuel  Mcllroy 

Dear  Sir 

According  to  your  request  we  investigated  that  al- 
leged encroachment  of  cemetery  fence  between  Market  and  Essex  St  and 
find  the  complaint  well  founded.  The  enclosed  diagram  will  give  you  an 
idea  of  the  true  facts  of  the  case,  The  circles  on  the  full  lines  shows  you  the 
line  we  staked  out,  The  dotted  line  shows  the  fence  as  built.  There  has 
been  a  stupid  blunder  by  some  one  which  you  had  better  investigate. 

Resptly  Yours 

Hilton  &  Menger 
On  motion  Resolved  that  the  committee  on  church  Property  have  the  ceme- 
tery fence  removed  to  the  established  line,  carried, 

Reports  on  condition  of  the  old  Furnace  was  received  from   Mr  Jno    Bower- 
ing  &  Mr  G.  D.  Voorhis 

Mr  Bowering  made  a  verbal  report  to  committee  stating  that  Furnace  could 
be  repaired  by  rivoting  boiler  iron  over  the  holes  but  said  the    result    would 
be  unsatisfactory.     He  could  make  no  estimate  of  cost  of  repairing. 
Mr  G.  D  Voorhis  made  the  following  written  report. 

Paterson  Aug  28  |  83 
Mr  S.  Mcllroy 

My  dear  sir 

In  answer  to  your  enquiry  as  to  whether  the  Furnace  in 
the  First  Pres  Church  could  be  repaired  I  would  simply  say  that  in  my 
judgment  it  would  be  very  unwise  to  spend  any  money  on  it  as  it  is  com. 
pletely  worn  out  in  the  service  and  should  your  committee  undertake  to  re- 
pair it  there  would  be  no  telling  where  to  stop.  Consequently,  it  would  not 
only  be  unsatisfactory  as  to  cost  but  would  be  a  continual  expense  every 
year  with  no  better  result  as  regards  heat  than  it  has  been  in  previous 
years.  I  would  reccomend  a  new  furnace  with  pipe  large  enough  to  heat  the 
room  without  any  doubt,  so  as  to  avoid  the  trouble  of  lighting  lire  two  or 
three  days  before  the  Room  is  wanted,  I  have  no  doubt  that  you  can  burn 
coal  enough  to  satisfy  your  people  by  burning  it  when  you  want  to  use  the 
room  instead  of  wasting  it  three  or  four  days  in  advance 

Respectfully 

G  D  Voorhis 


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Report  was  made  by  committee  on  Steam  Heating  and  a  proposal  was  sub- 
mitted by  the  Universal  Steam  Heating  Co  offering  to  set  up  Steam    Heater 
Victor  with  pipe  and  radiators  and  heat  church  in  zero  weather    to    70    deg 
Fahrenheit  for  Five  hundred  &  sixty  five  dollars. 
On  motion  adjourned  to  Sept  3d 

Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec  pro  tern 

Paterson  Sept.  10  |  83 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mess  Tuttle-Clark-Mcllroy-Booth-Muzzy  and  Edwards- 
On  motion  reading  of  minutes  of  previous  meeting  was  dispensed  with. 

Mr.  Weymouth  of  the  Universal  Steam  Heating  Co.  being  introduced 
explained  that  his  clerk  in  making  out  his  proposition  for  heating  the 
church  had  made  a  mistake  of  $100  which  amt  he  desired  to  add  to  the 
amount  of  his  bid. 

Mr.  Weymouth  was  then  given  an  opportunity  to  explain  the  merits  of 
his  apparatus. 

On  motion  adjourned  to  meet  Sept.  11.  1883  at  7  P.  M. 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

Paterson  Sept  11  1883. 
Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present,  Mess.  Booth,  Tuttle,  Mcllroy,  Muzzy  and  Clark. 
Moved    by    Mr.    Mcllroy    that    we    accept  the  proposition  of  the  Universal 
Steam  Heating  Co.     carried. 

Mr  Mcllroy  then  offered  the  following  resolution  which  was  adopted — 
Resolved-That  the  Universal  Steam  Heating  Company  be  notified  that  the 
Board  of  Trustees  accept  their  proposal  for  heating  the  church,  for  the 
price  $665.00  upon  condition  that  the  Company  will  give  the  Board  ninety 
days  time  from  the  completion  of  the  work  to  test  its  fitness  for  the  purpose 
for  which  it  is  constructed  the  Board  agreeing  to  pay  legal  interest  on  the 
money  for  that  length  of  time. 
On  motion  adjourned. 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

Paterson  Nov.  8.  1883. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present,  Mess.  Tuttle-Booth-Mcllroy-Muzzy  Ryle  and  Edwards. 
Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  Aug  30th  and  Sept.  10th  &  11th  were  read   and 
approved. 


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Mr.  Hindles  bill  for  expenses  of  the  funeral  of  the  late  Dr  Wm.  II.  Horn- 
blower  was  presented  and  read 

Mr  Muzzy  stated  that  there  appeared  to  be  a  desire  on  the  part  of  a  number 
of  the  Congregation  that  the  Trustees  should  pay  this   bill.      A    vote    being 
taken-it  was  unanimously  decided  to  pay  the  same. 
Mr.  Mcllroy  then  offered  the  following- 

Whereas-It  has  come  to  the  knowledge  of  this  Board  that  the  widow  of  the 
'ate  Henry  White  has,  by  reason  of  her  advanced  age  and  impaired  health 
and  weakened  mind,  become  incapable  of  taking  care  of  herself  or  her  prop" 
erty  which  will  become  the  property  of  this  board  upon  her  death  under 
provisions  of  the  will  of  the  late  Henry  White — 

Resolved  that  the  Board  of  Trustees  assume  the  care  of  Mrs.  White  and 
her  property,  with  her  consent  during  her  life-and  defray  the  expenses  of 
her  maintenance,  and  that  a  committee  of  two  be  appointed  to  carry  the 
above  into  effect. 

Unanimously  adopted. 
The  President  appointed  Dr  Magie  and  Mr  Mcllroy  said  committee. 
On  motion  adjourned. 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  29,  1883. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
was  held  this  (Thanksgiving)  day,  in  the  church,  immediately  after  the   ser- 
vice, pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.    Henry    A.    Williams    was    chosen    chairman,    &    Mr.    Wm.  Nelson, 
secretary. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  Nov.  30,  1882,  were  read  and  approved. 
It  was  announced  that  the  terms  of  office  of  the    following    Trustees   ex- 
pired at  this  time  : 

Socrates  Tuttle 
Edmund  G.  Edwards 
James  Booth. 
On  motion,  the  said  Trustees  were  renominated  and  unanimously  re-elect- 
ed, by  acclamation. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 

Paterson  Jany  24.  1884 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  Lecture  Room. 
Present  Mess.  Tuttle-Booth-Clark-Mcllroy-Muzzy  &  Edwards- 
Minutes  of  meeting  Nov.  8.  1883  were  read  and  approved. 


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On  motion  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. 

S.  Tuttle.  President. 

E.  G.  Edwards.  Secretary 

S.  Mcllroy    Treasurer. 
On  motion  Robert  Calling  was  appointed  Collector  of  Pew  Rents  on    same' 
terms  as  last  year. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year. 
Music — Clark,   Muzzy  &  Edwards 

General  Supervision  of  Church  Property — Edwards,  Mcllroy  &  Booth. 
Moved    by    Mr    Booth    that    Eleven    hundred    dollars    be   appropriated  for 
music,      carried. 

Moved  by  Mr.  Clark  that  Mr.  Strait  be  employed  as  sexton  on  same  terms 
as  last  year,  so  long  as  he  gives  satisfaction. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  look  after  the  affairs  of  Mrs.  White,  widow  of 
Henry  White,  reported  that  they  had  conferred  with  Mrs.  White  and  found 
her  unwilling  to  entrust  the  care  of  herself  and  her  property  to  this  Board. 
Complaints  having  been  made  of  the  inconvenience  experienced  by  holders 
of  the  side  pews  from  the  extreme  heat  it  was  resolved  that  the  Committee 
on  General  Supervision  of  Church  Property  be  authorized  to  adopt  the  best 
means  of  shielding  the  side  pjws  from  the  direct  influence  of  the  steam 
pipes. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  it  was  resolved  that  this  Hoard  have  four  quarterly 
meetings  and  appoint  for  time  of  holding  such  meetings  the  last  Thursday 
of  January- April -July  and  October. 

Mr.  Booth  stated  that  Complaint  had  been  made  by  residents  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  Church  of  the  annoyance  suffered  by  the  ringing  of  the  Church  bell. 
On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  the  President  confer  with  the  session  on   the 
subject  of  dispensing  with  the  ringing  of  the  bell. 
On  motion  adjourned 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 


Paterson  April  34.  1884. 
Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  Lecture  Room. 
Present,  Mess  Tuttle-Clark-Mcllroy  Booth  and  Edwards. 
Minutes  of  meeting  Jan'y  2i  1834  were  read  and  approved. 
Mr  Tuttle  reported  having  written  to  the  Session  of  the   Church    regarding 
the  ringing  of  the  bell  and  received  in  reply  letter  refering    matter   back    to 
Trustees  for  action. 

Mr  Clark  moved  that  the  time  for  ringing  of  the  bell  for  service  be   reduced 
to  the  following: 


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Sunday  morning  Ten  minutes 
evening  Five         " 

Wednesday  "         "  " 

and  the  ringing  on  Friday  evening  to  be  dispensed  with,  carried. 
Mr  Clark  also  moved  that  Sexton  be  authorized  to  try  experiment  of  cover- 
ing clapper  of  bell  with  leather  in  order  to  soften  sound,  carried. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  the  sum  of  One  hundred  dollars  was  appropriated 
for  the  purpose  of  carpeting,  and  making  such  other  improvements  as  com- 
mittee on  Church  Property  deemed  proper  in  small  room  in  Lecture  Room 
used  for  IJible  class  etc. 

The  subject  of  improving  appearance  of  entrance  to  small  ante  room  of 
Church  was  left  to  Committee  on  Church  Property  with  power  — 

on  motion  adjourned 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 
Paterson  July  31.  1884. 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  Lecture  Room. 
Present,  Mess.  Clark.  Booth  Mcllroy,  Edwards  and  Muzzy. 
On  motion  Mr  Clark  was  chosen  to  be  Chairman. 
Minutes  of  Meeting  held  April  24th  1884  were  read  and  approved. 
Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  progress  in  matter  of  improvements 
to  be  made,  in  appearance  of  small  room,  used  for    Board    Meetings,  Bible 
Class  etc. 

The  Treasurer  reported  gratifying  success  in  collection  of   Pew-rents. 
A  communication  was  received  from  W.  S.  Porter  relative  to    cleaning    car- 
pets &  cushions  in  the  church  and  the  same  was  referred    to    the    Com.    on 
Church  Property. 

On  motion  the  Com.  on  Church  Property  was  authorized  to  take  up  the 
registers,  formerly  used  for  heating  the  church  and  have  floor  laid  in  the 
openings. 

A  Communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Christie  stating  that  the  organ  in 
church  needed  cleaning  and  proposing  to  clean  the  same  for  $60.  on  motion 
the  matter  was  referred  to  Music  Com. 

A  communication  was  received  from  Dr  Magie,  setting  forth  that  it  was 
the  desire  of  the  Session  that  the  Board  of  Trustees  make  an  appropriation 
to  pay  Mr.  Post  for  singing  at  the  Prayer  Meetings  for  the  past  year  and 
also  to  provide  singing  for  those  services  in  future.  On  motion  of  Mr. 
Muzzy  the  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  Mr.  Post  a  sum,  not  to  exceed  $50. 
for  past  services,  in  full  to  date,  and  take  his  receipt  therefore. 
On  motion  adjourned. 

E  G.  Edwards 
Appvd  Oct.  22  |  84  Secy 


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Paterson  Sept  25  |  84. 
Special  Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  office  of  S  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present,  Mess.  Tuttle-Booth-Clark-Ryle  Muzzy  &  Edwards. 
On  motion  reading  of  minutes  of  meeting  held  July  31  |  84   was    dispensed 
with. 

Mr  Tuttle  stated  object  for  which  the  meeting  had  been  called:   to  consider 
the  following  letter  received  from  Mrs.  White 
To  the  Trustees  of  the 

First  Presbyterian  Church 

Gentlemen — 

In  view  of  the  condition  of  the  property 
on  Broadway,  which  I  now  occupy,  and  which  reverts  to  you  on  my  death; 
my  growing  infirmities  from  advancing  years  making  me  incapable  of  look 
ing  after  the  repairs  and  rents;  the  difficulty  of  securing  tenants,  who  will 
give  me  necessary  care;  and  the  disturbance,  which  I  have  reason  to  expect 
from  the  building  recently  erected*  against  the  rooms  which  I  occupy,  I  ear- 
nestly ask  you  to  enable  me  to  dispose  of  this  property,  and  to  invest  the 
proceeds  in  such  a  way  that  my  maintenance  can  be  secured.  The  contents 
of  this  paper  I  have  fully  understood  and  T  now  sign  it  with  a  clear  appre- 
hension of  its  meaning — 

Paterson  Sept  20  |  84.  signed  Maria  White. 

The  above  paper  T  have  read  and  explained  to   Mrs    White,    and    I    certify 
that  she  signed  the  same  of  her  own  free  will. 

It  is  my  conviction  that  the  sale  of  this  property  will  secure  her  greater 
comfort  than  any  attempt  to  preserve  it  to  her  in  its  present  condition  can 
do. 

(signed)  David  Magie. 
Paterson 

Sept  20  1884. 
After  considerable  discussion  on  motion  it  was  decided  to    appoint    a    com- 
mittee to  confer  with  Dr.  Magie  relative  to  the  most  advisable  action  to  be 
taken  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  report  at  next  meeting. 
The  President  appointed  at  such  committee  Mess.  Booth  Ryle  &  Edwards. 
On  motion  adjourned. 

E  G.  Edwards 
Appvd  Oct  22  |  84  Secy. 

Paterson  Oct.  22  1884. 
Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mess.  Tuttle-Mcllroy-Clark  &  Edwards. 

♦Apollo  Hall,  on  Van  Houten  street. 


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Minutes  of  meetings  July  31  |  84  &  Sept.  25  j  84.  were  read  and  approved. 
The  Secy,  as  one  of  the  committee  appointed  to  confer  with  Dr  Magie  rela- 
tive to  the  application  of  Mrs.  White  reported  progress,  and  it   was  thought 
best  by  the  members  present  to  postpone  consideration  of  that  subject  until 
a  future  meeting  when  a  full  Board  could  be  present. 

Mr  Mcllroy  moved  that  a  pew  in  the  Gallery  on  south  side  of  the  church  be 
fitted  with  carpet  &  cushion  for  Mr.  Post  the  use  of  which  he  agrees  to 
accept  in  lieu  of  compensation  for  services  as  chorister  at  Wednesday  even- 
ing prayer  meetings  as  long  as  he  continues  to  act  in  such  capacity,  carried. 

On  motion  adjourned 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

Paterson  Nov.  13.  1884. 
Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  ofSce  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present  Mess.  Tuttle-Booth-Clark-Ryle  Muzzy  &  Edwards. 
On  motion  reading  of  minutes  of  meeting  Oct.  22  j  84  was  dispensed  with. 
On  motion-Resolved  that  this  meeting  adjourn  to  Monday    eve.    17th    inst 
provided  Treasurer  will  be  ready  with  his  report-otherwise  to  Tuesday  18th 
inst. 

The  Committee  on  Mrs.  White's  affairs  reported:  They  had  conferred  with 
Dr.  Magie  and  had  called  upon  Mrs.  White  and  found  that  she  no  longer 
desired  that  the  property  should  be  sold-but  wanted  the  Board  to  relieve  her 
of  all  care  and  responsibility  by  assuming  control  of  the  property,  collecting 
the  rents  etc.  and  allow  her  the  use  of  the  rooms  that  she  now  occupies  and 
Four  hundred  dollars  ($400)  p.  annum.  The  Committe  felt  that  owing  to 
the  changeable  condition  of  Mrs.  White's  mind  they  could  not  suggest  any 
arrangement  which  would  ultimately  prove  satisfactory  to  both  parties. 
On  motion-the  further  consideration  of  this  subject  was  indefinitely  post- 
poned. 

On  motion  adjourned  E  G  Edwards 

Secy 

Paterson  Nov  18th  1884 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq 
Present  Mr  S.  Tuttle,  Mr  Jas  Booth,  Mr  H  I.   Clark,    Mr.    Saml    Mcllroy, 
Mr.  S.  V.  S  Muzzy. 

Minutes  of  the  meetings  held  Oct  22d  &  Nov  13th  were  read  and  approved. 
The  report  of  Treasurer  was  received  and  referred  to  auditing  committee 
consisting  of  Mr  Muzzy,  &  Mr  Clark. 

Statement  of  the  Income  and  expenditures  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
in  Paterson  N  J  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  Nov  1st  1884. 


200 


Income  Expenditures 

From    Pew    Rents   collected   to  date     Salary  of  Pastor  one  year 


5.372  71 

Sunday  collections  379.84 

Sale  of  Cemetery  Lots  213. 
Int  on  Devereaux  Fund  60. 
Cash  balance  as  per  last 

Report  87.85 


do     "    choir 

do     "    Janitor 
Interest  on  Bond  &  Mtge 
Gas  Bills 
Passaic  Water  Co 
Coal  Bills 
Pulpit  Supply 
Universal  Steam  Heating 
J  no  H  Hindle 
J  C  Christie 
Van  Saun  &  Muzzy 
G.  D  Voorhis 
H  S.  Blauvelt 
Martin  Post 
A  Cellarius 
Florence  Bros 
E  B  King  &  Co 
Incidentals 
R  Bailing  collector 
Insurance 


3.000. 

1.105. 

366. 

30. 
127.65 

24. 
142.50 

60. 
Co  371.52 
101.45 

16.50 

52.04 
258.59 

47.99 

50. 

40. 

29.29 
129.25 
106.50 
107.05 

60. 


Gross  Income  Reed  from  Nov 

1  I  83  to  Nov  1  I  84  6.113.40 


$6225.33 


Balance  due  Treasurer 


111.93 


Statement  of  R.  Dalling  Collector  of  parties  in  arrears  for  Pew  Rent. 


J  S.  Barkalow 
Est  of  D  Bamber 
Andrew  Derrom 
Mrs  Wm  Gledhill 
H.  Romaine 
D  C  Rider 

Townley 
Mrs  Thrift 
Mrs  Singleton 
S.  P.  Van  Winkle 
H  A  Williams 
Wm  Williams 


220. 

30. 
326. 

70. 

63. 

57. 

88. 

45. 

58.50 

57. 

51. 

97.50 


201 


J  S.  Tylee 
Mrs  Geo  Wylie 


On  motion  adjourned 


64. 
59. 

1.286. 


Henry  I.  Clark 

Sec  pro  tem 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  27,  1884. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian   Society 
of  this  city  was  held  this  day  (Thanksgiving),    in    the    church,    immediately 
after  the  morning  service,  pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen   chairman,  and  Mr.  William    Nelson, 
Secretary. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  congregation  held  November  29,  1883, 
were  read  and  approved. 

It  was  announced  that  the  terms  of  office  of  the    following    Trustees   ex- 
pired at  this  time,  and  that  Mr.  Ryle  had  accepted    an    election    as  Trustee 
of  the  new  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  and  therefore  expected  to 
retire  from  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  this  church: 
Henry  I.  Clark 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy- 
Samuel  Mcllroy 
William  T.  Ryle. 
The  following  gentlemen  were  nominated  for  Trustees,  and  unanimously 
elected,  by  acclamation: 

Peter  Adams 
Henry  I.  Clark 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy- 
Samuel  Mcllroy. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Tuttle,  the  Board  of  Trustees   was   authorized    to    fill 
any  vacancies  occurring  in  the  Board  during  the  year. 

The  Treasurer  presented  the  following  annual  report,   for  the  year    end- 
ing Nov.  1,  1884: 

Income. 
Balance  as  per  last  report  $       87  85 
Pew  rents  collected  to  date.   5,352  71 

Collections ■     402  46 

Interest  on  bond 60  00 

Sale  of  cemetery  lots 213  00 


Expenditures. 

Pastor's  salary $3,000  00 

Choir  salary 1,105  00 


Sexton 

Gas  bills 

WTater  rent 

Coal 

Pulpit  supplies. 


366  00 

117  74 

24  00 

142  50 

60  00 

28 


202 

Insurance 60  00 

Int. on  bond  Westm'r  Chapel  60  00 

Robt.   Dalling 107  05 

Universal  St'm  Heating  Co.  371   52 

J.  II.  Kindle 101  45 

J.  C.  Christie 16  50 

Van  Saun  &  Muzzy 52  04 

G.  D.  Voorhis 258  59 

II.   S.   Blauvelt 47  99 

Martin  Post 50  00 

A.  Cellarius 40  00 

Florance    Bros 29  29 

$6,116  02     E.  B.  King  &  Co 129  25 

Balance  due  Treas 130  91     Incidentals 108  01 


$6,246  93  $6,246  93 

Pew  rents  due,  $1,296  00 

Samuel  Mcllroy,  Treas. 
The  report  was  received  and  adopted. 

By  request,  the  Treasurer  made  some  verbal  explanations  of  several  items 
in  his  report. 

On  motion,  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Paterson  Jany  29th  1885 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  office  of  S.  Tuttle  Esq. 
Present,  Mess  Tuttle-Clark-Mcllroy  Edwards  Booth. 
Minutes  of  Meeting  Nov.  18  1884  were  read  and  approved. 
On  motion  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. 

S.  Tuttle  Prest 

E.  G.  Edwards  Secy 

S.  Mcllroy  Treas 
On  motion  Robert  Dalling  was  re -appointed  Collector  of  Pew-rents  on  same 
terms  as  last  year. 

On  motion  Mr.  Strait  was  re -appointed  Sexton  on  same  terms  as  last  year, 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Booth-John  II.  Hogan  was  unanimously  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  declination  of  Mr.    Peter 
Adams  to  act  in  that  capacity. 

The  following  Committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year. 
Music-Clark-Muzzy  &  Edwards- 
General  Supervision  of  Church  Property  Hogan-Mcllroy  &  Edwards 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  it  was  decided  to  have"  a  Finance  Committee 


203 

The  Chairman  appointed  Mess  Clark  &  Edwards  as  such  Committee. 
On  motion  of  .Mr  ("lark  the  Treasurer  was  requested  to  keep  a  separate    ac- 
count of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  in  connection   with    the    Sandy    Hill 
Cemetery. 

On  motion-the  sum  of  Eleven  hundred  dollars  was  appropriated  for  music. 
Mr.  Clark  moved  that  the  Treasurer  and  Collector  furnish  to   the    Board   at 
the  Quarterly  Meetings  a  report  showing  the  condition    of    affairs    in    their 
respective  departments. 

Mr  Clark  moved  that  the    Collector    be    requested    to    endeavor    to    collect 
enough  money  to  meet  all  debts  as  soon  after  Feby  1st  1885  as  possible. 

On  motion  adjd. 

E  G.  Edwards. 

Paterson  Feby  *4.  1885. 
Special  Meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  Lecture  Room. 
Present,  Mess.  Booth-Clark-Mcllroy  Muzzy  &  Edwards. 
Mr.     11.    I.    Clark    was    chosen    to    be   Chairman   and  stated  the  object  for 
which  the  meeting  was  called:   to  take    such    action    as    might    be    thought 
proper    in    reference    to    the    death    of    the   President  of  the  Board-Mr.  S. 
Tuttle.f 

On    motion-the    reading    of    the    minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  was  dis- 
pensed with. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Muzzy-it  was  resolved  that  a  committee    of    two    be    ap- 
pointed to  draft  suitable  resolutions  relative  to  the  death  of  the  President. 

The  Chairman  appointed  as  such  committee  Mess.  Muzzy  &  Edwards. 
Mr  Muzzy  stated  that  Miss  Frost  had  resigned  her  position  in  the  choir  and 
that    Prof.    Oborski    desired  to  engage   Miss  Graham  to  fill  her  place.      On 
motion  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Music  Committee. 

(  >n  motion  adjourned 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

•  Paterson  April  30  1885 
Regular  Quarterly  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees   held    at    the    Lecture 
Room. 

Present  Mess  Clark-Booth-McIIroy  Muzzy  and  Edwards. 
On  motion  Mr.  Clark  was  chosen  to  act  as  Chairman. 

♦Doubtless  should  be  February  14. 

+Socrates  Tuttle,  born  in  Colebrook,  Coos  County,  New  Hampshire,  November  10, 
1819,  died  suddenly  at  Paterson,  New  Jersey,  February  12,  1885  He  removed  from  his 
native  state  to  Monmouth  County,  New  Jersey,  in  1841,  where  he  taught  school  for  three 
years,  when  he  removed  to  Paterson  and  studied  law,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1848. 
For  many  years  before  his  death  he  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  this  section  of  the 
State.  He  was  elected  Mayor  of  Paterson  in  1871  for  a  term  of  two  years.  He  served  in 
the  State  Legislature  in  1801  and  1862.     He  was  a  valuable  citizen,  and  a  good  man. 


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Minutes  of  Meetings  of  Jany  29th  and  Feby  4  |  85  were  read  and  approved. 
Mr.  II.  I.  Clark  was  nominated  to  be  President  of  the  Board,  and  a  vote 
being  taken-Mr.  Clark  was  unanimously  elected. 

The  Treasurer  presented  report  for  6  mos.  ending  Apr.  20  |  85  which  on 
motion  was  referred  to  the  Finance  Com.  and  if  found  correct  to  be  spread 
on  minutes. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  draft  resolutions  to  be  presented  to  the  fam- 
ily of  our  late  President-Mr.  Tuttle,  reported  that  they  had  presented  the 
following:  "Whereas  the  hand  of  Divine  Providence  has  removed  our  late 
President-the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  desirous  of  testify- 
ing their  respect  for  his  memory  and  expressing  their  earnest  and  affection- 
ate sympathy  with  the  household  deprived  by  this  dispensation  of  its 
earthly  head,  therefore  be  it- 

Resolved-that  we  sincerely  condole  with  the  family  of  our  deceased  Presi- 
dent in  their  hour  of  trial  and  affliction  and  commend  them  for  consolation 
to  Him  who  orders  all  things  for  the  best  and  looks  with  pitying  eye  upon 
the  widow  and  fatherless- 

Resolved-that  in  our  natural  sorrow  for  the  loss  of  an  able  and  faithful 
leader  we  find  consolation  in  the  belief  that  it  is  well  with  him  for  whom  we 
mourn. 

Resolved  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to  the  fan:ily  of 
the  deceased  as  a  token  of  our  respect  and  veneration  for  the  Christian  char- 
acter of  a  good  man  gone  to  his  rest  and  of  the  interest  felt  by  his  late  as- 
sociates in  the  Board  of  Trustees  in  one  whom  they  loved  and  honored  as 
their  President  for  the  past  ten  years" 

On  motion  the  report  of  the  Committee  was  ordered  spread  in  full  upon 
the  minutes-and  the  Committee  discharged  with  the  thanks  of  the  Board 
Mr.  Mcllroy  moved  that  the  Executor  of  the  estate  of  the  late  S.  Tuttle  be 
requested  to  deliver  to  Mr.  H.  I.  Clark-the  newly  elected  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  all  the  Papers  and  Personal  Property  of  the  Board-held 
by  the  late  S.  Tuttle.  carried 

Mr.  Mcllroy  stated  that  it  had  been  brought  to  his  knowledge  that  cer- 
tain lots  had  been  sold  to  parties  in  the  Sandy  Hill  Cemetery-without  the 
Board  be  acquainted  with  the  same-and  he  understood  that  Mr.  Charles 
Tuttle  had  received  payment  for  the  same. 

On  motion  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Church  Property 
to  investigate. 

Mr  Muzzy  moved  that  the  Collector  of  Pew-rents  be  requested  to  furnish 
the  Board  with  a  correct  list  of  the  Pew  renters  to  facilitate  the  revising  of 
the  register  used  by  the  ushers  in  the  Church,     carried. 

On  motion  of   Mr.  Booth-Mr.  John  Sanderson  was  unanimously   elected 


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a  member  of  this  Board  to  (ill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  declination  of 
Mess.  Adams  &  Hogan. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Muzzy-Mr.  William  Nelson  was  unanimously  elected  a 
member  of  this  Board  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Mr.  S. 
Tuttle. 

On  motion  adjourned 

E  G.  Edwards 

Paterson  April  30.  1885. 
Special  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  called  by  the  President- 
Present-Mess.  Clark-Mcllroy-Muzzy  and  Edward- 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Mcllroy-  the  Secretary  was  directed  to  notify  the  Regis- 
trar of  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  of  the  election  of  Mr.  Henry  I. 
Clark  to  be  President  of  this  Board-vice  Mr.  Tuttle  deceased-and  request 
him  to  forward  to  Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark  President-the  interest  falling  due 
upon  one  Gov.  Currency  6  per  cent  Bond-the  property  of  this  Church. 

On  motion  adjd. 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

Paterson  July  31  |  85 
Regular  Quarterly  meeting  of  Board  of  Trustees-held  at  Lecture-room 
Present  Mess.  Clark-Mcllroy-Sanderson  Nelson  &  Edwards. 
Minutes  of  Meeting  held  Ap.  30  |  85  were  read  and  approved. 
The  Treasurer  reported  sufficient  funds  on  hand  to  pay  salaries    Aug  1  |  85. 
balance  on  hand  $957.  after  paying  Mess.  Crooks  &  Strait. 
The   Treasurer  also  reported  having  received  $115.  from  Mr.  C.  M.  Tultle 
for  lots  sold  in  Cemetery. 

Mr.  Mcllroy  moved  that  we  have  a  new  map  of  the  Cemetery   and    that    as 
far  as  possible  the  names  of  lot  owners  be  marked  thereon — carried 
Mr.  Sanderson  moved  that  a  sign  be  placed  in  the   Cemetery-directing  per- 
sons desirous  of  purchasing  lots  to  apply  to  the  Secretary-carried 
Mr.  Mcllroy  moved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  prepare  a  deed    to   be 
used  in  the  disposal  of  lots,  carried-and  that    250   copies   of   the    same    be 
printed,  Cd.     The  President  appointed  Mess.  Nelson  &  Edwards, 
on  motion  adjourned.  E  G  Edwards,  Secy. 

Paterson  Oct.  29th,  1885. 
Regular  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  Lecture  Room. 
Presents  Mess.  Clark-Mcllroy-Sanderson-Nelson-Muzzy  &  Edwards 
Minutes  of  Meeting  held  July  31  1885  were  read  &  approved. 
Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  progress  in  the  matter  of  preparing 


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new  map  of  the  Cemetery,  as  did  also  the  special  committee  on  preparing 
deed  to  be  used  in  the  disposal  of  lots  in  the  Cemetery. 

On  motion  of  .Mr.  Sanderson  the  reports  were  received  and  the  commit- 
tees requested  to  finish  their  work  as  soon  as  possible. 

The  Treasurer  presented  memorandum  report  showing  balance  on  hand  at 
present  time  $572.57 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson  the  report  was  referred  to  the  Finance 
Committee  to.be  examined  in  connection  with  Annual  Report  to  be  made 
by  the  Treasurer  Nov.  1.  1885. 

On  motion  the  Committee  on  Church  Property  were  directed  to  investigate 
the  matter  of  sewer  assessments  on  all  of  the  Church  Property  and  report 
to  the  Board  at  next  meeting. 

The  Treasurer  stated  that  it  was  not  likely  that  he  would  have  sufficient 
funds  on  hand  to  meet  salaries  and  other  payments  falling  due  Nov.  1. 
1885  and  that  the  deficiency  would  amount  to  $300  or  $400. 

Mr.  Sanderson  moved  that  the  Finance  Commmitee  be  authorized  to 
borrow  sufficient  funds  in  their  judgment  not  exceeding  $500.  to  meet  the 
payments  necessary  to  be  made  on  Nov.  1.  1885.  and  the  President  be 
authorized  to  sign  a  note  for  the  same.  Carried. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  a  list  be  furnished  to  the  Board  at  the  next  meeting 
showing  the  names  of  those  pew-renters  who  are  in  arrears,  and  the 
amounts  owing  by  them.  Carried. 

Mr.  Mcllroy  presented  tax  bills,  on  property  of  Mrs.  White,  amounting  to 
$116.69    which    she    stated    she  was  unable  to  pay,  and  asked  the  Board  to 

Pay- 
Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  action  on  the  same  be  indefinately  postponed. 

Carried. 
The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  received  a  notice  from  the  Street  Super- 
intendent regarding  sidewalks  at  the  Cemeteries. 

The  President  appointed  Mr.  Mcllroy  Os:  Mr.  Nelson  a  committee  to  inves- 
tigate the  matter  and  report  to  the  Board. 

Mr.  Sanderson  moved  that  the  regulating  of  the  shades  on  the  Church  win- 
dows be  left  to  the  President  also  that  the  sexton  be  instructed  to  leave  the 
gas  burning  as  brightly  as  possible  throughout  the  evening  service. 

Carried. 
On  motion  adjourned  to  meet  Nov.  12.  188">. 

E  G.  Edwards, 

Secy. 

Paterson  Nov.  12th  1885. 
Special  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  Lecture  Room. 
Present,  Mess.  Clark-Sanderson -Nelson  Booth-Mcllroy  &  Edwards. 


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Minutes  of  the  Regular  Meeting  held  Oct.  29th,  1885  were  read  &  ap- 
proved. 

Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  progress  in  the  matter  of  prepar- 
ing New  Map  of  Cemetery. 

Mr  Sanderson  moved  that  the  Committee  continue  and  use  their  best 
judgment  in  establishing  the  dividing  line  between  the  two  Cemeteries.* 

carried. 
Committee  on  Deed  reported  progress,  on  motion  report  was  received  and 
Committee  continued. 

Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  that  from  advice  they  had  received 
from  different  sources,  they  were  of  the  opinion  that  the  Board  could  not 
be  compelled  to  pay  the  sewer  taxes  charged  against  the  Church  Property 
and  the  Cemeteries 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  it  was  decided  to  be  the  sense  of  the  Board 
that  the  Treasurer  do  not  pay  the  Sewer  taxes  so  charged. 

On  Motion-Mr  Nelson  was  requested  to  act  with  the  Committee  on 
Church  Property  to  petition  the  City  Authorities  to  remit  the  sewer  taxes 
charged  against  the  Cemeteries  &  Church  Property — to  which  he  consented.! 
Mr.  Nelson  reported  for  the  Committee  on  sidewalks  at  the  Cemeteries- 
that  a  compromise  had  been  effected  and  the  city  would  be  satisfied  if  the 
walk  on  the  south  side  of  Market  St  be  flagged,  and  the  estimated  cost  of 
the  same  would  be  about  $204.00 

On  motion  the  report  was  received  and  it  was  decided  that  the  Board  take 
no  action  at  the  present  time  but  allow  the  city  to  do  the  work  if  they  so 
desire.  \ 

The  President  reported  that  he  had  signed  note  at  30  days  for  $400,  and 
that  the  same  had  been  discounted  to  enable  Treasurer  to  pay  debts  falling 
due  Nov.  1.  1885. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  for  the  the  year  ending  Nov.  1.  1883  was  re- 
ceived and  referred  to  the  Auditing  Committee  consisting  of  Mess.    Clark  & 
Edwards. 
Samuel  Mcllroy     In  acct.  with  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson. 

Expenditures. 

Dr.  Magie  $3,000. 

F.  Oborski  300. 

Mrs.    Tylee.  300. 

Jas.  Tasney  50. 

*The  Presbyterian  cemetery  on  the  north  side  of  Market  street,  and  the  Methodist 
Kpiscopal  cemetery  on  the  south  side  of  Willis  street. 

1  The  sewer  assessments  were  ultimately  compromised  for  one  dollar  in  each  case— on 
the  church  site,  the  parsonage,  and  each  of  the  cemeteries. 

i':The  city  did  the  work,  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  paid  the  bill. 


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ncome. 

Pew  Rents 

$5457.75 

collections 

343.57 

Int.  on  Bond 

30. 

Presidents  note 

400. 

208 


Jas.  Crooks 

200. 

N.  P.  Andruss. 

150. 

Mary  Frost 

37.50 

Mrs.  Bate 

37.50 

Miss  R.  Graham 

75. 

Freeman  Strait 

365. 

Gas  Co. 

107.60 

Water  Co. 

24. 

Collier  &  Co. 

99.45 

Jas.   Norwood  &  Co 

50.58 

Int.  on  Mortgage 

60. 

Jas.  C.  Christie 

15. 

Insurance 

40. 

H.  S.  Blauvelt. 

51.25 

Pulpit  Supplies 

45.62 

Wm.  Carshore 

163.07 

F.  C.  Van  Dyk  &  Co 

148.93 

David  Henry 

48.08 

G.  D.  Voorhis 

23.80 

E.  B.  King  &  Co. 

37.60 

Muzzy  Bros. 

11.66 

Rogerson  &  Beaumont 

3.10 

Taxes -1884. 

356.77 

Incidentals 

38.66 

J.    Sharpe 

16.70 

R.  Balling 

109.15 

Bal.  due  Treas.  per  last 

report  130.91 

$6230.32  $6096.93 

Bal.  on  hand  $133.39 
.Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  interest  on  the  Devereaux  fund  as  it  accumu- 
lates be  deposited  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Institution  subject  to  future  dis- 
position by  the  Board.  carried. 
On  motion-the  consideration  of  the  matter  of  delinquent  pew-renters  was 
laid  over  until  after  congregational  meeting  Nov.  26.  1885. 
On  motion  adj — 

E  G.  Edwards. 

Secy. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Nov.  26,  1885. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of   the    First    Presbyterian  So- 
ciety of  this  city  was  held  this  day  (Thanksgiving),  in  the   church,    immed- 


log 

iately  after  the  morning  service,  pursuant  to  clue  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  was  chosen   President,    and    Mr.    Win.    Nelson, 
secretary. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  congregation  held  November  27,  1884, 
were  read  and  approved. 

It  was  announced  that  the  terms  of  office  of  the    following    Trustees    ex- 
pired at  this  time: 

James  Bootli 
E.  G.  Edwards 
Wm.  Nelson 
The  above  gentlemen  were  nominated,  and  there  being  no  other  nomina- 
tions they  were  unanimously  elected  for  the  term  of  two  years. 

The  annual  report  of  the  Treasurer  was  presented  and  ordered  to  be  en- 
reted  on  the  minutes,  as  follows: 

Samuel    Mcllroy,    Treasurer,    in    account    with    the    First    Presbyterian 
Church,  of  Paterson. 

Income.  *  Expenditures. 

Pew  Rents $5,457  75     Dr.    Magie   $3,000  00 

Collections 342  57     F.  Oborski   300(10 

Interest  on   Bond 30  00     Mrs.  Tylee 300  00 

50  00 

200  00 

150  00 

37  50 

37  50 

75  00 

305  00 

107  60 

24  00 

99  45 

50  58 
60  00 
15  00 
40  00 

51  25 
45  02 

103  07 


Cemetery    Lots 195  00     Jas.   Tasney 

President's  Note   400  00     Jas.    Crooks 

N.  P.  Andruss 

Mary  Frost. .  . 

Mrs.  Bate 

Miss   R.    Graham 

Freeman  Strait 

Gas  Co 

Water  Co 

Collier  &  Co 

J  no.  Norwood  &  Co   .  .  . 

Interest  on  Mortgage.    . 

Jas.  C.  Christie 

Insurance 

II.  S.  Blauvelt 

Pulpit  Supplies.  ....... 

Wm.  Carshore 

F.  C.  Van  Dyk  &  Co 148  93 

David  Henry    ...      48  08 

G.  D.  Voorhis 23  80 

E.  B.  King  &  Co 37  00 

Muzzy  Bros 11   66 

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2IO 

Rogers  &  Beaumont 3  10 

Taxes,  1884  356  77 

Incidentals 38  66 

J.   Sharpe 16  70 

R.  Dalling 109  15 

Florence   Bros 32  41 

Balance    Due    Treas.   Bast 

Report 130  91 

$6,129  34 

Cash  Balance.... 295  98 


$6,425  32  $6,425  32 

Bew  Rents  in  Arrears,  $2,064  75 


On  motion,  adjourned. 


Samuel  Mcllroy,  Treasurer. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 


Paterson,  Jany  7th  1886. 
Special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  at  the  Lecture  Room. 
Present,  Mess.  Clark-Booth-Sanderson-Nelson-Muzzy  &  Edwards. 
Minutes  of  meeting  held  Nov.  12  |  85  were  read  &  approved. 
Minutes   of   Congregational    Meeting    held    on    Thanksgiving    Day    Nov. 
26  |  85  were  also  read. 

On  motion-the  following  officers  were  unanimously  elected  for  the  ensuing 
year. 

Henry  I.  Clark  President, 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary, 

E.  G.  Edwards,  Treasurer. 
On  motion-Mr.  Robert  Dalling  was  re  appointed  collector  of  pew-rents  on 
same  terms  as  last  year. 

On  motion-Mr.  Strait  was  re  appointed  sexton  on  same  terms  as  last  year. 
The  following  committees  were  appointed  by  the  President  for  the  ensuing 
year: 

Music-Mess.  Muzzy-Booth  &  Nelson. 

General   Supervision   of  Church   Property-Mess.  Sanderson  Mcllroy  &  Ed- 
wards. 
Finance-The  President  &  Secretary. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  the  thanks  of  the  Board  be  tendered  to  the  retiring 
Treasurer  and  Secretary  for  the  faithful  and  efficient  manner  in  which  they 
have  fulfilled  the  duties  of  their  offices  carried. 


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Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  Treasurer  be  directed  to  open  an  account  as 
Treasurer-in  either  of  the  National  Banks  of  this  city-as  he  may  prefer-and 
deposit  all  receipts  in  said  account  and  pay  bills  by  check  from  the  same- 
carried. 
On  motion-the  sum  of  Eleven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  was  appropriated 
for  Music  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Mr.  Nelson-reported  in  the  matter  of  the  sewer  taxes  on  the  Cemetery 
property  "Progress,"  and  presented  copy  of  petition  that  had  been  presented 
to  the  Board  of  Alderman,  which  he  felt  assured  would  have  the  desired 
effect. 

On  motion-The  report  was  received-the  committee  continued  and  the 
copy  of  petition  placed  on  file. 

Mr.  Booth  moved  the  matter  of  delinquent  pew  renters-be  referred  to  the 
President  Secy  &  Treas.  to  report  at  next  meeting,  carried. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Booth  the  Treasurer  was  directed  to  take  charge  of  all 
collections-and  when  collections  are  taken  for  any  purpose  other  than  regu- 
lar church  e.\penses-to  pay  the  same  to  the  proper  persons  and  take  receipt 
for  the  same. 

On  motion  adjourned- 

E  G.  Edwards 

Secy. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  January  28,  1886. 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this 
evening,  at  the  residence  of  the  President,  158  Division  street. 

Present-Messrs.  Clark.  Sanderson,  Muzzy,  Edwards,  Mcllroy,  Booth 
and  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  special  meeting  held  January  7  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  report  of  Mr.  Mcllroy,  late  Treasurer,  was  presented,  received  and 
referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

The  Music  Committee  reported  progress. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  that  on  Sunday  evening, 
January  17,  a  fire  had  broken  out  in  the  roof  of  the  Lecture  Room,  causing 
a  damage  which  had  been  adjusted  at  $1200  on  the  building,  and  $157.50 
on  furniture,  and  the  company  had  paid  $1344 — the  amount  of  loss,  less 
sixty  days'  interest.  Mr.  Edwards,  the  new  Treasurer,  had  received  the 
money  and  deposited  it  to  the  account  of  the  Treasurer,  in  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank.  The  furniture  was  removed  to  the  church  temporarily,  but 
subsequently  had  been  stored  in  one  of  Mr.  Benjamin  Crane's  buildings. 
The  old  policy  expired  Jan.  24;  a  new  policy  had  been  taken  out  for  $1500 
on  the  building,  $250  on  the  piano,  $50  on  books  and  $300  on  chairs.     The 


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building  would  need  a  new  roof  and  perhaps  a  new  floor  and  other   repairs, 
to  restore  it  to  its  former  condition. 

-Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  the  report  be  received  and  the  thanks  of  the 
Board  voted  to  the  Committee,  and  especially  to  Mr.  Edwards,  for  the  able 
and  expeditious  manner  in  which  the  business  had  been  transacted. 
Agreed  to. 

The  following  list  of  delinquent  pew-holders  on   November   1,    1885,    was 
presented  and  the  several  cases  disposed  of  as  stated: 
James  Brownley,  passed 

John  S.  Barkalow,  referred  to  President  and  Treasurer 
Charles  D.  Beck  with,  passed 
Mrs.  Barnes,  " 

Mrs.  Corwin,  transferred  to  profit  and  loss 
Mrs.  Henry  Doremus,  referred  to  President  and  Treasurer 
James  Draney,  "  " 

Andrew  Derrom,  "  " 

John  II.  Goetschius,  " 

Mrs.  D.  Bamber, 

Mary  Kane,  transferred  to  profit  and  loss 
Isaac  McGee, 

Daniel  C.  Rider,  referred  to  the  Secretary 
George  Townley,  Treasurer  to  credit  coal-bill  on  account 
Mrs.   Singleton,  referred  to  President  and  Treasurer 

Simon  P.  Van  Winkle,        "  "  " 

VVm.  H.  Williams, 
Mrs.  Geo.  Wylie, 

Mrs.  Mary  Wylie,  transferred  to  profit  and  loss 
George  S.  McCarter,  referred  to  President  and  Treasurer 
J.  S.  Tylee,  " 

Mrs.  Coulter, 
Ilelmas  Romaine, 
James  Ramsey, 

Mrs.  Dr.  Fenner,  " 

Mrs.  Coles,  transferred  to  profit  and  loss 

Steinhauser,  "  " 

Mrs.  Lyons,  "  "  " 

Thomas  Dunlop,  "  "  " 

The  subject  of  the  Sunday  school  building  was  then  discussed,  and  finally 
it  was 

Resolved,  That  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  be  called  to  express  their 
views  in  regard  to  repairing  or  rebuilding,  and  how  much  they  would   favor 


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expending  for  either   purpose,    the    meeting    to    be    held    next    Wednesday 
night,  at  eight  o'clock,  in  the  church. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Feb.  3,  1886. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
was  held  this  evening,  in  the  church,  pursuant  to  the  following  notice  given 
from  the  pulpit  last  Sunday: 

"The  Board  of  Trustees  desire  that  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  shall 
"be  held  on  Wednesday  evening  next,  at  8  o'clock,  in  the  Church,  in 
"order  that  the  sense  of  the  Congregation  may  be  obtained  as  to  whether 
"the  Sunday  School  building,  recently  damaged  by  fire,  shall  be  repaired  or 
"rebuilt,  and  how  much  the  congregation  is  willing  to  have  expended  for 
"either  purpose. 

"Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary." 

Mr.  Clark,  the  President  of  the  Board,  presided  and  stated  that  four  pro- 
positions were  under  consideration: 

First — to  restore  the  building  to  its  former  condition. 

Second— to  merely  improve  the  roof. 

Third — to  enlarge. 

Fourth — to  rebuild. 

The  meeting  voted  unanimously  against  the  first  and  second,  and  was 
about  equally  divided  on  the  third  and  fourth  propositions. 

Adjourned  to  February  10,  at  8  p.  m.,  at  the  same  place. 

Messrs.  Wm.  Nelson,  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy,  John  A.  McNab  and  Fred.  Tas- 
ney  and  Mrs.  Geo.  S.  McCarter  and  Miss  Annie  Lang  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  consider  the  matter  and  report  at  the  adjourned  meeting. 

H.  I.  Clark, 

Chairman. 

Paterson,  N.  J..  Feb.  10,  1886. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  this  evening  at  the 
Church,  Mr.  Clark,  Chairman,  and  Mr.  Edwards,  secretary. 

The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  reported  progress  ;  it  had 
been  found  impracticable  to  accomplish  any  definite  results  before  the 
adoption  of  some  plan  for  either  enlarging  or  rebuilding  the  Lecture  Room. 

Col.  Andrew  Derrom  presented  and  explained  five  or  six  sketches  of  plans 
he  had  prepared  for  repairing  and  enlarging  the  building,  for  which  he  was 
voted  the  thanks  of  the  meeting. 

Sketches  by  Fred.  W.  Rumpf  and  C.  E.  Edwards,  for  enlarging  and  im- 
proving, were  also  presented. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  McNab  it  was 


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" Resolved^  That  it  is  the  sense  of  the  Congregation  that  the  Board  of 
Trustees  should  procure  plans  by  a  competent  architect,  preferably  one 
making  church  architecture  his  specialty,  for  an  entirely  new  Sunday  school 
building,  with  all  the  modern  improvements  pertaining  to  such  buildings  ; 
and  also  for  the  most  feasible  enlargement  of  the  old  building,  with  such 
improvements  as  it  is  capable  of;  that  they  obtain  estimates  of  the  probable 
cost  of  carrying  out  each  plan;  that  the  committee  heretofore  appointed  for 
the  purpose  then  canvass  the  congregation  for  subscriptions,  and  that  the 
Board  of  Trustees  then  carry  out  the  plan  which  seems  to  meet  the  views  of 
the  contributors  of  the  largest  amount  of  money." 

Adjourned. 

Secretary. 

February  12,  1886. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this  evening,  at  the 
residence  of  the  President,  158  Division  street. 

Present — -Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Booth,  Sanderson,  Muzzy,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  January  28  were  read  and  approved. 

The  minutes  of  the  Congregational  meetings  held  February  3  and  10 
were  read  for  the  information  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  procure 
copies  of  the  printed  plans  furnished  by  the  Board  of  Church  Erection,  in 
order  to  carry  out  the  wishes  of  the  Congregation  as  expressed  at  its  latest 
meeting,  and  in  case  none  of  such  plans  shall  be  suitable  that  the  Com- 
mittee employ  some  local  architect  to  draft  plans  at  a  cost  not  exceeding 
$50,  and  that  the  Committee  report  back  to  this  Board. 

Which  was  agreed  to,  and  the  chair  appointed  Messrs.  Muzzy,  Edwards 
and  Nelson  such  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson,  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  the  taxes 
on  the  parsonage,  $275,  out  of  the  moneys  collected  for  insurance  on  the 
Sunday  school  building. 

Mr.  Edwards,  the  Treasurer,  stated  that  the  Session  objected  to  the 
Treasurer  of  this  Board  taking  charge  of  the  collections  in  the  church. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Booth,  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  President  and 
the  Treasurer,  to  confer  with  the  Session. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 

March  15,  1886. 
A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this  evening,  at  the 
residence  of  the  President. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Sanderson,  Muzzy  and  Edwards. 


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In  the  absence  of  the    Secretary,    Mr.    Edwards   was   chosen    Secretary 
pro  tem. 

The  Committee  on  Plans  for  Sunday  School  building  presented  several 
ranging  in  cost  from  $2,000  to  $4,000  ;  a  new  building  would  cost  $7,000. 
Report  received. 

On  motion,  the  plans  were  referred  to  the  Canvassing  Committee,  to  re- 
port March  22  the  probable  amount  of  money  that  could  be  raised  for  the 
improvement. 

Adjourned  to  March  22. 

E.  G.  Edwards, 

Sec'y  pro  tem. 

March  22.  1886. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  this  evening  at  the  residence 
of  the  President. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Muzzy,  Sanderson,  Booth  and  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  March  15  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Committee  on  Plans  reported  detailed  plans  prepared  by  Mr.  Rumpf, 
for  an  addition  to  the  Sunday  school  on  the  Cross  street  side,  new,  open- 
timbered  roof,  new  windows,  &c,  &c,  the  whole  to  cost  $3,287,  as  esti- 
mated by  the  architect.     Report  received. 

The  Canvassing  Committee  reported  having  submitted  the  plans  to  var- 
ious members  of  the  congregation,  and  the  general  sentiment  was  favorable 
to  carrying  out  the  proposed  plan.     Report  received. 

On  motion,  the  plan  in  question  was  adopted. 

On  motion,  the  Committee  on  Plans  were  directed  to  have  working  plans 
and  specifications  prepared,  and  estimates  procured,  to  be  submitted  to  the 
Board  April  5,  at  8  p.  m. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Sanderson  was  added  to  the  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Sanderson  the  Canvassing  Committee  were  empow- 
ered to  add  to  their  numbers. 

Adjourned  to  April  5,  at  8  p.  m. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Sec'y. 

April  5,  1886. 

The  Board  met  this  evening,  pursuant  to  adjournment,  at  the  residence 
of  the  President, 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Sanderson,  Muzzy,  Edwards,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  March  22  were  read  and  approved. 

Bids  for  the  proposed  improvement  of  the  Sunday  School  building  were 
received  as  follows: 


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Andrew  Dickinson 
Van  Houten  Bros. 
J.  M.  Rogers 
W.  H.  Yeomans 
David  Henry 
John  T.  Spear 
Steele  &  Hopper 

Plumbi), 
Nealon  and  Farnon 
David  Stewart 
G.  D.  Voorhis 

W.  B.  Bate 

do.  inside  walls 


Paiu/in 


Carpenter             Mason 

Total 

$3,050              $1,180 

$3,330 

3,035               1,183 

4,318 

3,755                1,440 

4,195 

3,436                1,174 

3,600 

3,064                1,739 

3,793 

3,887 

4,363 

1,729 

and  Gas  Fitting. 

$1,000 

1,065 

950 

!g,  cVc. 

$393 

75 

$367 
Geo.  W.  Myers  39S 

do.  inside  walls  48  $346 

On  motion,  the  matter  was  laid  over  for  one  week,  the  Committee  on 
Plans  meantime  to  have  some  alterations  made  in  the  extension,  including  a 
cellar  thereunder,  and  to  procure  revised  bids,  and  the  Canvassing  Com- 
mittee to  report  at  the  same  time. 

On  motion,  adjourned  to  meet  at  the  same  place  on  Monday,  April  13, 
at  8  p.  m. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

April  13,  1886. 
The  Board  met,  at  the  house  of  the  President. 
Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Booth,  Nelson. 
The  minutes  of  April  5  were  read  and  approved. 

Bids  were  received  for  the  additional  work  (cellar,    &c.)  authorized  at  the 
last  meeting,  as  follows: 
Andrew  Dickinson,  mason  work  $319.40 

"  carpenter     "  153.77  372.17 

G.  D.  Voorhis  plumbing  &c.  15.80 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  call  of  the  President. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

April  21,  1886. 
The  Board  met,  at  the  house  of  the  President,  pursuant  to  call. 
Present — Clark,  Edwards,  Booth,  Sanderson,  Nelson,  Mcllroy,  Muzzy. 
The  minutes  of  April  21  were  read  and  approved. 


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The  Canvassing  Committee  reported  subscriptions  to  the  Sunday   School 
Building  Fund  as  follows: 

Miss  Lang's         list  $270 

Mrs.  McCarter's  "        .  394 

Mr.    McNab's       "  134 

Mr.  Nelson's          "  257 

Mr.  Mcllroy's       "  75 

Mr.    Muzzy's         "  460 

Mr.  Tasney's         ' '  50 

Mr.  E.  G.  Edwards'  100 


$1,740 


Mr.  Nelson  stated  that  upon   consultation   with    the  architect    the    latter 
thought  the  cost  could  be  reduced  as  follows: 

By  making  roof  open  to   ridge    pole,    instead    of    ceiling    across 

half  way  up  $300 

Omitting  wainscoting  100 

"        closets  in  Main  St.  porch  20 

raised  platform  in  infant  room  50 

Substituting  brick  for  ashlar  wall  under  extension  40 

Omitting  two  coats  of  paint  inside  32 


$442 

The  Board  decided  in  favor  of  changing  the  roof  as  suggested,  and  to 
omit  wainscoting,  closets  and  raised  platform. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Edwards,  seconded  by  Mr.  Booth,  it  was  ordered  that 
contracts  be  awarded  for  the  improvement  and  enlargement  of  the  Sunday 
school  building  according  to  the  plans  adopted,  the  total  cost  not  to  exceed 
$4,600  for  mason  work,  carpenter  work,  glazing,  plumbing,  steam  and  gas- 
fitting,  tinning  and  roofing,  and  painting,  and  that  the  committee  in 
charge  be  authorized  and  requested  to  make  any  further  reduction  in  the 
cost  that  can  be  made  without  materially  altering  the  plans  and  specifica- 
tions heretofore  adopted.     This  was  agreed  to  unanimously. 

4'he  condition  of  Mrs.  White  was  brought  before  the  Board  by  Mr. 
Mcllroy.  Mr.  Sanderson  stated  that  an  offer  of  $10,000  had  been  made  for 
her  property. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Booth  the  President  was  requested  to  enquire  into  Mrs. 
White's  circumstances  and  wishes,  with  power  to  associate  any  other  mem- 
ber with  him,  and  report  back  to  the  Board. 

Adjourned. 

Win.  Nelson,  Secretary. 
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May  18,  1886. 

The  Board  met,  pursuant  to  call,  at  the  house  of  the  President. 

1'resent — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Nelson  and  Booth. 

The  minutes  of  April  21  were  read  and  approved. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  Samuel  Mcllroy  as  a  member  of  the  Board  was 
received  and  accepted. 

The  Treasurer  presented  a  report  for  the  last  quarter,  and  a  supplemen- 
tary report  to  date,  which  were  received  and  referred  to  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee. 

Bills  were  presented  and  disposed  of  as  follows: 

Hilton  &  Menger,  surveying  New  Cemetery,  $58.70.      Ordered  paid. 

John  Agnew,  nagging  sidewalk  at  Old  Cemetery,  south  side  of  Market 
street,  $235.76.     Ordered  paid. 

George  Townley,  coal,  $21.60.  Ordered  placed  to  the  credit  of  Mr. 
Townley's  pew-rent  past  due,  and  that  he  be  so  informed. 

Mr.  Strait,  sexton,  for  extra  services  in  grading  the  grounds  in  1882  and 
other  work  since,  $43.25.  The  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  settle  the  bill 
for  $25. 

The  Secretary  stated  that  he  had  recently  recovered  from  Mr.  William 
Bennington  the  following  papers  of  the  Church: 

1.  Advertisement  calling  a  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Paterson  for  the 
purpose  of  forming  a  religious  association,  dated  Aug.  9,  1813. 

2.  Formation  of  the  P'irst  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  signed  by  37 
heads  of  families,  dated  Aug.  11),  1813. 

3.  Certificate  of  the  incorporation  of  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Society  in  Paterson,"  received  in  the  office  Aug.  30,  1813,  and  re- 
corded in  Book  A  of  Miscellanies,  p.  100. 

4.  Certified  copy  of  deed  dated  July  11,  1814,  S.  U.  M.  to  The  Trustees 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson,  for 

1.  Church  property — Beg.  on  Paterson  and  Hamburgh  turnpike  at  S.  E. 
cor.  of  House  lot  No.  25,  thence  (1.)  \V.  129  ft.  to  Cross  St.,  (2)  S.  along 
east  side  of  said  street  220  ft.  to  Oliver  St.,  (3)  E.  along  said  street  81  ft.  to 
turnpike,  (4)  along  west  side  of  turnpike  161  ft.  7  in.  to  place  of  Beg.  For 
purpose  of  erecting  a  building  thereon  t(,  be  used  or  occupied  as  a  Presby- 
terian church  and  for  no  other  purpose  or  use  whatsoever. 

2.  Cemetery  property — Beg.  on  S.  side  Market  St.  at  N.  E.  cor.  Abra- 
ham Van  Blarcom's  lands,  thence  (1)  along  Market  street  S.  67°  E.  150  ft.; 
(2)  at  right  angles  S.  23°  W.  266  ft.  to  Abraham  Van  Blarcom's  lands;  (3) 
N.  5°  E.  324  ft.  to  Beg.  To  be  used  as  a  burial  ground,  and  not  to  be  oc- 
cupied for  any  other  purpose  whatsoever. 

Recorded  in  Book  E  2  of  Deeds,  Essex  County,  April  14,  1818,  pp.  72-3. 


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5.  Certified  copy  of  deed  dated  March  16,  1826,  State  of  New  Jersey  to 
The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  for 

Part  of  Old  Cemetery — Beg.  at  E.  corner  of  present  burying  ground  on 
highway  leading  from  Passaic  river  to  town  of  Paterson,  thence  (1)  along 
said  highway  S.  66°  E.  3.55  ch.  to  a  corner  on  the  same  highway;  (2)  S. 
24°  W.  12.60  ch.  along  the  lands  of  the  said  State  to  a  corner  of  the  same 
and  of  lands  now  or  late  of  Abraham  Van  Blarcom;  (3)  N.  along  the  said 
lands  of  Van  Blarcom  3°  W.  8.50  ch  to  S.  cor.  of  said  old  burying  ground; 
(4)  N.  along  the  same  24°  W.  4.73  ch.  to  the  place  of  beginning.  Con- 
taining three  acres. 

Recorded  in  Book  U  2  of  Deeds,  Essex  counfy,  28  April,  1826,  pp. 
372-4. 

6.  Original  Deed,  dated  October  8,  1827,  S.  U.  M.  to  "The  Trustees  of 
the  first  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson,"  for 

Elm  Street  Infant  School  Property  (now  First  German  Presbyterian 
Church,  Elm  Street). 

Beg.  on  S.  side  of  Elm  St.  200  ft.  from  E.  side  Cross  St.  thence  (1)  W. 
along  Elm  St.  50  ft.  (2)  S.  at  right  angles  to  said  street  100  ft.  (3)  E. 
parallel  to  said  street  50  ft.  (4)  N.  100  ft.  to  Beg.  for  the  purpose  of  erect- 
ing a  building  thereon  to  be  used  on  the  Sabbath  or  Lord's  Day  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  the  Sunday  School  connected  with  the  first  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Paterson  and  on  other  days  to  be  used  for  the  accommodation  of 
the  Infant  School  under  the  direction  of  the  Female  Infant  School  Society 
recently  established  in  said  Town  of  Paterson  and  for  no  other  uses  or  pur- 
poses, unless  with  the  consent  of  the  said  Female  Infant  School  Society 
first  had  in  writing. 

Recorded  in  Book  E.  3  of  Deeds,  Essex  County,  11  August,  1830,  pp. 
253-4. 

7.  Original  Deed  of  Release,  dated  Dec.  1,  1853,  S.  U.  M.  to  "The 
Trustees"  &c.  for  last  above  described   premises. 

8.  Original  Deed  of  Release  dated  Dec.  21,  1844,  S.  U.  M.  to  "The 
Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,"  for 

Church  Property.  (Consid — 16068.07) — Beg.  at  a  point  where  the  Pater- 
son and  Hamburgh  turnpike  intersects  the  N.  line  of  Oliver  street  thence 
(1)  W.  along  N.  side  Oliver  St.  76  ft.  6  in.  to  cor.  Oliver  and  Cross  St.;  (2) 
N.  along  E.  side  Cross  St.  202  ft.  6  in.  to  Ward  St.;  (3)  E.  along  S.  side 
Ward  St.  132  ft.  more  or  less  to  the  Turnpike;  (4)  S.  along  Vv.  side  Turn- 
pike 212  ft.  more  or  less  to  Beg. — On  various  trusts  and  conditions. 

9.  Original  Deed,  dated  Sept.  16,  1852,  S.  U.  M.  to  "The  Trustees  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Society"  now  of  the  City  of  Paterson,  County  of  Pas- 
saic and  State  of  New  Jersey.     Consid. — $2,400.     For 


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1.  Beg.  on  W.  side  of  Main  St.  in  N.  E.  corner  of  lot  sold  John  Stagg 
running  thence  (1)  W.  along  N.  line  of  said  lot  about  125  ft.  to  rear  of  lots 
fronting  on  Marshall  St.  (2)  N.  along  rear  of  said  lots  25  ft.  (3)  E.  parallel 
with  first  line  about  126  ft.  6  in.  to  Main  St.  (4)  S.  along  same  25  ft. 
to  Beg. 

2.  Beg.  on  W.  side  Main  St.  in  S.  E.  cor.  of  lot  sold  Samuel  Pope,  18 
June,  1852,  running  thence  (1)  W.  along  the  S.  line  of  said  lot  about  117 
ft.  1  in.  to  rear  of  lots  fronting  on  Marshall  St.  (2)  S.  along  same  50  ft.  to 
lot  sold  Wright  Flavell  20  October,  1851,  (3)  E.  along  the  N.  line  of  same 
about  114  ft.  4  in.  to  Main  St.  (4)  N.  along  same  50  ft.  to  Beg. 

3.  Beg.  on  E.  side  of  Mill  St.  at  a  point  distant  225  ft.  S.  of  Slater  St. 
running  thence  (1)  S.  along  Mill  St.  50  ft.  (2)  E.  parallel  with  Slater  St- 
115  ft.  (3)  N.  parallel  wi:h  Marshall  St.  50  ft.  to  lot  sold  John  English  (4) 
W.  along  S.  line  of  said  lot  115  ft.  to  Mill  St.  at  place  of  Beg. 

4.  Beg.  on  W.  side  Mill  St.  at  a  point  100  ft.  S.  of  Slater  St.  running 
thence  (1)  S.  along  Mill  St.  50  ft.  (2)  W.  parallel  with  Slater  St.  100  ft.  (3) 
N.  parallel  with  Mill  St.  50  ft.  to  lot  leased  John  D.  Murphy  (4)  E.  along 
S.  line  of  said  lot  100  ft.  to  Beg. 

Received  and  recorded  Sept.  17,  1852,  in  Book  R  of  Deeds,  Passaic 
County,  pp.  577-9. 

10.  Original  Deed,  dated  Dec.  1,  1852,  S.  U.  M.  to  The  Trustees  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson.     Consid.  $3,600. 

Parsonage  Property — Beg.  on  S.  side  of  Market  St.  at  a  point  in  the 
N.  E.  cor.  of  a  lot  conveyed  to  Robert  B.  Ruggles  by  the  Heirs  of 
Peter  Colt  deceased  Nov.  15,  1852,  running  thence  (1)  E.  along  the  line  of 
Market  St.  62  ft.  6  in.  to  the  W.  boundary  line  of  a  lot  now  owned  by 
Roswell  L.  Colt  (2)  S.  along  said  line  at  right  angles  to  Market  St.  187  ft. 
(3)  W.  parallel  with  Market  St.  until  it  strikes  the  E.  side  of  Union  St.  (4) 
N.  along  Union  St.  about  4  ft.  until  it  strikes  the  S.  E.  cor.  of  said  Bug- 
gies' lot  (5)  N.  along  the  E.  line  of  said  lot  about  183  ft.  to  Beg.  Being 
the  same  property  now  occupied  by  the  Rev.  Wm.  II.  Hornblower. 

To  be  used  by  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson 
as  a  Parsonage,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatsoever  and  in  case  of  sale, 
the  monies  arising  from  such  sale  to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  or  erection 
of  another  F'arsonage,  for  said  Society,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatso- 
ever— and  in  case  of  use  or  sale  for  any  other  purpose  than  the  same,  to  re- 
vert to  Roswell  L.  Colt  his  heirs  and  assigns. 

Received  and  recorded  Dec.  22,  1856,  in  Book  A  2  of  Deeds,  Passaic  Co., 
pp.  297  &c. 

11.  Original  receipt — Thos.  O.  Smith,  Agent  S.  U.  M.,  to  Roswell  L. 
Colt,  for  $3,600  in  full  consideration  of  last  above  described  conveyance. 
Receipt  dated  Dec.  1,  1852. 


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12.  Original  Deed  of  Release,  dated  October  8,  1871,  William  A.  Butler 
to  "The  Trustees"  &c.     Consid.  $2,000. 

Parsonage  Property — release  from  all  claim  for  erecting  Pastor's  study 
and  improving  parsonage. 

13.  Original  Mortgage,  dated  April  30,  1856,  to  "The  Trustees"  &c.  to 
John  N.  Terhune.  Consid.  $1,000.      On  Elm  Street  property. 

Receipted  and  cancelled  Sept.  23,  1850. 

14.  Original  Deed  dated  May  11,  1851.  S.  U.  M.  to  "The  Trustees" 
&c.     Consid.  $6516.50. 

New  Cemetery — Beg.  where  W.  line  of  Methodist  Cemetery  if  continued 
S.  W.  in  a  straight  line  would  intersect  the  N.  E.  line  of  Market  St.  thence 
(!)  N.  10°  E.  196  ft.  6  in.  to  S*.  W.  cor.  of  Methodist  Cemetery  (2)  E. 
along  S.  line  of  said  Cemetery  S.  80°  40'  E.  325  ft.  to  W.  line  of  First  Re- 
formed Dutch  Cemetery  (3)  along  the  same  S.  at  right  angles  from  the  last 
line  7  ft.  6  in.  to  S.  YV.  cor.  of  last  mentioned  cemetery  (4)  S.  80"  40'  E. 
along  the  S.  line  of  last  mentioned  Cemetery  251  ft.  3  in  to  the  S.  E.  cor. 
thereof  (5)  S.  9°  20'  W.  369  ft.  to  N.  E.  line  of  Market  St.  (6)  N.  W.  along 
Market  St.  605  ft.  9  in.  to  Beg.  Containing  3.74  acres  or  about  162,914 
sq.  ft.      For  the  purposes  of  a  Cemetery. 

Received  and  recorded  May  13,  1854,  in  Book  V  of  Deeds,  Passaic  Co., 
pp.  89  &c. 

15.  Original  Deed  dated  Nov.  20,  1873.  James  Angus  to  The  Trustees, 
&c,  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  City  of  Paterson.  Consid. 
$1,000. 

Westminster  Church  Site — Beg.  in  E.  line  of  Apple  -St.  now  called  Spring 
St.  225  ft.  S.  from  Washington  avenue,  thence  (1)  E.  at  right  angles  to 
Apple  St  100  ft.  (2)  S.  parallel  with  Apple  St.  25  ft.  (3)  W.  parallel  with 
first  course  100  ft.  to  Apple  St.  (4)  N.  along  the  same  25  ft.  to  Beg.  Being 
Lot  No.  14,  Block  H.  Map  of  Property  of  James  Angus  and  Henry 
Whitely,  made  by  J.  H.  Goetschms  Aug.   12,  1854. 

Received  and  recorded  in  Book  A  5  of  Deeds  Passaic  Co. ,  pp.  53  &c. 
Jan.  23,  1874. 

16.  Original  Deed,  dated  Nov.  20,  1873.  James  Angus  to  san:e.  Con- 
sid. $1,000. 

Westminster  Church  .Site. — Beg,  in  E.  line  of  Apple  St.  now  called 
Spring  St.  200  ft.  S.  of  Washington  Ave.  thence  (1)  E.  at  right  angles  to 
Apple  St.  100  ft.  (2)  S.  parallel  with  Apple  St.  25  ft.  (3)  W.  parallel  with 
first  course  100  ft.  to  Apple  St.  (4)  N.  along  the  same  25  ft.  to  Beg.  Being 
Lot  13  Block  II  on  above  map. 

"The  above  property  is  to  be  used  as  a  Mission  School  or  a  Church  and 
for  no  other  purpose  under  the  penalty  of  the  forfeiture  of  this  deed." 


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Received  and  recorded  Jan.  23,  1874,  in  Book  A  5  of  Deeds,  Passaic 
Co.,  pp.  54  &c. 

The  Secretary  also  presented  a  certified  copy  which  he  had  procured  from 
the  Surrogate,  of  the  will  of  Henry  White,  deceased.  Will  dated  April  9, 
1853.      Proved  Jan.  23,  1866,  containing  the  following  provision: 

"In  case  of  the  death  of  my  said  son  William  leaving  no  children  or 
other  lineal  descendants  to  inherit  the  said  property,  then  I  do  hereby 
authorize  and  direct  my  Executors  after  the  decease  of  my  wife  to  sell  to 
the  best  advantage  all  my  real  estate  and  to  execute  good  and  sufficient  con- 
veyances for  the  same  and  to  pay  over  the  proceeds  thereof,  together  with 
all  the  residue  of  my  personal  property  then  remaining  in  their  hands  to  the 
Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  to  be  by  said 
Trustees  invested  as  a  permanent  fund  for  the  relief  of  the  poor  of  said 
Society  and  the  interest  of  which  shall  be  annually  paid  by  said  Trustees  to 
the  Minister  and  Elders  of  said  Society  and  by  said  Minister  and  Elders, 
distributed  in  food,  fuel  and  clothing  at  their  discretion  among  the  poor  of 
said  Society." 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  a  special  committee  be  appointed  to  take  into 
consideration  the  renting  of  pews,  terms,  &c. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Church  Property,  with  Mr.  Muzzy  added. 

Mr.  Nelson  offered  the  following: 

Resolved,  That  this  Board  is  profoundly  impressed  with  the  firm  belief 
that  it  is  highly  important  for  the  best  interests  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  that  our  Pastor  shall  not  accept  a  call  to  any  other  church,  and  we 
should  deeply  regret  any  separation  between  him  and  us. 

AJopted  unanimously. 

On  motion,  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


May  24,  1886. 

A  Joint  Meeting  of  the  Session  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this 
evening,  at  the  Parsonage,  at  the  invitation  of  the  Session. 

Present — James  D.  Lockwood  and  Andrew  Derrom,  of  the  Session,  and 
Dr.  Magie,  Pastor. 

Messrs.  Clark,  Booth,  Edwards  and  Nelson  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

On  motion,  the   Pastor  was  chosen  Chairman,  and  Mr.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

The  Pastor  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  take  into  consid- 
eration the  subject  of  filling  vacancies  in  the  Session,  and  any  other  matters 
affecting  the  interests  of  the  church. 


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Mr.  Nelson  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  two  Elders  should  be 
added  to  the  Session  as  soon  as  it  can  be  conveniently  done.  Agreed  to, 
unanimously. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  the  system  of  rotary 
Eldership  be  adopted,  by  the  congregation. 

Agreed  to,  unanimously. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  the  Elders  be  chosen 
for  the  term  of  two  years. 

Agreed  to,  unanimously. 

It  was  resolved  that  the  foregoing  resolutions  be  read  to  the  Congrega- 
tional meeting  to  be  held  on  Thursday  evening,  and  that  said  meeting  be 
recommended  to  call  a  special  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Church  to 
act  upon  the  above  suggestions. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

May  27,  1886. 

A  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  this  evening  in  the  Church  pur- 
suant to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit.* 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Mr.  Andrew  Derrom.  in  behalf  of 
the  Session. 

Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark  was  chosen  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Nelson  sec- 
retary. 

The  following  letter  from  the  Rev.  David  Magie,  D.  D. ,  the  Pastor  of 
the  Church,  was  read  by  the  Secretary: 

To  the  Congregation  of  the 

First  Presbyterian  Church. 

My  dear  People: 

It  is  known  to  you  all 
that  a  call  has  been  extended  to  me  to  become  the  pastor  of  those  who  have 
undertaken  the  labor  of  forming  a  new  Church  in  this  City,  most  of  whom 
have  gone  out  from  you.  I  have  already  made  known  to  the  Session  my 
conviction  of  duty  in  this  matter,  and  have  been  directed  by  them  to  call 
this  meeting  that  the  resignation  of  my  pastoral  office  may  be  laid  before 
you,  and  that  you  may  take  action  upon  it,  At  the  request  of  the  Session,  the 
Trustees  have  met  with  them  to  consider  what  should  be  done  under  these 
circumstances,  and  certain  matters  will  be  laid  before  you,  for  your  consid- 
eration, as  the  result  of  their  joint  meeting. 

"*lt  was  resolved  that  a  meeting  of  the  Church  and  Congregation  be  called  on  Thursday 
evening,  May  27th,  at  7:30  P.  M.  to  consider  the  lesignation  of  the  pastor  and  to  take 
aition  upon  it,  and  to  appoint  Commissioners  to  lepresent  them  in  Presbytery." 

A  true  copy  from  the  minutes  of  Session. 

David  Magie,  Moderator. 


22^. 

With  a  grateful  and  loving  heart  lor  your  unwearied  kindness  during  the 
past  years,  I  offer  to  you  my  resignation  as  your  pastor,  and  ask  you  to 
join  with  me  in  seeking  from  Presbytery  a  dissolution  of  the  tie  which  now 
binds  us  together  as  pastor  and  people 

It  has  pleased  God  to  let  me  labor  among  you  with  great  comfort  and  joy 
for  more  than  fourteen  years.  During  all  these  years  I  have  proved  your 
love,  and  on  my  part,  and  I  have  reason  to  believe  on  your  part  also,  the 
ties  that  have  bound  us  together  have  grown  in  strength  and  tenderness.  I 
can  never  cease  to  thank  God  for  these  happy  relations. 

Whatever  may  be  to  us  the  pain  of  this  present  hour,  I  am  convinced, 
that  at  no  distant  day  we  shall  thank  God  for  what  we  have  been  permitted 
to  do  for  His  cause.  This  church  has  been  a  blessing  in  this  community. 
You  have  built  Westminster  Church,  and  have  given  thirty-six  of  your 
number  to  form  its  membership.  And  now  again  a  colony  has  gone  forth 
from  you  to  build  another  church  in  this  city.  This  is  indeed  to  do  the 
work  of  God.  It  is  the  consummation  of  the  hopes  and  prayers  and  labors 
of  those  who  have  gone  to  their  reward.  Probably  never  again  in  the  his- 
tory of  this  new  Church  will  it  need  the  care  it  does  now. 

Most  earnestly  have  I  sought  to  know  my  duty  in  this  matter.  I  would 
not  hide  from  you  the  grief  I  feel  in  severing  these  ties.  Bonds  of  experi- 
ence of  Christian  communion  in  joy  and  sorrow  are  not  lightly  broken. 
Put  the  path  of  duty  seems  clear  to  my  mind,  and  I  would  ask  you  to  grant 
your  assent  to  my  following  it.  Gladly  would  I  take  each  one  of  you  by 
the  hand  to  night,  and  speak  the  words  of  affection  I  feel. 

Your  work  opens  before  you  hopefully.  In  a  short  time  the  places  made 
vacant  will  be  filled,  and  in  answer  to  yourprayeis  God  will  send  you  a 
pastor  with  His  blessing.  In  these  prayers  mine  shall  be  joined.  Your 
prosperity  I  do  most  truly  desire.  Accept  the  kindest  assurances  of  my 
heartfelt  regard.  And  may  I  not  feel  in  undertaking  this  new  work  for 
God,  in  the  success  of  which  you  must  always  feel  an  interest,  that  your 
prayers  shall  help  me?  My  whole  heart  goes  out  in  the  desire  that  God 
may  bless  you. 

I  remain  with  sincere  affection, 

Your  friend  and  pastor, 

David  Magie. 
Paterson,  May  27,  1886. 

Mr.  William  G.  Fenner  offered  the  following: 

Whereas,  our  pastor  has  tendered  his  resignation,  to  take  effect  July  1; 
while  we  deeply  deplore  the  necessity  of  giving  up  one  who  has  been  so 
useful  in  his  ministerial  and  social  relations  with  this  congregation,  and 
fully  appreciate  the  great  loss  which  this  church  will  sustain  in  the  sever- 
ance of  those  relations  which  have  so  long  and  pleasantly  existed, 


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Resolved,  That  we  appreciate  the  motive  which  has  actuated  him  in  ask- 
ing to  be  released  from  this  church,  and  because  of  the  great  regard  and 
love  which  we  bear  toward  him  who  has  so  long  and  faithfully  ministered 
to  us,  we  feel  reluctant  to  interpose  any  obstacle  to  the  fulfilling  of  the 
wish  that  he  has  expressed  in  this  matter,  much  as  we  regret  such  a  step, 
and  it  is  therefore  declared  to  be  the  sense  of  this  congregation  that  the 
Presbytery  of  Jersey  City  be  respectfully  requested  to  dissolve  the  pastoral 
relation  now  existing  between  this  Society  and  the  Rev.  David  Magie, 
D.  D.(  if  he  shall  ask  the  Presbytery  so  to  do,  at  the  next  meeting  of  that 
body,  said  dissolution  to  take  effect  on  the  first  day  of  July  next. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  our  pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Magic,  the  love 
and  affection  of  the  church  and  society. 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  draft  suitable  resolu- 
tions expressing  more  fully  our  warm  regard  for  our  pastor,  and  that  in 
case  his  connection  with  this  church  shall  be  severed,  such  resolutions  be 
then  handed  to  him.* 

*When  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  reluctantly  accepted  the  re- 
signation of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Magie,  as  their  pastor,  they  appointed  Messrs.  William  G. 
Fenner,  William  Nelson,  Samuel  Tasney,  John  H.  Goetschius  and  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy  a 
committee  to  draft  resolutions  expressive  of  the  congregation's  sentiments  toward  their 
late  pastor.  The  committee  having  agreed  upon  their  report  left  it  to  Mr.  Fenner  to  se- 
lect the  best  form  in  which  to  preserve  the  report,  in  order  that  it  might  be  a  pleasant  sou- 
venir to  Dr.  Magie  from  his  late  charge.  The  result  was  something  probably  unique  in 
Paterson.  The  minute  of  the  committee  was  exquisitely  engrossed  by  a  professional,  in 
quaint,  old-English  text,  on  grey-tinted  card-board,  the  lines  underscored  in  white  ink, 
the  initials  in  handsome  designs.  The  six  sheets  of  card  board  thus  engrossed  were  then 
inlaid  like  panels  in  very  thick  card-board,  of  a  dark  grey,  and  the  whole  was  then  bound 
sumptuously  in  black  seal  leather,  with  cushioned  covers,  lined  with  white  watered  silk, 
the  edges  gilt,  and  a  single  line  of  gilt  bordering  the  covers,  and  two  gold  clasps  holding 
the  sides  together.  The  book  resembles  an  album,  18x11  inches  in  size,  and  two  inches 
thick.     The  inscription  reads  thus  : 

A  testimonial  to  Rev.  David  Magie,  D.  D.,  from  his  late  charge,  the  First  Presbyter- 
ian church  of  Paterson,  New  Jersey. 

Upon  the  severance  of  the  relations  which  have  subsisted  for  more  than  fourteen  years 
between  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Paterson,  New  Jersey,  and  the  Rev.  David 
Magie,  D.  D.,  as  their  pastor,  the  members  of  the  church  and  congregation  desire  to 
place  on  record  their  high  esteem  for  him  >vho,  for  so  many  years,  has  ministered  so  ac- 
ceptably to  them  as  pastor,  preacher  and  friend. 

In  all  these  relations  he  has  greatly  endeared  himself  to  his  late  flock,  and  the  ties  be- 
tween him  and  them  have  grown  stronger  year  by  year.  It  is  exceedingly  difficult  to  us 
to  have  such  ties  broken. 

During  all  these  years  he  has  never  been  found  wanting  in  the  discharge  of  his  many 
and  oft-times  trying  duties,  and  we  warmly  appreciate  the  earnestness  and  zeal 
with  which  he  has  ministered  to  us  spiritually  and  in  the  interest  of  both  church  and 
society. 

He  has  rejoiced  with  them  that  have  rejoiced,  and  has  mourned  with  them  that  have 
mourned  ;  he  has  thus  become  associated  with  many  of  our  tenderest  recollections. 

He  has  been  a  most  welcome  visitor  at  our  homes  at  all  times ;  we  shall  hope  to  see  him 
often  there  in  the  future. 

Our  cordial  wishes  shall  go  with  him  in  his  new  field  of  usefulness,  where  we  trust  that 
as  his  labors  have  been  blessed  in  the  past,  they  may  be  attended  with  an  increased  meas- 
ure of  success  in  the  future. 

In  behalf  of  the  congregation. 

William  G.  Fenneu, 

Wm.  Nelson, 

S.  Tasney, 

S.  V.  S.  Muzzy. 

81 


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After  remarks  by  various  members  of  the  congregation  expressive  of 
their  regret  at  losing  the  pastor,  the  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted. 

The  Chairman  appointed  Messrs.  William  G.  Fenner,  William  Nelson, 
S.  Tasney,  John  H.  Goetschius  as  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  three  commissioners  to  Presbytery  be  appointed, 
of  whom  the  Chairman  should  be  one. 

Agreed  to,  and  Elder  James  D.  Lockwood,  William  G.  Fenner  and 
Henry  I.  Clark  were  appointed  commissioners. 

The  Secretary  presented  the  suggestions  agreed  upon  unanimously  at  the 
joint  meeting  of  the  Session  and  the  Trustees  on  the  24th  inst. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  the  suggestions  be  referred  to  a  special  meeting  of 
the  communicants  of  the  church,  to  be  called  upon  due  notice  by  the  pastor 
for  the  purpose. 

Which  was  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Andrew  Derrom  offered  the  following: 

"As  it  would  be  very  unwise  at  this  meeting  and  contrary  to  Presbyter- 
ian law  and  usage  to  nominate  and  elect  ruling  Elders 

"I  move  that  a  committee  consisting  of  three  members  of  this  church  be 
appointed  by  this  meeting  to  select  a  suitable  number  of  members  of  this 
church  qualified  to  fill  the  office  of  Ruling  Elder.  The  committee  shall 
within  one  week  present  their  names  to  The  Church  Session  for  their  exami- 
nation and  if  approved  they  shall  at  once  call  a  congregational  meeting  for 
the  purpose  of  electing  ruling  Elders — to  fill  the  Vacancies  caused  by  the 
withdrawal  of  the  four  elders  to  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer." 

The  motion  was  objected  to,  and  was  withdrawn. 

The  Secretary  read  the  condition  of  the  deed  for  the  church  site,  dated 
Dec.  21,  1844,  for  general  information. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

June  2,  1£8G. 
A  meeting  of  the  communicants  of  the  church  was  held  in  the  church  this 
evening,  immediately  after  the  prayer-meeting,  pursuant  to  due  notice  from 
the   pulpit,    for   the    purpose  of  considering  the  election  of  Elders,  and  the 
rotary  system  of  Eldership. 

On  Saturday  evening  the  committee,  with  Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark,  president,  and  Mr.  Ed- 
mund G.  Edwards,  treasurer,  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First  church,  called  upon 
Dr.  Magie,  when  Mr.  Fenner,  in  a  few  well-chosen  words,  presented  this  elegant  volume 
to  Dr.  Magie,  in  behalf  of  the  congregation.  The  recipient  was  manifestly  deeply 
touched  by  this  renewed  evidence  of  the  love  of  his  late  charge,  and  assured  the  commit- 
tee that  he  could  never  feel  other  than  warmly  interested  in  everything  pertaining  to  the 
welfare  of  the  old  church,  whose  members  had  always  shown  him  so  much  regard,  of 
which  this  was  a  new  token.  Visiting  the  old  Sunday  school  yesterday  afternoon  he  told 
the  children  there  about  the  presentation,  and  how  much  he  appreciated  it. — Press,  Oct. 
18,  1886. 


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The   Rev.  Dr.  Magie,  the  pastor,  presided,  and  Mr.  S.  Tasney,   was   on 
motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  chosen  secretary. 
After  a  full  and  free  discussion  it  was 
Resolved, 

1.  That  the  rotary  system  of  Eldership  be  adopted. 

2.  That  the  term  of  office  of  an  Elder  be  six  years. 

3.  That  Mr.  Lockwood,  the  only  remaining  Elder  (Mr.  Derrom  having 
taken  his  letter  of  dismission  from  the  church),  be  requested  to  remain  in 
office  for  life,  he  having  been  originally  elected  for  life. 

4.  That  there  should  be  elected  as  soon  as  practicable  at  least  three  new 
Elders,  for  the  term  of  six  years. 

Thereupon  Messrs.  Henry  I.  Clark,  E.  G.  Edwards  and  William  Moore 
were  elected  Elders.     Messrs.  Edwards  and  Moore  declined. 
Adjourned. 

July  30,  1886. 

The  Board  met  this  evening,  pursuant  to  notice,  at  the  house  of  the 
President. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Nelson,  Booth,  Muzzy. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  May  18  last  were  read  and  approved. 

The  following  communication  was  received  and  read  and  placed  on  the 
minutes: 

To  the 

Board  of  Trustees  of  the 

First  Presbyterian  Church. 

Dear  Brethren: 

I  have  received  from 
your  Secretary  a  copy  of  the  resolution  passed  at  your  last  meeting  with 
reference  to  my  resignation  as  your  pastor.  For  the  expression  of  your 
conviction  of  what  is  for  the  interests  of  the  church  we  all  love,  I  thank 
you.  It  has  not  been  an  easy  matter  to  reach  the  conclusion  expressed  in 
my  declaration  to  the  Session  of  this  church.  I  feel  deeply  the  pain  of  sep- 
aration from  those  whom  I  have  learned  to  love  through  years  of  kindness 
on  the  one  side  and  of  service  on  the  other.  My  sole  desire  has  been  to 
find  out  how  I  might  be  most  useful  in  the  Church  of  Christ.  My  convic- 
tion remains,  after  full  consideration,  that  my  decision  is  in  the  path  of 
duty.  Under  this  conviction  I  shall  ask  you  to  join  me  in  requesting  Pres- 
bytery to  dissolve  the  relation  which  now  binds  us,  as  pastor  and  people. 


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I  am  sure  I  do  not  need  to  tell  you  of  my  deep  regard  for   the   church    I 
leave.     The  years  which  have  passed  have  been  happy  years  to  me.     I  pray 
that  God  may  direct  your  steps,  and  bless  you  always. 
Your  affectionate  friend  and  pastor 

David  Magie. 
Paterson  May  22,  1886. 

The  President  reported 

That  Mr.  Lockwood  and  himself  attended  Presbytery  on  June  ,  as 
commissioners  appointed  by  the  congregation,  when  the  pastoral  relation 
between  Dr.  Magie  and  this  church  was  dissolved,  and  that  Dr.  Magie 
preached  his  farewell  sermon  on  the  last  Sabbath  in  June. 

That  immediately  after  Presbytery  had  met,  the  Session  and  Trustees  had 
met  at  the  parsonage,  and  appointed  a  Committee  on  Pulpit  Supplies,  con- 
sisting of  the  two  Elders  and  Messrs.  William  Nelson,  William  G.  Fenner 
and  Martin  R.  Roome. 

That  the  following  candidates  had  been  heard: 

Rev.  Albert  Dod  Minor,  St.  Johnsville,  N.  Y. 

Rev.  Dr.  Wills. 

July  4,  Rev.  Lewis  T.  Mudge,  Princeton. 

July  11,  Rev.  Chapin,  Freeport,  L.  I. 

July  18,  Rev.  William  Y.  Brown,  D.  D.,  N.  Y. 

July  25,  Rev.  Isaac  O.  Rankin,  Kingsboro,  Fulton  Co.,  N.  Y 

That  at  the  same  meeting  it  was  unanimously  agreed  that  Dr.  Magie  be 
requested  to  continue  to  occupy  the  parsonage  rent  free  until  he  should  se- 
cure other  quarters,  or  until  we  had  a  pastor  wishing  to  occupy  it. 

That  hearing  that  the  house  of  worship  of  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer 
could  not  be  occupied  on  the  second  Sabbath  in  June,  that  congregation  had 
been  invited  to  attend  service  at  the  old  church,  and  to  partake  of  the  com- 
munion, an  invitation  which  had  been  cordially  accepted. 

That  the  Sunday  School  went  on  an  excursion  to  Stirling  Lake  on  July  7, 
and  by  special  invitation  the  Sunday  School  and  many  of  the  members  of 
the  Church  of  the  Redeemer  went  along. 

The  Committee  on  Sunday  School  Building  reported  that  contracts  had 
been  executed  with  Andrew  Dickinson  for  the  carpenter  and  mason  work 
for  .$3,299;  and  with  Garret  D.  Voorhis  for  the  slate-roofing,  plumbing, 
tinning,  steam  and  gas  fitting  for  $965.80.  The  painting  would  cost  $346, 
including  three  coats  of  paint  on  the  walls,  which  the  committee  proposed 
to  omit,  thereby  reducing  the  cost  about  $48,  according  to  the  architect's 
estimate.  The  masons  expected  to  finish  the  white  coat  of  plaster  to-mor- 
row; the  steam-pipes  were  all  in  place,  ready  for  setting  the  radiators;  the 
plumbing  was  nearly  done,  the  plumbers  being  now  at  work  setting  the 
water-closets:  the  carpenters  would  begin  trimming  next  week  ;  the  glazing 


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of  the  sashes  was  under  way,  but  would  take  ten  days  to  complete  ;  the 
painter  had  put  one  coat  on  the  outside.  The  contractors  promised  to  have 
the  building  ready  for  use  on  the  third  Sabbath  in  August,  but  it  would 
hardly  be  finished  before  the  end  of  next  month.  So  far  as  it  had  pro- 
gressed it  was  greatly  admired,  and  it  was  believed  it  would  be  one  of  the 
largest  and  handsomest  .Sunday  School  rooms  in  Paterson.  The  Committee 
desired  authority  to  procure  the  needed  gas-fixtures,  and  to  grade  the 
grounds  and  lay  walks  where  needed. 

Report  received,  and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Booth  the  desired  authority  was 
given,  the  estimated  cost  being  about  $100  for  gas-fixtures,  and  $50  for 
grading  and  flagging. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report,  for  the  quarter  ending 
July  31. 

Received  and  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

On  motion,  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  increase  the  insurance  on  the 
Sunday  School  building  to  $4,000. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  a  committee  of  three  Trustees  be  appointed  to  co- 
operate with  a  committee  representing  the  Sunday  School,  to  arrange  a  pro- 
gramme of  exercises  for  the  formal  re-opening  of  the  building. 

Agreed  to,  and  the  President  appointed  Messrs.  Nelson,  Booth  and  Ed- 
wards. 

On  motion,  Mr.  William  G.  Fenner  was  elected  Trustee,  in  place  of  Mr. 
Mcllroy,  resigned. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


June  16,  1880. 

A  joint  meeting  of  the  Session  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this 
evening  at  the  Parsonage,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Magie,  Moderator,  and  Wm.  Nel- 
son, Secretary. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Sanderson,  Nelson,  Muzzy,  Edwards. 

On  motion,  Elders  Lockwood  and  Clark,  Trustee  Nelson  and  Messrs. 
Fenner  and  Roome  were  appointed  a  committee  to  procure  Pulpit  Supplies, 
the  Committee  being  also  authorized  to  add  to  their  numbers  and  to  fill 
vacancies. 

Mr.  Sanderson  moved  that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Magie  be  requested  to  occupy 
the  parsonage,  rent  free,  until  we  shall  secure  a  stated  pastor  who  may  wish 
to  occupy  the  premises.      Agreed  to. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


2  3° 

September  23,  1886. 
A  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  this  evening  in  the  church,  pur- 
suant to  the  following  notice,  which  was  read  from  the  pulpit  last    Sunday, 
(Sept.  19,  inst.),  morning  and  evening: 

"[Notice  to  be  read  after  Public  Worship:] 
"All  the  members  of  this  congregation  are  requested  to  meet  on  Thursday 
evening    next,    at   a    quarter   before   eight  o'clock,  in  this  house,  then  and 
there,  if  it  be  agreeable  to  them,  to  proceed  to  the  election  of  a  pastor  for 
this  congregation." 

"By  order  of  the  Session." 

The  Rev.  Charles  D.  Shaw,  D.  D.,  of  the  Second  Fresbyterian  Church, 
acted  as  Moderator,  having  been  appointed  by  Presbytery  to  be  Moderator 
of  the  Session  of  this  church,  and  opened  the  meeting  with  prayer. 

Mr.  William  Nelson  was  elected  Secretary. 

The  Secretary  read  the  call  for  the  meeting,  as  above. 

Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  congregation  that  they  pro- 
ceed to  the  election  of  a  Pastor  of  this  Congregation. 

Which  was  agreed  to,  unanimously. 

Mr.  Clark,  in  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Pulpit  Supplies,  reported  that 
the  Committee  had  tried  to  get  the  best  preachers.  They  had  agreed  unani- 
mously to  recommend  the  election  of  the  Rev.  C.  A.  Rodney  Janvier  to  be 
Pastor  of  this  church. 

After  further  remarks  by  Messrs.  Clark  and  Fenner,  a  rising  vote  was 
taken  by  the  members  of  the  Congregation  present  on  the  recommendation 
of  the  Committee,  when  ninety-nine  members  voted  in  favor  of  electing  Mr. 
Janvier  to  be  Pastor,  and  no  members  voted  to  the  contrary. 

A  rising  vote  of  the  pew-holders  of  the  church  was  then  taken,  when  the 
pew-holders  present  also  voted  unanimously  in  favor  of  electing  Mr.  Jan- 
vier to  be  Pastor. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  it  was  resolved  to  offer  Mr.  Janvier  a  salary  of 
$2,500  per  year  and  parsonage  rent  free  during  his  incumbency,  the  Congre- 
gation voting  unanimously  to  that  effect,  and  the  pew-holders  likewise 
voted  unanimously  to  the  same  effect. 

Mr.  Crane  moved  that  the  Committee  on  Supplies,  with  all  the  Trustees, 
be  appointed  the  Committee  to  sign  the  call  to  Mr.  Janvier.  Agreed  to, 
unanimously. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  that  commissioners  be  appointed  to  prosecute  the  call 
before  the  Presbytery,  said  commissioners  to  consist  of  one  Elder,  one 
Trustee  and  one  member  of  the  Congregation  at  large.  •  Which  was 
agreed  to. 


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Mr.  Clark  moved  that  Mr.  Lock  wood  (Elder),  Mr.  Nelson  (Trustee), 
and  Mr.  Wm.  II.  Harmon  be  such  commissioners,  with  power  to  fill  va- 
cancies.    Agreed  to. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Copy  of  Call  to  Mr.  Janvier: 
The  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  l'aterson,  New 
Jersey,  being  on  sufficient  grounds  well  satisfied  of  the  ministerial  qualifica- 
tions of  you,  the  Rev.  C.  A.  Rodney  Janvier,  and  having  good  hopes  from 
our  past  experience  of  your  labors  that  your  ministrations  in  the  Gospel  will 
be  profitable  to  our  spiritual  interests,  do  earnestly  call  and  desire  you  to 
undertake  the  pastoral  office  in  said  Congregation  ;  promising  you  in  the 
discharge  of  your  duty  all  proper  support,  encouragement  and  obedience  in 
the  Lord.  And  that  you  may  be  free  from  worldly  cares  and  associations  we 
hereby  promise  and  oblige  ourselves  to  pay  to  you  the  yearly  sum  of  two  thou- 
sand five  hundred  dollars  in  regular  quarterly  payments  during  the  time  of 
your  being  and  continuing  the  regular  pastor  of  this  church,  together  with 
the  free  use  of  the  parsonage  during  said  time. 

In  testimony  whereof  we  have  respectively  subscribed  our  names  this 
twenty-third  day  of  September,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  eighteen  hundred 
and  eighty-six. 

James  D.  Lockwood,  Elder 
Henry  I.  Clark,  Elder  and  Trustee 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy,  Trustee 
Edmund  G.  Edwards,  Trustee 
Wm.  Nelson,  Trustee 
Wm.  G.  Fenner,  Trustee 
'  James  Booth,  Trustee 

John  Sanderson,  Trustee 
Attested  by  Charles  D.  Shaw,  D.  D.,  Moderator  of  the  meeting. 
I  hereby  certify  that  I  presided  as  Moderator  on  the  evening  of  Sept.  23, 
1886,  at  a  regularly  called  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  pastor  should  the  way  be  clear; 
that  the  way  was  found  to  be  clear;  that  99  votes  were 
cast  for  the  Rev.  C.  A.  Rodney  Janvier  of  Trenton,  N.  J.; 
that  no  votes  were  cast  in  opposition  ;  that  the  proceedings  were  en. 
tirely  harmonious  and  regular  ;  that  a  committee  was  appointed  to  sign  the 
call,  and  three  commissioners  to  prosecute  it  before  the  Presbytery,  after 
which  the  meeting  was  closed  with  prayer,  the  doxology  and  the  Apostolic 
benediction. 

Charles  D.  Shaw,  D.  D., 
Pastor  2d  Presbyterian  Church,  Paterson,  N.  J. 
Paterson,  N.  J.,  Sept.  23,  1886. 


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Mr.  Janvier's  Letter  declining  the  Call. 

Trenton,  N.  J.,  Oct.  30th,  '86. 
To  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson, 

My  Dear  Friends: 

It  is  with  deep  distress  of  mind, 
realizing  all  that  is  involved  in  this  decision,  that  I  write  to  tell  you  that  I 
must  decline  the  call  to  become  your  Pastor.  I  understand  fully,  I  think, 
how  great  is  your  present  need,  and  how  wide  and  inviting  are  the  fields 
white  unto  the  harvest  around  you  ;  I  have  no  doubt  but  that  the  work  in 
Paterson  is  far  larger  and  more  important  than  any  I  can  possibly  find  here; 
and  I  appreciate  only  too  well  the  superior  attractions  in  other  respects  the 
call  offers  me.  Nevertheless,  I  am  driven  to  the  conclusion  that  duty  lies 
on  the  side  of  carrying  out  my  previous  plan,  namely,  to  conclude  my  work 
here  as  speedily  as  may  be — certainly  within  a  year — and  then  hasten  to  my 
life-work  in  India.      Permit  me  to  state  briefly  my  reasons  for  this  decision: 

1st.  A  life  plan  once  prayerfully  and  carefully  formed  is  not  to  be  thrown 
aside  without  very  clear  light  and  unmistakable  indications  of  the  Divine 
will.  As  a  very  wise  man  of  God  has  said:  "It  takes  more  light  to  make  a 
move  than  to  stay  where  you  are."  For  this  light  I  have  prayed  and  waited, 
and  the  withholding  of  it  I  interpret  to  mean  not  to  go  forward. 

2d.  I  have  felt  from  the  first,  and  have  so  stated,  that  owing  to  the  weak- 
ness of  my  present  charge  and  their  great  poverty,  it  was  not  right  for  me 
to  decide  to  leave  them  unless  I  first  found  just  the  right  man — one  who 
could  live  on  the  salary  they  can  raise  and  yet  unite  and  lead  them  forward. 
It  is  largely  my  unsuccessful  efforts  in  this  direction  that  have  caused  this 
long  delay  in  my  answer  to  you. 

3d.  The  most  important  and  decisive  hindrance  to  my  acceptance  of  your 
call  is  that  I  am  pledged  to  India.  Her  perishing  millions  cry  out  for 
help.  The  need  there  is  infinitely  greater  than  anything  that  we  can  con- 
ceive of.  To  that  field  I  believe  the  Lord  has  called  me,  and  to  it  I  long 
ago  gave  myself.  And  although  I  have  been  willing,  for  the  sake  of  the 
work  for  you  which  the  Lord  might  do  through  me,  to  contemplate  a  few 
years'  postponement  of  my  start  to  India;  yet  I  am  constrained  finally  to 
believe  that  such  a  postponement  might  prove  to  be  an  entire  setting  aside, 
and  that  in  any  case  I  am  needed  out  there  just  as  soon  as    I    can   possibly 

go- 

You  have  a  right  to  ask  why  I  have  so  long  delayed  my  decision,  perhaps 
to  your  injury.  I  have  waited  simply  because  I  felt  the  gravity  of  the 
question,  because  1  dared  not  say  yes  unless  I  felt  sure  that  I  ought,  and 
because  I  could  not  bear  to  say  no  till  I  was  convinced  that  I  must. 

And  now,  dear  friends,  farewell.  The  Great  Shepherd  himself  lead  and 
guide  you,  and  speedily  send  you  the  under-shepherd  of  his  own  choosing. 


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Let    nothing,    I    beseech    you    in   His  name,  turn  you  aside  from  the  great 
work  lie  has  given  you  to  do  in  this  Church  which   He  has  so    abundantly 
blessed  in  times  past;  those  blessings  He  still  is  ready  to  bestow. 
Your  friend  and  fellow- laborer, 

C.  A.  R.  Janvier. 

October  15,  1886. 

The  Board  met  this  evening,  in  the  Church  Parlor. 

Present — Clark,  Edwards,  Nelson,  Fenner,  Muzzy. 

Also  Mr.  F.  W.  Rumpf,  the  architect,  and  Mr.  Andrew  Dickinson,  con- 
tractor. 

The  architect  presented  a  final  statement  of  the  amount  due  Mr.  Dick- 
inson. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  Mr.  Dickinson  be  offered  $400  in  full  settlement 
of  the  balance  due  him.     Agreed  to. 

Messrs.  Clark  and  Edwards  were  appointed  a  committee  to  get  up  a  new 
form  of  bill  for  pew-rents. 

Adjourned. 

Win.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

October  28,  1886. 

The  Board  met  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Nelson. 

Present — Clark,  Edwards,  Muzzy,  Nelson,  Sanderson,  Fenner. 

The  minutes  of  the  meetings  held  July  30  and  Oct.  15  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  Committee  on  Form  of  Deed  for  Cemetery  Lots  presented  a  form, 
which  was  read  and  approved,  and  the  Committee  was  discharged  with  the 
thanks  of  the  Board. 

The  Treasurer's  report  was  read,  received  and  referred  to  the  Finance 
Committee. 

On  motion,  the  depredations  on  and  repairs  of  the  cemetery  fence,  &c. , 
were  referred  with  power. to  the  Committee  on  Church  Property. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Nov.  25,  1886. 
The   annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  this  day  (Thanksgiv- 
ing) in  the  church,  immediately  after  service,  pursuant  to    notice    from    the 
pulpit. 

Mr.  S.  Tasney  was  elected  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Nelson  secretary. 
It  was  announced  that  the  terms  of  office  of  the    following   Trustees   ex- 
pired at  this  time: 

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234 

John  Sanderson, 
Henry  I.  Clark, 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy, 
Wm.  G.  Fenner, 
On  motion,  they  were  re  elected,  unanimously. 
The  Treasurer's  report  was  presented  and  accepted. 

Mr.  Clark  stated  that  an  invitation  had  been  received  from  the  Church  of 
the  Redeemer,  to  attend  the  first  service  in  the  auditorium  of  that  church 
to  day,  but  it  had  come  at  so  late  an  hour  that  it  had  been  thought  best  to 
hold  our  services  as  usual. 

He  also  suggested  that  an  expression  of  opinion  might  be  given  by  those 
present  regarding  the  expediency  of  calling  Mr.  Miller,  or  calling  a  congre- 
gational meeting  for  the  purpose  of  considering  the  matter. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  the  Session  be  requested  to  call  a  meeting  of    the 
congregation  for  Tuesday  evening,   December  7,  to  consider  the  subject  of 
the  pastorate.      Agreed  to. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 

ANNUAL    REPORT  OF  TREASURER. 

November  1st,  1S8G. 

Balance,  per  report  S.  Mcllroy,  Nov.  1,  1885 .$    295  98 

Pew  Rents  collected 5.173  66 

paid,   account  Nov.  1,  1886 20  00 

Church   Collections 512  13 

Cemetery  Lots  sold 102  00 

Note  paid 73  50 

|6,177  27 

Salaries— Dr.  Magie $2,000  00 

F.    Oborski $  300  00 

Mrs.    Tylee 300  00 

Jas.    Crooks 200  00 

Miss    Craham 150  00 

N.  P.  Andrus 150  00 

Jas.  Tasney ....    50  00 

1,150  00 

F.  Strait 365  00 

Pulpit  Supplies 330  00 

R.  Dalling 103  47 

President's   Note 400  00 


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A.    DePuyt 20  00 

L.  Van  Blarcom 18  72 

G.  D.    Voorhis 17  25 

E.  B.King  &  Co 40  41 

Taxes,  1885 305  54 

Passaic  Water  Co 24  00 

Extra  Labor 25  00 

J.C.Christie 15  00 

H.  S.   Blauvelt .■ 17  42 

Interest  on  Bond 30  00 

E.  B.King  &  Co 35  11 

Muzzy  Brothers 21  94 

Expense,  Cleaning   Church 45  35 

J.  S.  Gerau 8  25 

R.  B.  Garrison 33  50 

Taxes,  1886 287  02 

A.  Cellarius 67  75 

Gas 98  73 

Coal 80  40 

Expense,  Cemetery  account 296  21 

Insurance 145  26 

Incidentals 30  45 

2,063  31 

Cash  on  hand  to  balance 165  49 


$6,177  27 


LECTURE  ROOM  ACCOUNT. 

— Dr.— 

Balance  from  Insurance $1,315  58 

Subscriptions  paid   -.    ....    1,941  00 

Note  discounted,  f  1,000,  Discount  $15.62 984  38 

Loan 400  00 

— Cr  — 

F.  W.  Rumpf $    127  80 

A.  Dickinson,  in  full 3,400  00 

G.W.Myers,       "       300  00 

G.  D.  Voorhis,  on  acct 800  00 

Cash  on  hand  to  balance 13  16 


$4,640  96 


$4,640  96 


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December  7,  1886. 

A  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  at  the  Church,  at  7.30  p.  in. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Sanderson,  Fenner,  Edwards,  Nelson. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Sanderson,  Mr.  Clark  was  re-elected  President. 

For  Secretary — William  Nelson  was  re-elected. 

For  Treasurer — E.  G.  Edwards  was  re-elected. 

For  Janitor — Freeman  Strait  was  re-appointed,  on  the  same  terms  as 
heretofore,  and  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  employ  assistance 
in  the  collection  of  the  pew-rents,  on  the  same  terms  as  heretofore. 
Agreed  to. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  seal  of  the  corporation  be  a  circular  die  with 
the  title  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,"  on 
the  inside  border,  with  the  date  "Incorporated  August  19,  1813,"  and  the 
words  "New  Jersey"  in  the  middle  of  the  die.     Agreed  to. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary. 

December  7,  1886. 
A  meeting  of  the  Congregation    of    the    First    Presbyterian    Society    was 
held  this  evening,  at  the  Church. 

The  Rev.  Charles  D.  Shaw,  D.  D.,  acted  as  Moderator,  and  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Nelson  was  elected  Secretary. 

The  meeting  was  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Moderator. 
On  motion,  it  was  voted  that  the  Congregation  proceed   to  the    selection 
of  a  pastor. 

Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark  moved  that  an  informal  ballot  be  taken  for  pastor, 
and  that  Mr.  S.  Tasney  and  Mr.  H.  Banker  be  appointed  tellers.  Which 
was  agreed  to. 

The  informal  ballot  resulted  as  follows: 

Frank  E.  Miller  47 

Chas.  W.  Nevin  11 

Paul  Van  Dyke  17 

Chapin  4 

Stevenson  2 

Robert  E.  Caldwell  3 

Blank  4 

Total  88 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  meeting  adjourn  for  two  weeks.  Which  was 
not  agreed  to. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  another  informal  ballot  was  taken,  which  re- 
sulted as  follows  : 

Frank  E.  Miller  53 

Paul  Van  Dyke  18 

Chas.  W.  Nevin  5 

Chapin  1 

Herman  C.  Riggs,  D.  D.                                                1 

Blank  5 

Total  83 

Judge  Sanderson  moved  that  a  formal  ballot  be  taken.  Which  was 
agreed  to.     The  ballot  resulted  as  follows: 

Frank  E.  Miller  52 

Paul  Van  Dyke  18 

Chas.  W.  Nevin  7 

Blank  11 

Total  88 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  vote  by  pew-holders  be  taken  as  follows: 
The  person  voting  shall  write  his  or  her  name  on  the  back  of  the  ticket, 
and  the  vote  or  votes  or  part  of  a  vote  he  or  she  is  entitled  to  cast,  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  pews  or  proportional  part  of  a  pew  such  voter  rents, 
and  on  the  other  side  of  the  ballot  the  name  of  the  person  voted  for. 
Agreed  to. 

A  vote  by  pewholders  was  then  taken,  resulting  as  follows: 

Frank  E.  Miller  21| 

Paul  Van  Dyke  5 

Chas.  \V.  Nevin  1 

Total  27f 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  call  to  Mr.  Miller  be  made  unanimous. 
Which  was  agreed  to,  nem.  con. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  sign  and  prosecute 
the  call  before  Presbytery  and  to  present  the  same  to  Mr.  Miller,  and  that 
Messrs.  James  D.  Lockwood,  William  G.  Fenner,  John  Sanderson,  E.  G. 
Edwards  and  John  Polley  be  the  Committee  for  such  purpose.  Agreed 
to. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  that  the  annual  salary  of  the  pastor  be  $2,500,  with  free 
use  of  the  parsonage.     Agreed  to. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned,  being  closed  with  prayer  by  the  Moderator. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


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December  30,  1886. 
A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this  evening  at   the 
house  of  the  Secretary. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Fenner,  Sanderson,  Edwards,  Muzzy,  Nelson. 
The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  Dec.  7  were  read  and  approved. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  the  President  and  the    Secretary   were    re -ap- 
pointed as  the  Finance  Committee. 

Judge  Sanderson  moved  that  Messrs.  Muzzy,  Fenner  and  Edwards 
be  appointed  as  the  Committee  on  Music  for  the  ensuing  year,  in- 
stead of  Messrs.  Muzzy,  Bcoth  and  Nelson,  the  committee  last  year. 
Agreed  to. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  Committee  on  General  Supervision  of  Church 
Property  be  the  same  as  last  year — Messrs.  Sanderson,  Muzzy  and  Ed- 
wards.    Agreed  to. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  the  consideration  of  the  appropriation  for 
music  was  deferred  until  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board. 

The  Treasurer  stated  that  he  had  selected  Mr.  Charles  D.  Burnet  as 
Collector  of  pew-rents,  and  would  like  to  have  the  Board  confirm  the  ap- 
pointment. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  selection  be  confirmed  by  the  Board. 
Agreed  to. 

The  Treasurer  presented  a  bill  for  $77.04  for  amount  claimed  by  Mr. 
Robert  Dalling,  late  Collector  of  pew-rents,  to  have  been  overpaid  by  him 
to  the  late  Treasurer,  on  account  of  pew-rents.  The  President  presented  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Dalling  to  the  same  effect. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Edwards  the  claim  was  referred  to  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee, with  power  to  settle  if  found  correct. 

Mr.  Fenner  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  plaster  cornice  in  the  cen- 
tre of  the  church  ceiling  was  cracked  in  several  places.  He  moved  that  the 
matter  be  referred  with  power  to  the  Committee  on  Church  Property. 
Agreed  to. 

The  President  stated  that  the  principal  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  con- 
sider the  condition  of  the  parsonage,  or  what  ought  to  be  done  about  re- 
pairing or  disposing  of  it. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  Committee  on  Church  Property  procure  writ- 
ten estimates  by  experts  as  to  what  the  parsonage  property  could  probably 
be  sold  for,  and  also  what  the  probable  cost  would  be  of  putting  the  prem- 
ises in  proper  order,  and  report  back  to  the  Board  as  soon  as  convenient. 
Agreed  to. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.  Muzzy  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  $15  for 
compensation  to  Miss  Gehring  for  her  services  at  the  piano  at  prayer  meet- 
ings. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

January  5,  1887. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  to-night  at  the  church  parlor. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Fenner,  Muzzy,  Nelson. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  that  a  written  estimate  had 
been  received  from  Nealon  &  Farnon,  offering  to  do  all  the  plumbing 
needed  at  the  parsonage,  and  to  put  in  new  bath-tub,  for  $49.50.  Mr.  R. 
B.  Carrison,  painter,  estimated  that  the  necessary  painting  and  papering 
would  cost  if  10  or  $50.  The  carpenter  work  it  was  estimated  would  cost 
$10  to  $15.  The  Committee  believed  the  work  indicated  would  put  the 
premises  in  a  fair  state  of  repair. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  Committee's  report  be  received,  and  the 
Committee  authorized  to  go  on  and  make  the  necessary  repairs,  at  a  cost 
not  exceeding  $150.      Agreed  to. 

Adjourned.  Wm.  Nelson,  Sec'y. 

January  28,  1887. 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  this  evening,  at  the 
house  of  the  Secretary. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Muzzy,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  meetings  held  December  7  and  30  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  there  was  $750  or  $800  in  the  treasury, 
available  for  general  church  purposes,  and  $111  to  the  credit  of  the  Sunday 
school  building  fund.      Report  received. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  having  employed  Mr. 
Hartley,  mason,  to  investigate  and  repair  the  cracks  in  the  ceiling  ;  he  had 
been  at  work  nearly  thiee  weeks,  and  was  about  done.  The  Committee 
had  also  employed  Charles  J.  Sigler  to  paint  the  ceiling  where  the  plaster 
had  been  repaired,  at  a  cost  of  $120,  and  he  had  begun  work  on  Wednes- 
day. Mr.  John  H.  Post,  architect,  had  been  employed  to  examine  as  to 
the  safety  of  the  roof  timbers.  As  regards  the  Parsonage  :  the  carpenter 
work  had  all  been  done  inside,  at  a  cost  of  about  $20;  the  painting,  paper- 
ing and  kalsomining  had  been  done,  and  the  plumbing  also.  The  painter's 
bill    would   amount   to  $60  or  $65,   and  the  total  expenses  would  be  about 


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Report  received. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Music  recommended  that  $1,150  be  appropri- 
ated for  music  for  the  ensuing  year,  with  the  understanding  that  the  same 
persons  be  re-employed. 

Report  received  and  recommendation  adopted. 

The  resignation  of  Freeman  Strait,  as  sexton  and  janitor,  was  received 
and  adopted. 

On  motion  it  was 

Resolved  That  Henry  I.  Clark,  President,  or  E.  G.  Edwards,  Treasurer, 
or  either,  be,  and  are  hereby,  authorized  to  receive  and  receipt  for  and  to 
endorse  checks  for  interest  due  or  to  become  due  on  all  United  States  Bonds 
registered  in  the  name  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  or 
which  may  be  made  payable  to  the  order  of  the  said  Society,  by  endorse- 
ment or  mesne  endorsement,  until  such  authority  is  officially  revoked  and 
notice  of  revocation  is  properly  given  to  the  Treasury  Department. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  was  authorized  to  make  temporary 
arrangements  for  a  Janitor,  until  a  permanent  appointment  could  be  made. 

Adjourned. 

YVm.  Nelson.  Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  April  27,  1887. 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees  was  held  this 
evening,  in  the  church  parlor. 

Present- -Messrs.  Clark,  Muzzy,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  January  23  last  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  usual  quarterly  report,  showing  receipts  and 
expenditures  as  follows: 

Church  Account : 
Receipts  1807.88         Expenditures  1210.28 

(Including  bal.  of  $741.69)  Bal.  on  hand  597.60 

There  would  be  probably  a  deficiency  of  $220.76  on  May  1. 

Report  received  and  referred  to  Finance  Committee. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  the  work  on  the  church 
satisfactorily  completed,  at  a  cost  of  $353.  The  Committee  presented  a 
detailed  report  from  the  architect,  John  H.  Post,  who  had  been  employed 
to  examine  the  roof,  his  report  being  to  the  effect  that  the  roof  was  entirely 
safe.  The  Committee  also  reported  that  Mr.  Strait  had  been  retained  as 
Janitor,  at  his  own  desire,  he  believing  that  he  could  give  satisfaction. 

Report  received. 

A  bill  of  the  architect,  for  $10,  was  ordered  paid. 

A  form  of  agreement  was  presented  from  Messrs.  John  Inglis,  Edo  Mer- 


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celis  and  Walter  Dickson,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  prospective  as- 
sociates, whereby  it  was  proposed  that  this  Board  should  turn  over  to  said 
parties,  for  twenty  years,  the  complete  control  of  its  cemetery  on  the  North 
side  of  Market  street,  for  the  improvement  thereof,  and  should  pay  to  said 
parties  a  per  centage  of  the  price  of  lots  in  excess  of  $15. 

On  motion  of  Mr.   Muzzy  the    Board    declined    to   enter   into   any    such 
agreement. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson,  it  was  resolved  that  the  pastor  be  allowed  to 
take  four  Sundays  in  August  for  his  vacation  this  year. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

May  4,  1887. 
A  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  this  evening,  at  the  call    of  the 
Session,  pursuant  to  notice  from  the  pulpit,  for  the  purpose  of  electing   two 
Elders. 

The  Pastor  assumed  the  chair,  and  Mr.   Wm.   Nelson  was   chosen   secre- 
tary of  the  meeting. 

The    Pastor   stated    that  the  Session  at  a  recent  meeting  had  resolved  to 
recommend  to  the  Congregation  the  election  of  two  Elders. 
On  motion  it  was  agreed  to  proceed  to  the  election  of  Elders. 
Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark,  in  behalf  of  the  Session,  nominated  for    Elders    for 
the  term  of  six  years: 

Edmund  G.  Edwards 
William  Nelson 
William  Moore 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy 
Messrs.  Muzzy  and  Nelson  expressed  their  strong  wish   that  the  Congre- 
gation should  not  elect  them. 

Messrs.  Henry  I.  Clark  and  Fred  Halstead  were  appointed  tellers. 
The  ballot  being  taken  the  tellers  announced  that  fifty  ballots  had   been 
cast,  and  that  Messrs.  Muzzy  and  Nelson  had  been  elected  Elders   for   the 
term  of  six  years. 

The  meeting  closed  with  prayer  by  Elder  Lockvvood. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 
[Note: — Messrs.  Muzzy  and  Nelson  were  ordained  and    installed    Elders 
on  Sunday,  May  15,  1887.] 

July  11,  1887. 
A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  this  evening  at  the  residence  of 
the  President. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Sanderson,  Fenner,  Booth,  Muzzy  and  Edwards. 

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In  the  absence  of  Mr.  Nelson  (in  Europe),  Mr.  Edwards  was  elected 
Secretary  pro  tern. 

On  motion,  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  was  dispensed 
with. 

The  President  stated  that  the  object  of  the  meeting  was  to  present  a  let- 
ter of  resignation  of  Mr.  Muzzy,  as  follows: 

Paterson,  July  4,  '87. 
Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark, 

President  Board  of  Trustees  First  Presbyterian  Society: 
Having  become  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Elders  of  our  church,  and 
feeling  the  responsibilities  of  such  a  position,  in  addition  to  my  Sunday 
School  work,  to  be  as  much  as  I  care  to  assume,  I  would  tender  my  resig- 
nation, as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  realizing  it  will  be  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  church,  that  others  be  brought  into  the  working  Boards 
of  this  Society,  thereby  representing  more  generally  our  Congregation. 
Thanking  the  Board  for  its  uniform  kindness  and  courtesy  to  me  as  a  mem- 
ber, and  for  the  confidence  you  have  seen  fit  to  honor  me  with, 
I  remain, 

Very  respectfully, 

Sam'l  V.  S.  Muzzy. 

Mr.  Fenner  offered  the  following: 

"Resolved,  That  we  accept  the  resignation  of  Mr.  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

"Resolved,  That  we  are  not  unmindful  of  the  great  loss  this  Board  sus- 
tains in  parting  with  one  who  has  taken  so  active  a  part  in  all  the  delibera- 
tions of  this  Board,  and  who  has  added  strength  in  all  that  concerns  the 
church  in  the  conclusions  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

"Resolved,  That  through  his  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  church  he  has 
thought  that  his  time  would  more  greatly  add  to  its  welfare  by  devoting  his 
energies  in  other  channels  which  in  the  end  would  give  it  greater  strength 
and  a  larger  share  of  prosperity. 

"Resolved,  That  as  a  tribute  of  respect  these  resolutions  be  spread  in  full 
on  the  minutes." 

The  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted. 

Mr.  Muzzy  thanked  the  Board  for  the  kindness  shown  him,  and  assured 
the  members  of  his  willingness,  at  all  times,  to  assist  the  Board  in  every 
way  in  his  power. 

Mr.  Fenner  nominated  Robert  Barbour,  Esq.,  for  election  as  a  member 
of  the  Board  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resignation  of  Mr.  Muzzy. 

Which  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.   Fenner,  the    Treasurer  was  authorized    to    borrow   a 
sum  not  to  exceed  $300.  if  necessary,  to  meet  current  expenses. 
Adjourned. 

E.  G.  Edwards, 

Secy  pro  tern. 

November  1,  1887. 

The  Board  met  to-night,  at  the  house  of  the  President. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Sanderson,  Fenner,  Edwards,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meetings  held  May  4  and  July  11  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  Rev.  D.  W.  Hutchinson,  pastor  of  the  Westminster  Presbyterian 
Church,  being  present  by  request,  stated  that  Mr.  James  Angus  had  offered 
to  give  a  release  for  the  site  of  that  church,  and  to  pay  the  mortgage  there- 
on, if  this  Board  would  convey  its  interest  therein  to  said  church. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  it  was  , 

Resolved,  That  when  James  Angus,  Esq.,  shall  execute  a  deed  conveying 
to  the  Westminster  Presbyterian  Church  the  fee  simple  of  the  site  whereon 
said  church  is  now  located,  and  shall  provide  for  the  payment  of  the  mort- 
gage heretofore  given  by  this  Board  to  him  on  two  lots  of  said  site,  this 
Board  will,  within  thirty  days  thereafter,  execute  a  deed  to  said  Westmin- 
ster Presbyterian  Church,  conveying  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  of  this 
Board  in  and. to  said  site;  provided,  that  Mr.  Angus  executes  the  deed 
above  mentioned  on  or  before  December  31st  next. 

Adopted. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  annual  report,  which  was  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Finance,  and  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  have  the  usual 
number  of  copies  printed. 

Mr.  Fenner  offered  the  following: 

Resolved,  That  steps  be  taken  at  once  to  raise  the  present  indebtedness  on 
the  Lecture  Room. 

2.  That  the  Board  of  Trustees  consult  with  the  ladies  of  the  congrega- 
tion, to  get  as  many  of  them  as  possible  to  serve  on  a  committee  to  raise  the 
amount. 

3.  That  the  Board  of  Trustees  will  serve  as  a  committee  of  the  whole, 
with  our  President  as  chairman,  to  co-operate  with  said  committee  of 
ladies. 

4.  That  the  Pastor  be  requested  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  ladies  of  the 
congregation  to  act  on  this  matter. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  a  statement  be  prepared  and  printed,  giving  a 
list  of  the  contributions  heretofore  made  for  the  above  purpose,  the    names 


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of  the  contributors,  and   a   detailed   account   of   the  expenditures   on  the 
Lecture  Room.     Agreed  to. 

Also,  that  there  be  printed  in  the  Treasurer's  report,  a  statement  of  the 
contributions  of  the  church  for  systematic  beneficence. 

Agreed  to. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

November  16,  1887. 

At  the  request  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  in  pursuance  of  notice  from 
the  pulpit,  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  this  evening  in  the 
Lecture  Room,  after  prayer  meeting. 

Mr.  Wm.  G.  Fenner  was  chosen  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Nelson  secre- 
tary. 

Mr.  Fenner  made  a  vigorous  appeal  to  the  ladies  to  undertake  the  work 
of  raising  the  debt  on  the  lecture  room. 

Whereupon  the  following  ladies  volunteered  as  a  committee:  Mrs.  John 
Bentley,  Miss  Ackerman,  Mrs.  Samuel  V.  '  S.  Muzzy,  Mrs.  Henry 
Muzzy,  Miss  Kate  Wilson    Miss  Jennie  Townsend,  Mrs.  Henry  I.  Clark. 

The  Committee  were  empowered  to  add  to  their  numbers. 

They  chose  Mrs.  Bentley  as  chairman  Miss  Townsend  as  secretary,  and 
Miss  Ackerman  as  treasurer. 

Adjourned  with  the  doxology  and  benediction. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

November  24,  1887. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held    this   day  (Thanksgiv- 
ing),   in    the    church,    immediately    after  service,   pursuant  to  notice  given 
from  the  pulpit  on  the  three  next- preceding  Sundays. 

Mr.  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy  was  elected  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm   Nelson  secretary. 
It  was  announced  that  the  terms  of  office  of  the    following    Trustees    ex- 
pired at  this  time: 

James  Booth 
Edmund  G.  Edwards 
Wm.  Nelson 
The  minutes  of  the  congregational  meeting    held    November   25,    1886, 
were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurers  report  was  presented  and  accepted,  and  ordered  on  the 
minutes. 

For  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years,  the  following  gentlemen  were 
nominated: 


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Wm.  Nelson 
E.  G.  Edwards  and 
James  Wilson. 
No  other  nominations  were  made. 

The  chairman  appointed  Messrs.  Hogan  and  Coulthurst  tellers. 
On  motion,  the  chairman  was  authorized  and  requested  to  cast  the    ballot 
for  the  meeting,  which  he  did,  and  the  tellers  announced  that  the  only  bal- 
lot cast  was  for  Messrs.  Nelson,  Edwards  and  Wilson,  who  were  thereupon 
declared  elected  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  two  years. 

Mr.  Clark,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  stated  that  persons  de- 
sirous of  obtaining  pews  or  sittings  could  be  accommodated,  on  any  terms, 
on  application  to  the  Board. 

After  singing  the  doxology  the  meeting  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Annual  Retort  of  Treasurer. 

RECEIPTS. 

Balance,  Nov.   1st,  1886 $    165  49 

Pew  Rents $3,398  18 

Collections 587  30 

Cemetery  Lots  Sold 453  00 

Loan 400  00     4,838  48 


$5,003  97 


PAYMENTS. 

Salaries— Rev.   F.E.Miller $1,875  00 

Choir 1,150  00 

Sexton 365  00 

Pulpit  Supplies 345  00 

Insurance $      61  20 

Coal 91   65 

Gas 143  10 

Q.  N.  Evans  &  Co 20  00 

A.  Hastings 5  25 

Press  P.  &  P.  Co 12  50 

Miss  Gehring ...  15  00 

J.  C.  Christie 15  00 

Interest  on  Bond 60  00 

A.  S.  Barnes    20  25 

Water 24  00 


$3,735  00 


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E.  B.  King  &  Co. 
Repairs  at  Church- 


28  28 


-J.  H.  Post 

Ira  Hartley 

C.  J.  Sigler 

A.  Cellarius 

D.  Henry 

S.    Smith  eV  Son  . 
Labor 


$      10  00 

203  97 

150  00 

46  50 

10  53 

15  74 

73  80 

490  23 


510  54 


Repairs  at  Pars'  nage- 


-R.  B.  Garrison $      76  28 

Nealon  &  Farnon 69  21 

T.  Conover 15  00 


Expense,  Cemetery  Account. . .  . 

Incidentals. 

Deficit,  Lecture  Room  Account 
Cash,  to  balance 


160  49 

6  75 

35  79 

5  54 

53  63 

Pew    Rent   arrears 

Lecture  Room,  November  1, 

RECEIPTS. 

Balance,  per  last  report  $      13  16 

Subscriptions $   230  00 

Loan 500  00 

730  00 

Deficit    5  54 

$   748  70 

LECTURE  ROOM-RECEIPTS. 

Insurance $1,315  58 

Subscriptions 2,171  00 


$5,003   97 

$    828  90 

1886,  to  November  1,  1887. 

PAYMENTS. 

Interest  on  Loans.  .    .     S     93  38 

B.  Crane  &  Son 121  75 

A.    Dickinson 11  00 

F.  W.  Rumpf 122  57 

Loan   Paid 400  00 

$  748  70 


Deficit. 


$3,486  58 
1,848  23 

$5,334  81 


PAYMENTS. 

F. 

\V.    Rumpf.  .  .  . 

.  $  250  37 

A. 

Dickinson 

.    3,411  00 

G. 

■\V.  Myers  .  .      . 

300  00 

G. 

D.    Voorhis.  .  .  . 

800  00 

B. 

Crane  &  Son. . . 

121  75 

Interest  on  Loans.. 

.       109  00 

$4,992  12 


Unpaid  Bills  — 

G.  D.  Voorhis $    190  69 

Muzzy   Bros 152  00 


$5,334  91 


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MONTHLY  COLLECTIONS,  by  Envelope  System. 


Home  Missions.  . . 

Sustentation 

Foreign   Missions.  . 

Education 

Publication 

Church   Erection.  . 
Disabled  Ministers 

Freedmen 

Aid  for  Colleges.  .  . 
Sabbath  School.  .  .  . 
Miscellaneous  ...  . 
General    Fund 


Communion  Collections  -Poor  Fund 


21  30 

9  00 

19  10 

2  75 

2  40 

5  40 

11  55 

8  30 

5  10 

16  50 

69  93 

29  96 

$ 

201 

29 

221 

55 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  January  30,  1888. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  met  this  evening  in  the  Church  parlor. 

Present — Messrs.  Henry  I.  Clark,  Edmund  G.  Edwards,  John  Sander- 
son, Wm.  G.  Fenner,  Robert  Barbour  and  Wm.  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  Nov.  1  were  read  and  approved. 

Officers  for  the  ensuing  year  were  elected  as  follows: 

President — Henry  I.  Clark 

Secretary — Wm.  Nelson 

Treasurer — Edmund  G.  Edwards. 

John  Faux  was  continued  as  Janitor  on  the  same  terms  as  last  year. 

The  Treasurer's  report,  from  Nov.  1  to  Feb.  1  was  presented  and  read, 
and  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

Mr.  Edwards  stated  that  Mr.  Oborski  was  not  satisfied  with  the  allow- 
ance made  for  the  choir  and  music. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  it  was 

Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Trustees  have  the  highest  regard  for  the 
professional  ability  of  Prof.  Oborski,  as  organist  and  director  of  the  choir 
of  this  church,  ar.  '  take  pleasure  in  expressing  their  approval  of  the  high 
standard  of  music  he  has  hitherto  maintained  in  the  management  of  the 
choir. 

The  Secretary  reported  in  the  matter  of  the  Westminster  Presbyterian 
church  property  that  he  had  prepared  a  deed  therefor  to  that  church,  setting 
out  the  history  of  the  transaction  and  the  reasons  for  the  deed.  This  had 
been  submitted  to  and  approved  by  Mr.  H.  A.  Wrilliams,  at  the  request  of 
the  Westminster  church,  and  had  been  also  submitted  to  and  approved  by 
Mr.  T.   C.   Simonton,   Jr.,   counsel    for    Mr.    James    Angus,    the    original 


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grantor,  and  who  retained  a  reversionary  interest  in  the  property.  On  De- 
cember 9,  ult.,  Mr.  Angus  came  to  this  city  and  delivered  to  the  Westmin- 
ster church  a  deed  quit-claiming  and  releasing  all  his  reversionary  and  other 
interest  in  the  property.  He  also  gave  his  check  for  $1,000  to  pay  off  the 
mortgage  originally  given  by  this  church  to  him  to  secure'the  purchase 
money  for  part  of  the  property.  The  Secretary  thereupon  delivered  to  the 
Rev.  D.  W.  Hutchinson,  pastor  of  the  Westminster  church,  a  duly  execu- 
ted deed  to  that  church  conveying  all  the  interest  of  this  church  in  and  to 
said  property. 

The  following  note  had  been  received: 

"485  Main  St.  Paterson  N.  J. 
January  4,  1888 
"To  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First    Presbyterian    Church  of  Paterson, 
N.J. 

"Gentlemen:  On  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  West- 
minster Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson,  1  heartily  thank  you  for  your 
kindness  in  conveying  your  right,  title  and  interest  in  the  three  lots  now 
occupied  by  our  church. 

"Yours  sincerely 

"D.  W.  Hutchinson." 
Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  Committee  on  Music  be  authorized,   if  neces- 
sary in  their  judgment,  to  increase  the  appropriation  for  music  by   $100   for 
the  ensuing  year.      Lost — 3  to  3. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  to  make  the  appropriation  $100.      Lost^3  to  3. 
Mr.  Clark  moved  to  appropriate  $1150.      Agreed  to. 

On  motion,  the  President  and  the  Treasurer  were    authorized    to    sign    a 
note  to  meet  necessary  obligations  for  the  coming  quarter. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  April  20,  1888. 

The  Board  met  in  the  church  parlor. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Fenner,  Barbour,    Nelson. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report,  which  was  received  and  re- 
ferred to  the  Finance  Committee. 

A  communication  was  received  from  James  Crooks,  asking  if  the  parson- 
age property  was  for  sale,  and  if  so  at  what  price.      Filed. 

A  note  was  received  from  Mr.  F.  Oborski  returning  his  thanks  for  the 
resolution  adopted  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board.      Filed. 

The  President  announced  the  following  Standing  Committees: 

Finance — Clark  and  Nelson. 

Music — Fenner,  Edwards,  Wilson. 


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General  Supervision  of  Church  Property— Sanderson,  Barbour,  Edwards. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner  the  matter  of   selling    the   parsonage    property 
was  deferred  until  the  next  meeting. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 


October  25,  1888. 

The  Board  met  in  the  church  parlor. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Nelson,  Wilson,  Sanderson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  April  26,  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  a  report  covering  the  financial  transactions  of 
the  past  nine  months.     Received  and  referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

On  motion,  the  President  and  Treasurer  were  authorized  to  borrow  $1,000 
to  meet  accruing  obligations,  and  to  give  a  note  for  the  same  for  three 
months,  and  to  renew  the  same  if  necessary. 

A  communication  was  received  from  Ff.  A.  Williams,  Esq.,  Attorney  of 
the  Executors  of  Ann  Crossett,  deceased,  asking  this  Board  to  inform  him 
what  action,  if  any  the  Board  intended  to  take  in  regard  to  her  bequest  for 
the  erection  of  an  iron  fence. 

Received  and  placed  on  file. 

On  motion,  the  Committee  on  General  Supervision  of  Church  Property 
was  authorized  and  requested  to  ascertain  the  probable  cost  of  an  iron 
fence  about  the  church  premises,  and  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board. 

A  communication  was  received  from  the  Sandy  Hill  Cemetery  Associa- 
tion, stating  that  the  fences  about  the  burial  grounds  between  Market  and 
Willis  streets  had  been  replaced,  at  a  cost  of  $157.80  on  Park  avenue, 
$101.75  on  Market  street,  and  $3.60  on  the  east  end,  and  asking  this 
church  to  contribute  toward  the  cost. 

Received  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Church  Property,  to  report  at 
the  next  meeting  what  sum,  if  any,  this  Board  should  pay  for  said  work. 

On  motion,  Messrs.  Clark  and  Nelson  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
raise  the  balance  of  the  Lecture  Room  account,  and  as  much  more  money 
as  they  could  get,  to  meet  the  accruing  deficiency. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson,  the  Finance  Committee  were  authorized  to 
reinvest  the  principal  and  interest  of  the  Devereux  Fund  at  their  discretion, 
to  the  best  interest  of  said  Fund,  and  that  in  such  case  the  President  of  the 
Board  be  authorized  to  sign  any  instrument  transferring  the  ownership  and 
registry  of  the  bond  constituting  said  principal. 

On  motion .  adjourned  to  Thursday,  November  22,  next. 

Wm,  Nelson,  Secretary. 
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November  23,  1888. 

The  Board  met  in  the  church  parlor. 

Present — Clark,  Henry  I.,  Edmund  (J.  Edwards,  William  Nelson,  Wil- 
liam G.  Fenner,  Robert  Barbour,  John  Sanderson,  James  Wilson.  Absent 
— none. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  October  25  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  submitted  and  read  his  annual  report,  duly  audited  by  the 
Finance  Committee,  which  on  motion  was  received  and  ordered  to  be  filed. 

The  Finance  Committee  reported  having  audited  the  Treasurer's  report 
and  found  it  correct.      Report  received. 

The  same  Committee  reported  progress  in  regard  to  the  reinvestment  of 
the  Devereux  Fund.      Report  received. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  that  the  cheapest  wrought 
iron  fence  around  the  church  property,  with  stone  foundations  six  feet 
apart,  would  cost  from  $2,000  to  $2,500.      Report  received. 

The  Committee  further  reported  that  the  Sandy  Hill  Cemetery  Associa- 
tion had  rebuilt  about  200  feet  of  fence  in  front  of  our  cemetery  on  the 
North  side  of  Market  street,  and  that  about  $100  would  be  a  fair  price  for 
the  work.      Report  received. 

The  Committee  further  reported  that  the  fence  in  front  of  the  Cemetery 
on  the  south  side  of  Market  street  was  in  bad  condition.  Report  received 
and  Committee  authorized  to  have  the  fence  repaired. 

Mr.  Nelson  reported  in  the  matter  of  the  title  to  the  Parsonage  property 
that  two  courses  were  open  to  remove  the  restrictions  in  the  title — 1st,  to 
obtain  a  quit-claim  from  the  Society  U.  M.;  2d,  to  secure  a  construction  of 
the  deed  from  the  Chancellor. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  Mr.  Nelson  was  authorized  and  requested  to 
take  either  or  both  the  steps  suggested  to  remove  the  restrictions  in  the 
title. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson,  it  was  deci'ed  to  throw  open  the  Eastern 
section  of  the  New  Cemetery  for  sale,  beginning  at  the  North  end.  Also, 
that  Mr.  Nelson  be  authorized  to  have  a  new  map  prepared  of  that  section. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

November  29,  1888, 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
was  held  this  day,  in  the  church,  immediately  after  the  usual  Thanksgiving 
services,  pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Alfred  W.  Barnes  was  elected  Chairman,  and  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Nelson,  Secretary. 

Prayer  was  offered  by  Mr.  Benjamin  Crane. 


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The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  November  24,  1887,  were  read    and   ap- 
proved. 

It  was  stated  that  the  term  of  office  of  the  following  Trustees  expired,  at 
this  time: 

John  Sanderson 
Henry  I.  Clark 
William  (1.  Fenner 
Robert  Barbour. 
On  motion,  they  were  re-elected,  unanimously,   the    Secretary    being    au- 
thorized to  cast  the  ballot  of  the  Congregation. 

On  motion,  the  Treasurer's  annual  report,    as    printed    and    distributed, 
was  accepted. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Annual  Report  of  Treasurer,  1887-8. 
receipts.  payments. 

Balance  Nov.  1st,  1SS7  $      53  03     Loan,  Nov.  1, '87,  paid  $      400  00 

Pew   Rents $3,458  35  Mrs     Mary  Post,  Mort- 

Collections 025  9")  gage     Westminster 

Cemetery  Lots  Sold...         845  00  Chapel   $1,000  00 

Lecture    Room    Deficit  Accrued  Interest 30  33 

Nov.  1st,  1887 5  54  1,030  33 

Loan 1,000  00  Salaries. -Rev.    F.    E. 

5,929  84  Miller...    $5,500  00 

Donation,  James  Angus  Choir 1,150  00 

to     pay    Mortgage,  Sexton 360  00 

Westminster  Chapel  1,000  00  Collector...  75  84 

Pulpit    Sup- 

$0,083  V,  plies 40  00 

1,131   s4 

Insurance $      31  00 

Coal    130  30 

Gas 130  23 

Water 24  00 

Nealon  &  Farnon 33  46 

J.  C.  Christie 15  00 

E.  B.  King  &  Co 90  Oil 

Taxes  1887.    ...$335  50 

"      1888 317  50        053  00 

Incidental  bills 79  76 

Discount 5  26 

-      1.19S  10 
Cash   on    hand,  to   bal- 
ance    217  20 

$6,983  I, 


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Monthly  Collections  by  Envelope  System. 

Home  Missions $      38  98 

Sustentation .... 

Foreign  Missions 

Education 

Publication 

Church  Erection 

Ministerial   Relief 

Freednien 

Aid  for  Colleges 

Sabbath  School 

Miscellaneous 

General  Fund 


Communion  Collections,  Poor  Fund. 
Special  Collections. 


6  30 

24  75 

7  10 

4  50 

14  20 

27  80 

11  00 

11  65 

27  15 

90  93 

42  82 

$ 

307  18 

182  89 

226  99 

Pew  Rent,  arrears $    435  00 

LECTURE  ROOM   RE-BUILDING  ACCOUNT.-  Complete. 
RECEIPTS.  PAYMENTS. 


Insurance. .  .  . 
Subscriptions. 


51.::  15  58 
4,037  95 


F.  \V.  Rumpf. S    250  37 

A.   Dickinson 3,411  00 


$5,353  :.3     G.  \V.  Myers     ... 

G.  D.  Voorhis 

B.  Crane  &  Som.. . 

?.Iuzzy  Bros 

Interest  on  Loans. 


Balance. 


3011  00 
990  G9 
121  75 
152  00 
127  34 

$5,353  15 


$5,353  53 


SUBSCRIBERS.— LECTURE  ROOM  ACCOUNT. 


Robert  Barbour $500  00 

Peter  Adams 350  00 

Henry  I.  Clark 300  00 

Edmund  G.  Edwards 230  00 

John  E.  Clark 200  00 

James  Booth 200  00 

Wra.  G.  Fenner  150  00 

W'm.  Nelson 135  00 

Mrs.  Caro.  C.  Edwards 135  00 

Wm.  II.  Harmon 124  00 

John   Sanderson 100  00 


Rev.  David  Magie,  D.  D.  ..$100  00 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Ryle 100  00 

Muzzy  Brothers 100  00 

John  Bentley 95  00 

F.  W.  Rumpf 50  00 

Jas.  D.  Lockwood 50  00 

Thos.  Gould 50  00 

Stephen  Allen 50  00 

S.  V.  S.  Muzzy 50  00 

Mrs.  Wm.  Crossett    50  00 

James  Wilson 50  00 


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Benj.  Crane 50  00 

John  H.   Hogan 40  00 

Mrs.  Hi  Hatheway 40  00 

Morton   Clark 35  00 

James  McAlister 30  00 

E.  T.  Bell 25  00 

W.  vV.   Evans 25  00 

II.  Muzzy 25  00 

Mrs.  Arch.  Graham 25  00 

Wm.  Strange 25  00 

Chas.  D.  Beckwith 25  00 

Mrs.  A.  Hurd 20  00 

Miss  A.  Cunningham 20  00 

Rev.  F.  E.  Miller 20  00 

J.  Van  Nostrand 15  00 

Mrs.  A.  McAllister 15  00' 

E.  H.  Muzzy 15  00 

R.  S.  Hughes 10  00 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Ryerson 10  00 

J.  A.   McNab 10  00 

J.  H.   Berdan 10  00 

Miss  H.  Gordon 10  00 

R.  I.  Hopper 10  00 

Mrs.  R.  P.  Westervelt 10  00 

Mrs.  D.  Turnbull 10  00 

Mrs.  J.  Phin 10  00 

Mrs.  A.  Close 10  00 

Mrs.  C.  Godden 10  00 

Miss  M.  A.  Dougherty 10  00 

Chas.  A.  Henkle 10  00 

Mrs   G.  Wilson 10  00 

Mrs.   Worden 10  00 

D.  Mitchell 7  00 

Mrs.  J.  S.  Tylee 6  00 

Chas.   Keeler 5  00 

Wm.  H.  Walker 5  00 

Wm.  M.  Smith 5  00 

Mary  Thompson 5  00 

S.   Thompson 5  00 

Matt  Thompson 5  00 

P.  H.  Shields 5  00 

Allen  Cluss 5  00 


W.  B.Johnson 5  00 

R.  (1.  Hughes 5  00 

E.  L.   Hewson 5  00 

Miss  Theo.  Munson 5  00 

W.  G.  Shields 5  00 

Mrs.  S.  Wiseman 5  00 

D.  Annan 5  00 

Wm.   Menzies 5  00 

Mrs.  Slattery 5  00 

I.  A.    Hopper 5  00 

Wm.  Coldthurst 5  00 

S.  Tasney 5  00 

F.  W.  Tasney 5  00 

Geo.  Glover 5  00 

Mrs.  Bonney 5  00 

Misses   Miller 5  00 

Miss  B.  Reid 5  00 

Mrs.  H.  C.  Doremus 5  00 

Mrs.   Gillespie 5  00 

Mrs.   Roome 5  00 

Mrs.    Sansworth 5  00 

Miss  J.  Tovvnsend 5  00 

Mrs.  J.  Bentley 5  00 

Miss  J.  Redmond 5  00 

Miss  L.   Redmond 5  00 

Mrs.  Polley... 5  00 

Mrs.  Gregson 5  00 

Mrs.  W.   H.   Walker 5  CO 

Jas.  Lum 5  00 

Jas.  Allison 4  00 

Mrs.  A.  W.   Barnes 3  00 

Miss  Thompson 3  00 

A.  C.  Millholland 2  00 

Mrs.  W.  Thrift 2  00 

R.  C.  McGee 2  00 

W.  J.  Slattery 2  00 

E.  C.  Morse 2  00 

Miss  Monks 2  00 

W.    Miller 2  00 

Rachel  Jenkins 2  00 

Miss  J.  Ackerman 2  00 

Mrs.    Robertson 2  00 


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Jas.  Brownlee.  . , 
W.   Raeburn .  .  . 
Miss  Atkinson. . 
Mrs.  Melville. .  . 
Mrs.   Miller 


2  oo 

2  00 

, 2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

M.  Gafney 2  00 

T.  Ritchie 2  00 

Miss   Roome 2  00 

J.  H.  Berdan.   Jr 2  00 

Mrs.    Welling 2  00 

Miss  Annandale 1    50 

Miss  Jordan 1   50 

Mrs.  Bowlsby 1    41 

Mrs.  M.  Gibson J   00 

Mrs.   J.  A.  Ackerman, .....  1  00 

M  iss  Vanderbeck 1   00 

J.   Lang 1  00 


'H.  Hanker 1  00 

Mrs.    Lindsay 1  00 

Mrs.  McLaren 1  00 

Mrs.  Speers 1  00 

Miss  B.  Carpenter 1  00 

E.  Mather 1  00 

Miss  E.  Martin 1  00 

Mrs.  J.  Townley 1  00 


Mrs.  L.  G.  Patton. 

Friend 

Miss  Allison 

Mrs.    Hudson 

Mrs.  Greaves 

R.  Allison 


A.  Robinson.  .  . 
Miss  Robertson 
A.  Mitchell. .  .  . 
A.  McRae 


1  00 
1  00 
1  00 
1   00 


....  1  00 

....  1  00 

....  1  00 

....  1  00 

....  1  00 
1  00 

Win.    McLoughlin 1   00 

Mr.   Rider 1  00 

E.  Oates 50 

Mrs.  Pettigrew 51) 

Cash 7  54 

Cash 4  00 


January  24,  1880. 

The  Board  met  in  the  Lecture  Room. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Fenner,  Barbour,  Wilson 
and  Nelson.      Absent — none. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  November  23d  last  were  read  and  ap- 
proved . 

On  motion,  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  as  follows: 

President — Henry  I.  Clark. 

Treasurer — Edmund  G.  Edwards. 

Secretary — William  Nelson. 

On  motion,  it  was  decided  to  continue  John  Faux  as  Janitor,  during  the 
pleasure  of  the  Board,  his  compensation  to  be  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per 
day. 

On  motion,  the  President  was  authorized  to  appoint  the  usual  Standing 
Committees,  whereupon  he  appointed  the  following: 

Finance — Clark  and  Nelson. 

Music — Fenner,  Edwards,  Wilson. 

General  Supervision  of  Church  Property — Sanderson,  Barbour,  Edwards. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner  the  sum  of  $1,150  was  appropriated  for  the 
church  music  for  the  ensuing  year. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  employ  a 
competent  collector  of  pew-rents,  and  report  to  the  Board. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  the  President  and  Treasurer  were  authorized 
to  borrow  such  sum  as  may  be  needed  to  meet  accruing  obligations. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report,  which  was  received  and 
referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  Mr.  Nelson  was  requested  to  go  to  Baltimore 
to  see  Mr.  DeGrasse  B.  Fowler,  in  order,  if  possible,  to  secure  releases 
from  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufacturers  and  from  the  heirs 
of  the  late  Roswell  L,  Colt,  at  the  expense  of  the  Board,  for  the  property 
now  held  by  this  church. 

On  motion,  the  Committee  on  Church  Property  was  authorized  to  pay 
the  Sandy  Hill  Burial  Grounds  Protective  Association  $50  as  a  contribution 
toward  the  erection  of  the  new  fence  along  the  cemetery  of  this  church  on 
the  north  side  of  Market  street,  such  payment  not  to  be  made,  however, 
until  said  Association  shall  have  restored  the  lot-fences  heretofore  removed 
by  it. 

A  communication  was  received  from  James  A.  Morrisse,  asking  the 
Beard  to  put  a  price  on  the  parsonage  property. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  action  thereon  was  deferred  for  the  present. 

Adjourned 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

March  1,  1889. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  this  evening,  in  the  church 
parlor. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Barbour,  Edwards,  Sanderson,    Fenner,   Nelson. 

Mr.  Nelson  made  a  report  regarding  his  negotiations  for  releases  for  the 
church  property,  and  the  legal  questions  involved. 

1.  The  heirs  of  Roswell  E.  Colt  were  expected  to  execute  and  deliver  a 
release  of  all  their  interest  in  the  Parsonage. 

2.  The  Society's  Eand  Company  would  execute  and  deliver  a  release  for 
the  New  Cemetery,  and  a  deed  for  the  Old  Cemetery. 

3.  The  Church  is  to  convey  to  The  Society's  Eand  Company  a  gore  jut- 
ting out  into  Graham  avenue  and  enough  land  to  give  said  Company  a  tier 
of  lots  90  feet  deep,  fronting  on  the  west  side  of  Graham  avenue,  beginning 
at  a  point  100  feet  from  the  north  side  of  Market  street, 

4.  These  deeds  and  other  deeds  on  which  they  depend  to  be  exchanged 
simultaneously. 

A  form  of  deed  from  the  church  to  The  Society's  Land  Company  was 
submitted. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson,  the  actions  of  Mr.  Nelson  in  the  matter  of 
the  negotiations,  etc.,  were  approved,  and  the  President  was  authorized  to 


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execute  and  deliver  the  deed  from  this  Church  to  The  Society's  Land  Com- 
pany. 

On  motion  of  .Mr.  Fenner,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  to  Mr.  Nelson 
for  his  services  in  the  matter. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

April  25,  1889. 

The  Board  met  this  evening  in  the  church  parlor. 

Present — Barbour,  Clark,  Sanderson,  Wilson,  Fenner,  Nelson,   Edwards. 

The  minutes  of  the  meetings  held  January  2-1  and  March  1  were  read 
and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report,  showing  a  deficiency  of 
$23.47;  on  May  1  there  would  be  needed  $942.50;  collectible  pew  rents  in 
arrears,  $446.96.     Referred  to  Finance  Committee. 

A  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  the  President  and  Treasurer  were  authorized  to 
borrow  a  sufficient  sum  to  meet  accruing  demands. 

Mr.  Nelson  reported  that  the  negotiations  in  relation  to  the  church  prop- 
erty had  been  concluded  on  the  basis  reported  upon  at  the  meeting  held 
March  1. 

Report  received. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  Mr. 
Nelson  fifty  dollars  for  his  services  in  the  matter. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  Board  that  the  Parsonage  prop- 
erty be  sold.     Agreed  to. 

Mr.  Fenner  moved  that  the  Secretary  cause  notice  to  be  given  in  the 
newspapers  that  the  Board  is  willing  to  sell  the  Parsonage  property. 
Agreed  to. 

Mr.  Sanderson  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  Board  that  we  will  take 
$35,000  for  the  property.     Agreed  to. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  that  the  church  needed 
painting. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson,  the  Committee  was  authorized  to  have  the 
work  done. 

On  motion,  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

October  31,  1889. 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this 
evening,  at  the  Lecture  Room. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Wilson,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  April  25,  1889,  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 


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The  Treasurer  presented  his  annual  report. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Property  reported  having  caused  the  church 
exterior  to  be  painted  two  coats,  by  P.  J.  Donlevy,  and  the  walls  to  be 
pointed  up  where  needed,  at  a  total  cost  of  $458.30. 

Report  received,  and  the  Committee  thanked  for  the  excellent  discretion 
shown  in  making  the  improvements. 

On  motion,  the  Treasurer  was  authorized,  on  the  approval  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Music,  to  pay  $100  to  Mr.  Oborski  on  account  of  disbursements 
heretofore  made  for  sheet  music  for  the  choir. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  Henry  I.  Clark  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  and  empow- 
ered to  assign  one  thousand  dollars  six  per  cent,  currency  bond  issued  to 
the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company  (of  1898)  No.  2965  United  States 
Registered  Bond  now  standing  in  the  name  of  the  Trustees  of  this  Society, 
and  to  appoint  one  or  more  attorneys  for  that  purpose.* 

On  motion,  the  President  was  authorized  to  sign  deeds  in  blank  for 
cemetery  lots  as  presented  to  him  from  time  to  time  by  the  present  Secre- 
tary. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

November  28,  1889. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Socie- 
ty in  Paterson  was  held  this  day  (Thanksgiving)  in  the  church,  immediately 
after  service,  pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

On  motion,  Mr.  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy  was  elected  chairman,  and  Mr.  William 
Nelson  secretary. 

Prayer  was  offered  by  Elder  Moore. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
The  Treasurer's  report  was  presented  and  accepted. 

On  motion  the  following  Trustees  were  unanimously  re-elected  for  two 
years: 

William  Nelson 
Edmund  G.  Edwards 
James  Wilson. 
On  motion,  adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

*This  money  belonged  to  the  Devereaux  Fund  (see  pages  123-4  ante)\  the  purpose  of 
this  resolution  was  to  sell  the  bond  at  the  high  premium  it  then  commanded.  This  was 
done,  and  the  proceeds  deposited  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Institution.  The  income 
has  not  been  used  in  several  years,  and  the  Fund  now  (November  1,  1891)  amounts  to 
$1,669.36,  of  which  $1,500  is  invested  in  bond  and  mortgage  (dated  25,  1891,  and  recorded 
in  Book  Z  3  of  Passaic  County  Mortgages,  page  249),  and  $169.36  deposited  in  the  Pat- 
erson Savings  Institution. 

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Treasurer's  Annual  Report  for  year  ending  Nov.  1st,  1889. 

RECEIPTS.  PAYMENTS. 

Balance  Nov.  1st,  1883  $    217  58     Salaries:     Rev.    F.    E. 

Pew  Rents $3,421  67  Miller    ...    $2,500  00 

Collections .         077  39  Choir 1,150  00 

Cemetery  Lots  sold 846  00                                            Sexton 367  00 

4,945  03                       Supplies....  60  00 

Loan,  President's  note.  2,000  00  $4,077  00 

Insurance 113  50 

$7,162  64    Coal 110  80 

Gas 110  03 

Water 24  00 

Taxes 355  00 

Discounts     31  67 

E.  ri.  King  &  Co...    .  50  59 

G.  D.  Voorhis 101  47 

PressPrint.  &Pub.  Co.  9  10 

C.  M.  Herrick 4  50 

G.  G.  Halstead 20  00 

M.   Clark 2  10 

D     Henry 81  97 

E.  M.  Stiles 3  23 

J.    Norwood  &  Co (i  24 

J.  H.  Morrow  Pres't..  50  00 
Expense,  perfecting  ti- 
title  to  Cemetery  and 

Parsonage   deeds....  50  00 

G.  Moffett 154  00 

P.  J.   Uonlevy 304  30 

J.  M.  Rogers 75  00 

Geo.   Swift  &  Co 27  06 

Blauvelt  &  Wadsworth  8  34 

J.  Murray 39  15 

J.  C.  Christie 15  00 

Expense  at   Cemetery, 

(snow) 1  50 

1,754  55 

Loan  paid 1,000  00 

Cash,  to  balance 331  09 


r,162  64 


Monthly  Collections  by  Envelope  System. 

Home  Missions $      34  03 

Sustentation 8  60 

Foreign    Missions ...  39  05 

Education 12  00 

Publication 7  75 


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Church   Erection 

Ministerial   Relief 

Freedmen 

Aid  for  Colleges 

Sabbath  School      

Miscellaneous 

General    Fund , 


Communion  Collections    Poor  Fund 

Special  Collections , 

Pew  rent  arrears 


$  21  00 

62  90 

15  50 

7  25 

22  15 

69  96 

36  33 

if 

337  17 

W 

160  57 

161  44 

353  63 

December  20,  1889. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  met  this  evening  at  the  lecture  room. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Barbour,  Fenner,  Sanderson,   Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  October  31  were  read  and  approved. 

On  motion,  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year,  as  follows: 
President — Henry  I.  Clark 
Treasurer — E.  G.  Edwards 
Secretary — \Ym.  Nelson. 

On  motion,  the  President  was  authorized  to  appoint  the  usual  Standing 
Committees,  whereupon  he  appointed  the  following: 

Finance — -Clark  and  Nelson. 

Music — Fenner,  Edwards,  Wilson. 

General  Supervision  of  Church  Property — Sanderson,  Barbour    Edwards. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  he  had  employed  Herbert  Clark  to  assist 
him  in  the  collection  of  pew-rents. 

On  motion  it  was  decided  to  continue  John  Faux  as  Janitor,  during  the 
pleasure  of  the  Board,  his  compensation  to  be  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per 
day. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Edwards,  the  sum  of  $1,150  was  appropriated  for  the 
church  music  for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  Committee  on  Church  Music  reported  having  authorized  the  Treas- 
urer to  pay  Prof.  Oborski  $100,  as  compensation  for  expenditures  by  him 
for  sheet  music. 

Report  received. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner  it  was  decided  that  the  Parsonage  property  be 
considered  as  in  the  market,  and  that  if  any  offer  be  received  of  upwards  of 
$35,000  the  President  shall  call  a  special  meeting  of  the  Board  to  consider 
the  matter. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  the  Secretary  was  requested  to  call  on  the 
Pastor  and  explain  to  him  that  the   Board  is  taking  steps   for  the  sale    of 


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the  Parsonage,  and  in  that  event  will  be  able  to  provide  another  parsonage 
more  agreeable  to  him. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner  the  Secretary  was  authorized  and  requested  to 
see  Mr.  J.  W.  Griggs,  counsel  for  the  Morris  &  Essex  Extension,  and  in- 
form him  that  if  said  road  wishes  to  buy  our  parsonage  property,  the  road 
is  requested  to  deal  directly  with  this  Board. 

On  motion,  the  Secretary  was  authorized  to  communicate  with  lot  owners 
in  the  old  cemetery  and  ascertain  if  they  will  exchange  lots  on  Market 
street  for  lots  further  in  the  rear. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,   Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  January  31,  1890. 
The  Board  of  Trustees  met  this  evening  at  the  Lecture  room. 
Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Edwards,  Wilson,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  December  20  last  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report. 

Balance  Nov.  1,  1889 $    331  07 

Pew  rents $    869  30 

Collections 138  29 

Cemetery  lots   252  00 

Loan , .     2,000  00 

— 3,259  59 


|3,590  66 
Ck. 

Salaries $1,004  50 

General  Disbursements 2, 134  16 

Gas 33  15 

3,171  81 

$    418  85 

Report  received  and  referred  to  Finance  Committee,  and  if  found  correct 
to  be  filed. 

The  Committee  on  Music  reported  having  arranged  to  continue  the  same 
choir  next  year. 

The  Secretary  reported  having  called  on  the  Pastor  as  requested  at  the 
last  meeting,  and  informed  him  of  the  Board's  expectations  in  regard  to  the 
parsonage. 

He   also   reported   having  seen  Mr.  Griggs  in  relation  to  the  sale  of  the 


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parsonage  to  the  Morris  &  Essex  Railroad  Extension. 
Adjourned. 

Win.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J..  April  24,  1890. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  met  in  the  Church  parlor.  Present — Messrs. 
Clark,  Edwards,  Fenner,  Sanderson,  Nelson. 

On  motion,  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  was  dispensed 
with. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report,  showing  a  balance  on  hand 
of  $122.58,  with  a  note  in  Bank  for  $1,000.  due  May  7,  and  salaries  due 
May  1  amounting  to  $942.50.  The  receipts  for  the  quarter  had  been 
$1,037.04,  and  the  expenditures  $1,333.33. 

Report  received  and  referred  to  Finance  Committee. 

It  having  been  published  that  the  Board  of  Health  of  Paterson  proposed 
to  pass  an  ordinance  prohibiting  the  further  sales  of  burial  lots,  and  further 
interments  in  the  Presbyterian  cemeteries,  Mr.  Nelson  was  authorized  to 
take  such  measures  as  in  his  judgment  might  be  necessary  to  restrain  the 
passage  of  such  ordinance,  or  to  contest  its  validity  if  it  should  be  passed, 
at  an  expense  not  to  exceed  $100. 

After  some  discussion  as  to  the  income  and  the  outgo  of  the  church,  the 
President  of  the  Board  was  authorized  to  sell  the  Parsonage  property,  for 
not  less  than  $40,000,  and  to  pay  a  commission  of  not  more  than  $1,000  on 
the  sale  at  that  price. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Sanderson  it  was  decided  that  the  Church  site  be  of- 
fered to  the  city  for  a  city  hall  site  for  $90,000,  and  that  Mr.  Fenner  be  au- 
thorized to  make  that  statement  to  the  joint  committee  appointed  by  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  and  the  Board  of  Trade  to  consider  city  hall  sites. 

Adjourned. 

Win.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  October  30,  1890. 

The  Board  met  at  the  Church  parlor. 

Present — Clark,  Edwards,  Fenner,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  January  31  and  April  24  were  read  and 
approved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  annual  report,  which  was  received  and  re- 
ferred to  the  Finance  Committee. 

Mr.  Nelson  reported  that  the  ordinance  of  the  Board  of  Health,  referred 
to  at  the  last  meeting,  had  been  passed  by  that  Board,  and  he  had  obtained  a 
writ  of  certiorari  removing  the  ordinance  to  the  Supreme  Court  for  review  as 
to  its  validity. 


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Mr.  Clark  reported  that  he  had  done  nothing  in  regard  to  the  sale  of  the 
Parsonage  property;  he  had  been  advised  that  the  church  was  losing  noth- 
ing by  holding  oh  to  the  property,  owing  to  the  rise  in  value  of  Market 
street  property. 

Mr.  Nelson  moved  that  the  Committee  on  Church  Property  be  requested 
to  take  into  consideration  the  expediency  of  leasing  the  Church  parsonage, 
and  in  connection  therewith,  of  securing  another  parsonage  more  agreeable 
to  our  Pastor,  and  report  back  to  the  Board.     Agreed  to. 

Mr.  Edwards  moved  that  from  and  after  November  1  next  the  Janitor  be 
paid  $35  per  month.     Agreed  to. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

November  27,  1890. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  (the 
congregation  in  general)  was  held  this  day  (Thanksgiving),   in  the  church, 
immediately  after  service,  pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit. 

On  motion,  Mr.  Samuel  Tasney  was  elected  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm. 
Nelson,  Secretary. 

Prayer  was  offered  by  Elder  Moore. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  annual  meeting  of  the  Congregation,  held  No- 
vember 28,  1889,  were  read  and  approved. 

It  was  stated  that  the  terms  of  office  of  the  following  Trustees  expired  at 
this  time: 

John  Sanderson 
Henry  I.  Clark 
William  G.  Fenner 
Robert  Barbour. 
All  four  were  nominated  for  re-election,  and  there  being  no  other  nomi- 
nations the  Secretary  was  authorized  to  cast  the  ballot,  and  the  four  Trus- 
tees named  were  re-elected. 

The  Treasurer's  report  was  presented  and  received,  and  ordered  to  be  en- 
tered in  the  minute-book,  and  the  thanks  of  the  meeting  were  voted  to  the 
Treasurer  for  his  long  and  admirable  services  as  Treasurer. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Annual  Report  of  Treasurer,  for  year  ending  Nov.  1,  1890. 

RECEIPTS.  PAYMENTS. 

Balance  Nov.  1st,  1889,  $      33109     Salaries:    Rev.    F.    E. 

Pew  rents $3,332  45  Miller $2,500  00 

Collections 633  07  Choir 1,150  00 


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Cemetery  Lots  sold   . .           528  00                                           Sexton 365  00 

4,493  52                      Supplies    ...  40  00 

Loans,  President's  note  2,500  00  $4,055  00 

Insurance 61  20 

$7,324  61     Coal 103  40 

Gas 12177 

Water    24  00 

Taxes 380  00 

690  37 

Discounts 98  27 

Accounts: 

F.  Oborski :..  100  00 

C.  M.  Herrick 3  75 

G.  G.  Halstead   20  00 

D.  Henry 73  21 

E.  Wads  worth   1  35 

G.  D.  Voorhis 6  50 

Press  P.  &  P.  Co 10  75 

J.   C.   Christie... 15  00 

P.  J.  Donlevy 10  76 

Labor 3  75 

J.   Murray 8  97 

Collector,  commission.  66  61 

"           expense. ...  1  40 

322  05 

Loan  Paid 2,000  00 

Cash  to  balance 158  92 


$7,324  61 


Monthly  Collections  by  Envelope  System. 

Home  Missions 70  20 

Sustentation 10  60 

Foreign   Missions 55  40 

Education 12  10 

Publication ....  14  80 

Church  Erection 21  50 

Ministerial  Relief 14  50 

Freedmen 14  80 

Aid  for  Colleges 7  75 

Sabbath  School 32  55 

Miscellaneous. ....    42  89 

General    Fund ,    ......  32  12 

Communion  Collections,   Poor  Fund 152  15 

Special  Collections 212  29 

Pew  rent  arrears,  $430  14, 


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Paterson,  N.  J.,  Jan,  29,  1891. 

Regular  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  in  the  Church  Parlor. 

Present — Messrs.  Clark,  Barbour,  Sanderson  and  Edwards. 

In  the  absence  of  the  Secretary,  Mr.  Edwards  was  chosen  to  act  as  Secy, 
pro  tem. 

Minutes  of  meeting  Oct.  30  |  90  were  read  and  on^  motion  approved,  also 
minutes  of  Congregational  Meeting  Nov.  27,  1890. 

On  motion,  the  election  of  officers  for  ensuing  year  was  proceeded  with 
with  following  result: 

Henry  I.  Clark,  President. 

E.  G.  Edwards,  Treasurer. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

The  President  appointed  standing  committees,  as  follows: 

Music — Fenner,  Edwards  and  Wilson. 

Finance — Clark  and  Nelson. 
.  General  Supervision  of  Church  Property — Sanderson,  Barbour  and  Ed- 
wards. 

Appointment  of  Collector  of  Pew  rents  was  left  to  Treasurer  with  power. 

Appointment  of  Sexton,  at  salary  of  $35.00  per  month,  was  left  to  com- 
mittee on  Genl.  Sup.  Church  Property. 

Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report  and  on  motion  same  was  referred 
to  Finance  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sanderson,  seconded  by  Mr.  Barbour,  the  President 
was  authorized  to  commission  Mr.  James  Crooks  to  effect  the  sale  of  the 
Parsonage  property  for  the  sum  of  forty-five  thousand  dollars. 

On  motion,  adjourned. 

E.  G.  Edwards,  Secy,  pro  tem. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  March  9,  1891. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  held  this  evening  at  the 
residence  of  the  President. 

Present — Clark,  Barbour,  Edwards,  Nelson. 

The  Secretary  stated  that  he  had  received  applications  for  the  purchase  of 
three  building  lots  on  Market  street  near  Graham  avenue,  being  part  of  the 
New  Cemetery. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Barbour  the  President  was  authorized  to  execute  deeds 
for  any  of  the  lots,  at  the  price  of  $1,200  for  the  corner  lot,  and  $1,000  for 
either  of  the  others. 

On  motion  it  was  agreed  to  insert  in  the  deeds  a  restriction  against  the 
use  of  the  lands  for  the  sale  or  manufacture  of  intoxicating  liquors. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secy. 


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Paterson,  N.  J.,  April  30,  1891. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  this  evening  at  the  residence 
of  the  President.  Present  —Clark,  Edwards,  Sanderson,  Barbour,  Fenner, 
Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  March  9,  1891,  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report: 

Receipts.  Disbursements. 

Bal.  Jan.  29,  1891, $    472  60     Salaries $    982  50 

Pew  rents 1,024  68     Coal 4160 

Collections 184  34     Gas 31   18 

Cem.  Lot 15  00     Water 6  00 

"     acct3  1ots 1,600  00     Disc 22  43 

J.  W.  Griggs 100  00 

Nealon  &  Farnon 14  65 

G.  D.  Voorhis 54  56 

Loan 2,000  00 

Cash  on  hand 43  70 


$3,296  62  $3,296  62 

Report  received  and  refered  to  Finance  Committee. 

Mr.  Nelson  reported  in  the  case  of  the  Henry  White  estate,  that  Mr. 
Griggs  and  he  had  filed  an  answer  to  the  bill  in  Chancery  on  April  25.' 

A  communication  was  received  from  Miss  McLees,  in  relation  to  the  care 
of  the  New  Cemetery.     Laid  on  the  table. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  Mr.  Nelson  was  authorized  to   take   steps    to. 
perfect  the  title  to  the  church  site. 
.    Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secretary. 

Paterson,  N.  J.    Aug   25.  1891. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  to-night  at  the  house  of  the 
President. 

Present — Clark.  Fenner,  Wilson  and  Edwards. 

In  the  absence  of  the  Secretary,  Mr.  Edwards  was  chosen  Secretary  pro 
tern. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner  the  Committee  on  Supervision  of  Church  Prop- 
erty was  authorized  to  erect  an  iron  fence  around  the  church  property  on 
Main,  Ward,  Cross  and  Oliver  streets,  at  a  cost  not  to  exceed  $2,000. 

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266 

The  President  presented  a  letter  from  Mr.  Robert  Barbour,  advocating 
the  sale  of  the  Parsonage  property  for  $40,000,  provided  the  same  could  be 
effected. 

The  President  also  stated  that  he  had  revoked  the  authority  given  to  Mr. 
James  Crooks  at  a  previous  meeting  to  sell  the  property. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  the  President  be  authorized  to  effect  the  sale  of  the  Par- 
sonage property  for  $40,000. 

Adjourned. 

E.  G.  Edwards,  Secy,  pro  tern. 

Paterson,  N.  J.,  Oct.  29,  1891. 

The  regular  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  this  evening,  at  the 
house  of  the  President. 

Present — Clark,  Edwards,  Fenner,  Sanderson,  Nelson. 

The  minutes  of  the  regular  meeting  held  April  30  and  of  the  special  meet- 
ing held  August  25  were  read  and  approved. 

The  Treasurer  presented  his  quarterly  report,  which  was  referred  to  the 
Finance  Committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Fenner  the  President  was  authorized  to  borrow  $500  to 
meet  current  expenses. 

The  Committee  on  Supervision  of  Church  Property  reported  having 
awarded  to  the  J.  L.  Mott  Iron  Works,  of  New  York,  a  contract  for  erect- 
ing an  iron  fence  about  the  church  premises,  according  to  a  plan  prepared 
by  Mr.  F.  Wm.  Rumpf;  the  fence  to  be  completed  by  January  1,  next, 
and  to  cost  $3  per  lineal  foot,  the  total  estimated  cost  being  $1,761,  besides 
the  fees  of  the  architect  and  the  cost  of  an  extra  coat  of  paint. 

Report  received. 

A  communication  was  received  from  the  Paterson  Railway  Company,  ask- 
ing leave  to  erect  three  iron  poles  on  Main  street,  for  the  purpose  of  operat- 
ing an  electric  railway  on  Main  street. 

On  motion,  leave  was  granted. 

A  communication  was  received  from  R.  M.  Ekings,  asking  whether  or 
not  the  Board  would  entertain  a  proposition  to  lease  the  Parscnage  property, 
and  if  so,  upon  what  terms. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson  it  was  voted  to  be  the  sense  of  the  Board  that 
we  are  willing  to  lease  the  Parsonage  property,  and.  that  the  terms  of  the 
lease  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Church  Property,  with  the  President, 
to  report  back  to  the  Board. 

The  President  reported  having  loaned  $1,500  of  the  Devereaux  Fund,  on 
bond  and  mortgage  at  five  per  cent,  on  property  worth  $8,000.  Re- 
port received. 

Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson,  Secy. 


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DOCUMENTS. 


Original  Subscription  for  Stated  Religious  Services  in  Paterson. 

Conceiving  it  to  be  of  much  importance  and  highly  necessary  for  the  good 
and  well  being  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Paterson  to  have  stated  and  regular 
preaching  and  also  a  Clergyman  to  reside  in  the  place,  and  being  desirous 
to  ascertain  the  amount  of  money  that  can  be  depended  upon  yearly  for  the 
above  purpose,  it  is  thought  necessary  to  circulate  a  subscription  paper,  and 
the  amount  that  may  be  subscribed  will  be  subject  to  the  disposal  of  the 
majority  of  the  subscribers  of  any  meeting  that  may  be  called  for  that  pur- 
pose and  shall  be  appropriated  for  the  Support  of  such  Clergyman  and  in 
such  manner  as  may  be  thought  most  advisable — The  amount  so  subscribed 
shall  be  paid  either  quarterly  or  half  yearly —  It  is  not  intended  that  any 
person  who  may  subscribe,  that  they  shall  be  bound  to  pay  the  money  if  in 
case  they  move  from  Paterson  or  its  vicinity.  Therefore  we  the  Subscribers 
do  hereby  promise  and  obligate  ourselves  to  pay  annually  at  such  periods  as 
may  hereafter  be  agreed  upon  by  the  majority  of  said  subscribers  at  any 
meeting  and  to  such  persons  also  as  shall  be  appointed  the  Respective  Sums 
set  opposite  to  our  names. 


Paterson  March  10th  1813 

David  Auchinvole 

10 

Alexander  Carmichael 

8 

&  one  Dollar  for 

Robert  Adams 

5 

each  apprentice 

Cornelius  P  Van  Hor 

3 

Samuel  Colt 

10 

David  Ackerman 

3 

Aaron  King 

10 

John  Rutan 

4 

Oshea  Wilder 

10 

Thos  Parkes 

5 

Nathl  McKee 

10 

John  Howard 

2 

Jas.  Shepherd 

10 

R  King 

10 

Robert  Cuningham 

5 

William  Dickey 

5 

Job  F  Baker 

2 

Thomas  Bonnell 

1 

Robt  Patterson 

3l 

268 


Alvan  Wilcox 

10 

O  D  Ward 

10 

Stephen  S  Gould 

6 

Brown  King 

10 

Daniel  F.  Lockwood 

i  e 

Enos  Lyon 

3 

Zadock  Brown 

5 

Thomas  Williamson 

!    5 

Adam  Moore 

6 

Thos  Halliday 

,    6 

Hugh  Cairns 

4 

Elniry  Dunning 

3 

Munson  Godwin 

3 

George  Town 

1 

Wm  McCown 

3 

Robert  Richay 

4 

Hosea  Markham 

2 

Thos  Bland 

2 

Alzamon  Markham 

2 

II. 

Another  Subscription  List. 

Conceiving  it  to  be  of  much  importance  and  highly  necessary  for  the  good 
and  well  being  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Paterson  to  have  stated  and  regular 
preaching,  and  also  a  Clergyman  to  reside  in  the  place,  and  being  desirous 
to  ascertain  the  amount  of  money  that  can  be  depended  upon  yearly  for 
the  above  purpose,  it  is  thought  necessary  to  circulate  a  subscription  paper, 
and  the  amount  that  may  be  subscribed  will  be  subject  to  the  disposal  of 
the  majority  of  the  subscribers  at  a  meeting  call'd  for  that  purpose  of 
which  notice  will  be  given  to  the  subscribers  at  least  three  days  previous  to 
such  meeting,  and  shall  be  appropriated  for  the  support  of  such 
Clergyman  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  thought  most  advisable. 
The  amount  so  subscribed  shall  be  paid  either  in  quarterly  or  half  yearly  pay- 
ments—  It  is  not  intended  that  any  person  who  may  subscribe,  that  they 
shall  be  bound  to  pay  the  money  if  in  case  they  move  from  Paterson  or  its 
vicinity —  Therefore  we  the  subscribers  do  hereby  promise  and  obligate 
ourselves  to  pay  to  such  person  or  persons  as  shall  be  appointed  by  a  ma- 
jority of  the  subscribers  at  a  meeting  called  for  the  purposes  above  men- 
tioned, of  which  at  least  three  days  notice  will  be  given  previous  to  such 
meeting,  the  respective  sums  set  opposite  to  our  names,  to  be  disposed  of 
for  the  above  purpose,  and  which  sums  is  considered  as  our  subscription 
for  one  year,  commencing  on  the  first  day  of  May  next — 

Paterson  March  10th  1813 


269 


(  I  1 )  Ward  for  12  apprentices 

"  for  I.  Clason 

Encreas  Gould 
Henry  Godwin 
John  Clark 
Samuel  Coon 
Robert  Sleator 
Peter  Crawford 
John  F.  Gould 
John  G.  Van  Houten 
Stephen  S.  Gould 
Daniel 
Aron  Gould 
Robert  Collet 
Peter  B.  Newton 
Asa  G.  Lark  in 
John  Winans 


I'J 

Wm  G  Ward 

2 

10 

Ezekiel  Wade 

10 

10 

Stephen  Canfield 

2 

10 

00 

James  Gatty 

2 

10 

Baltus  Winters 

5 

5 

Benjn  Weller 

3 

3 

50 

Henry  Howell  Jun 

3 

to 

10 

1 

4 

2 

5 

3 

50 

2 

5 

III. 

Agreement  to  Form  a  Presbyterian  Society. 

We  the  undersigned  heads  of  Families,  do  hereby  agree  to  form  ourselves 
into  a  Presbeterian  Society  to  be  connected  with  the  Presbetry  of  New 
Jersey  for  the  Purpose  of  enjoying  the  Religious  worship  and  ordinances  of 
the  Gospel — Patterson  19th  August  1813 


Samuel  Colt 

James  Brooks 

Wm  Nicoles 

Daniel  F.  Lockwood 

John    flood 

Cornelius  C  Van  Houten 

Samuel  Coon 

John  Clark 

Joseh  F  James 

Samuel  Campbell 

Matthew  Rippey 

Baltus  Winters 

Elijh   Searls 

Robt  Patterson 

David  A  Freeland 

David  Spear 

Rich  Ward 

Nath  McKee 

Peter  Crawford 

Henry  Howell  Jur 


Peter  Colt 
Aaron  King 
Brown  King 
Robert  King  per  B  K 
Stevn  S  Gould 
Jacob  Douglass 
Oshea  Wilder 
Zadock  Brown 
Thos  McEnally 
James  Love 
John  Rutan 
David  Auchinvole 
Jno  Colt 
Alvan  Wilcox 
Henry  Godwin 
Ezekel  Wade 
John  R  Gould 


270 
IV. 

Organization  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church. 

At  a  meeting  of  a  number  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Paterson  convened  at  the 
house  of  Mr.  O.  D.  Ward,  in  pursuance  of  an  advertisement  to  that  effect 
bearing  date  9th  Inst,  for  the  Purpose  of  forming  a  Presbyterian  religious 
association,  as  specified  in  the  preamble  at  the  Head  of  the  Subscribers 
names  attached  to  this  Sheet,  ^  for  choosing  trustees,  &c.  Mr.  D.  Auchin- 
vole  being  chosen  chairman  of  the  Meeting  &  B  King  Secy,  the  following 
resolutions  were  adopted. 

1st  Resolved.  That  the  above  association  Shall  be  Known  by  the  name  of 
the  "First  Presbyterian  Society  in  the  town  of  Paterson." — 

2d  Resolved.     That  Seven  Trustees  be  appointed. — 

3d  Resolved.  That  SI  Colt  Brown  King  Oshea  Wilder  Alvan  Wilcox 
John  Gould  David  Auchinvole  &  John  Colt,  are  the 
trustees  appointed  by  this  meeting. 

4th  Resolved.  That  the  trustees  be  requested  to  proceed  to  have  those  pro- 
ceedings recorded  and  the  necessary  steps  taken  to  become 
an  incorporated  body  for  the  purposes  express'd  above. 

5th  Resolved.  That  the  trustees  be  requested  to  proceed  &  take  the  neces 
sary  steps  to  raise  money  by  Subscription  in  the  place  & 
otherwise  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  Building  for  Public 
Worship. 

David  Auchinvole  Chn. 
Brown  King  Secy 
Paterson  August  19th  1813. 


V. 

"The  Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Society  in  Patterson." 

We  the  trustees,  appointed  by  a  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  town 
of  Patterson,  County  of  Essex  &  State  of  New  Jersey,  held  at  the  house  of 
Mr.  Oliver  D.  Ward  on  the  19th  Inst  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  Presby- 
terian Association,  do  Certify  that  we  have  taken  upon  ourselves  the  name 
&  title  of  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Patterson." 

Samuel  Colt  [1.  s.] 

Brown  King  [1.  s.] 

Oshea  Wilder  [I.  s.] 


271 

Alvan  Wilcox  [1.  s.] 

John  R.  Gould  [1-  s.] 

David  Auchinvole       [1.  s.] 
Jno.  Colt  [I.  s.] 

Received  in  the  Office  the  30th  day  of  August  1813  and  Recorded  same 
day. 

S.  Whitehead  Clk. 

[A  true  copy  as  recorded  in  Book  A  of  Miscellanies,  p.  100,  Essex  County 
Clerk's  office.] 

VI. 

Original  Deed  for  Church  Site  and  for  Old  Cemetery. 

This  indenture,  made  this  eleventh  day  of  July  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
eighteen  hundred  and  fourteen  Between  "The  Society  for  Establishing 
Useful  Manufactories,"  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  of  the  one  part,  and 
the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson  of  the  second 
part,  Witnesseth,  that  the  said  Society,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum 
of  one  dollar  lawful  money  of  the  United  States  of  America,  to  them  in 
hand  well  and  truly  paid,  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  the  receipt 
whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged,  and  the  said  Society  therewith  fully  satis- 
fied, contented,  and  paid,  have  granted,  bargained,  sold,  aliened,  enfeoffed, 
conveyed,  and  confirmed,  and  by  these  presents  Do  grant,  bargain,  sell, 
alien,  enfeoff,  convey,  and  confirm,  to  the  said  Trustees  and  to  thier  suc- 
cessors forever,  All  that  certain  peice  of  Land,  situate  in  the  town  of  Pat- 
erson, county  of  Essex,  and  State  of  New  Jersey,  more  particularly  de- 
scribed and  bounded  as  follows,  to  wit,  beginning  on  the  Paterson  and 
Hamburgh  Turnpike  at  the  southeast  corner  of  house  lot  No.  25  running 
thence  westerly  One  hundred  and  twenty  nine  feet  to  Cross  street,  thence 
southerly  along  east  side  of  said  street  Two  hundred  and  twenty  feet  to 
Oliver  street,  thence  Easterly  along  said  street  Eighty  one  feet  to  the  Turn- 
pike, thence  Northerly  along  the  West  side  of  the  Turnpike  One  hundred 
and  sixty  one  feet  seven  inches  to  the  place  of  beginning  for  the  purpose 
of  erecting  a  building  thereon  to  be  used  or  occupied  as  a  Presbytenan 
Church  and  for  no  other  purpose  or  use  whatever  also  that  certain  other 
peice  of  land  Beginning  on  the  South  side  of  Market  street  at  the  North 
east  corner  of  Abraham  Van  Blarcoms  Land  and  running  thence  along 
Market  street  South  sixty  seven  degrees  East  One  hundred  and  fifty  feet 
thence  at  right  angles,  South  twenty  three  degrees  West  Two  hundred  and 
eighty  six  feet  to  Abraham  Van  Blarcoms  land — thence  North  Five  degrees 
East  Three  hundred  and  twenty  four  feet  to  the   place   of   beginning  to  be 


272 

used  as  a  Burial  ground  and  not  to  be  occupied  for  any  other  purpose 
whatsoever  Together  with  all  and  singular  the  profits,  privileges,  and  ad- 
vantages, with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  same  belonging,  or  in  any  wise 
appertaining.  Also  all  estate,  right,  title  interest  property,  claim,  and 
demands  whatsoever,  as  well  at  law  as  in  equity,  of  them  the  said  Society, 
of,  in,  and  to  the  same,  and  of  every  part  and  parcel  thereof.  To  have 
and  to  hold  all  and  singular  the  above  described  Lots  and  premises,  with 
the  appurtenances,  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  and  thier  succes- 
sors to  the  only  proper  use,  benefit  and  behoof  of  the  said  party  of  the 
second  part,  and  thier  successors  forever.  Provided  always,  and  these 
presents  are  on  this  condition,  that  the  said  first  described  lot  of  ground 
hereby  conveyed  or  intended  to  be  conveyed,  be  used  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting  a  Building  thereon  to  be  solely  occupied  or  used  as  a  Presbyter- 
ian Church  and  not  be  used  or  occupied  for  any  other  purpose  whatsoever, 
and  the  second  described  Lot  hereby  granted,  to  be  used  solely  as  a  Burial 
ground,  and  not  to  be  used  or  occupied  for  any  other  purpose  whatsoever 
otherwise  these  presents,  and  the  Estate  hereby  granted,  shall  cease,  deter- 
mine and  become  void  to  all  intents  and  purposes.  And  the  said  .Society 
do,  for  themselves,  thier  successors  and  assigns,  covenant  and  grant  to 
and  with  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  and  thier  successors,  that  they, 
the  said  Society,  now  are  the  true,  lawful  and  right  owners  of  all  and  sin- 
gular the  above  described  Lots  and  premises,  with  the  appurtenances  unto 
the  same  belonging  ;  and  that  the  said  Lots  and  premises,  or  any  part 
thereof,  at  the  time  of  sealing  and  delivery  of  these  presents,  are  not  en- 
cumbered by  any  mortgage,  judgment,  or  limitation,  or  by  any  incum- 
brance whatsoever,  by  which  the  title  of  the  said  Trustees  and  thier  Suc- 
cessors hereby  made  or  intended  to  be  made,  for  the  above  described  Lots 
and  premises  can  or  may  be  changed,  charged,  altered,  or  defeated,  in  any 
way  whatever  ;  and  also,  that  the  said  Society  now  have  good  right,  full 
power,  and  lawful  authority,  to  grant  bargain,  sell,  and  convey  the  above  de- 
scribed Lots  and  premises  in  manner  aforesaid  ;  and  also,  that  they  will 
warrant,  secure,  and  forever  defend,  the  said  Lots  and  premises,  unto  the 
said  party  of  the  second  part,  against  the  lawful  claims  and  demands  of 
all  and  every  person  or  persons,  clearly  and  freely  discharged  and  freed  of 
and  from  all  manner  of  incumbrances  whatever.  In  Testimony  whereof 
the  Governor  of  said  Soicety  hath  hereunto  put  his  hand,  and  affixed  the 
seal  of  said  Society,  the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 

Sealed  and  delivered    1  per  order 

in  presence  of  jf  R'oswell  L  Colt  [l.  s.  ] 

}  no  Colt  Govr  Society  U  M. 

C  W  Colt 


273 

Essex  County  ss.  Be  it  remembered  that  on  this  fourteenth  day  of  April 
In  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred,  and 
eighteen,  before  me  Philemon  Dickerson  one  of  the  Masters 
in  Chancery  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  Personally  appear- 
ed John  Colt  who  being  duly  sworn  deposeth  and  saith  that 
he  saw  Roswell  L  Colt  sign  the  within  deed,  and  affix  the 
seal  of  the  Grantors  to  the  same  and  that  he  knows  the  seal 
hereunto  affixed,  to  be  the  seal  of  the  said  Society,  and  that 
the  said  Roswell  L  Colt  was  at  that  time  Governor  of  the 
said  Society,  And  further  that  he  signed  the  said  Deed  as  a 
witness,  and  that  the  said  C.  M.  Colt  at  the  same  time  signed 
her  name  as  a  witness. 

Taken  and  sworn  the 
day  &  year  above  written  before  me 
Ph:  Dickerson  Master  in 
Chancery 
[Endorsed:]         * 
Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufacres 
to 
First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Paterson. 
Deed. 
11th  July  1814.  considn.fl. 

Received    in    the    Office   the    14th    day  of  April  A  D  1818  and  recorded  in 
book  E  2  of  deeds  for  Essex  County — 

Pages  72  &  73. 

Silas  Whitehead  Clk. 

14^  paid. 


274 


VII. 


Plan  ok  the  Church  Lot. 


>;  8^30E[33  7  inch 


"A  plot  or  map  of  land  appropriated  for  a  church  in  Paterson  by  Roswell 
L  Colt,  drawn  by  P.  R.  Hopkins  on  a  scale  of  fifty  feet*  to  an  inch  July 
4th  1814" 


*The  above  is  one  half  in  size  of  the  original  plan. 


275 

VIII. 

"Qualifications  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Paterson." 

New  Jersey—   )  We  Samuel  Colt  Brown  King  Oshea  Wilder  Alvan  Wilcox 
Essex  County    \  John  R.  Gould  David  Auchinvolle  and  John  Colt  do  Sol- 
emnly Sware  that  we  will  support  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States — So  Help  me  God. 

Samuel  Colt 
Brown  King 
Sworn  Before  me  the  Oshea  Wilder 

23d  day  of  August  1813  Alvan  Wilcox 

Encreas  Gould  Justice  of  peace  John  R.  Gould 

David  Auchinvole 
Jno  Colt. 

New  Jersey        )  We  Samuel  Colt  Brown  King  Oshea  Wilder  Alvan  Wilcox 
Essex  County    )  John  R.  Gould  David  Auchinvolle  and  John  Colt  do  sol- 
emnly Sware  that  we  do  and  will  Bear  true  faith  and  Allie- 
gence  to  the  Government  Established  in  this  state  under 
the  Authority  of  the  people  So  Help  me  God 

Samuel  Colt 
Brown  King 
Sworn  Before  me  the  7  Oshea  Wilder 

23  day  of  August  1813—       \  Alvan  Wilcox 

Encreas  Gould  Justice  of  the  peace  John  R.  Gould 

David  Auchinvole 
Jno  Colt 

We  Samuel  Colt  Brown  King  Oshea  Wilder  Alvan  Wilcox  John  R  Gould 
David  Auchinvolle  and  John  Colt  do  solemnly  promise  and  Sware  that  we 
Will  faithfully  Impartially  and  Justly  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  office  of 
Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  According  to  the  best 
of  Our  Abilities  and  Understandings  So  help  me  God — 
Sworn  before  me  this  Samuel  Colt 

23  day  of  August  1813  Brown  King 

Encreas  Gould  Justice  of  the  Peace  Oshea  Wilder 

Alvan  Wilcox 
John  R.  Gould 
David  Auchinvole 
Jno  Colt 


276 

IX. 

Cash  Received  for  the  New  Church. 
Augt  11—1827 

Cash  Received  on  Subscription  List  for  New  Church 


N.  Talor  paid 

$5 

H.  F  Ryerson  do 

10 

I  Lambert  do 

10 

John  N  Ryerson  do 

3 

II.  G  V  Winkle 

3 

F.  V.  Blarcom 

5 

A  Parsons 

10 

J  Warren 

5 

F  Cook 

5 

J  Morrow 

10 

T.  Parker 

5 

I  S  Forshee 

2 

J  Jackson 

5 

H  H  Post 

5 

G  Fawcett 

5 

Wm  Ellison 

5 

D  I  Alyea 

5 

G  S  Miller 

5 

Cash  on  Corner  Stone 

31  70 

J  W  Berry 

10 

S  J  Terhune 

3 

Cash 

50 

Benj.  C  Talor* 

5 

C  V  Blarcom 

1 

Mary  Henneon 

1 

II  V.  Post 

1 

N  Ackerman 

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I.  Smith 

3 

J  dug-lis 

3 

Cash  from  Bergin 

60 

Old  Stove  &  pipe 

28  1 

253  21 


♦Pastor  of  the  Reformed  Dutch  Church  at  Acquackanonk. 


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x. 

Deed  for  Part  of  the  Old  Burying  Ground. 

The  state  of  New  Jersey     "1    This   Indenture  made  this  sixteenth  day  of 
To  I    March  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand 

The  Trustees  of  the  first  }  eight  hundred  &  twenty  six,  Between  The 
Presbyterian  Society  of  I    state  of  New  Jersey  of  the  first  part  and  The 

Paterson  J    Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  of 

Paterson,  in  the  County  of  Essex  and  state  of  New  Jersey,  of  the  second 
part :  Whereas  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  the  state  of  New  Jersey,  en- 
titled "an  act  for  the  sale  of  part  of  the  land  at  Paterson  belonging  to  the 
state"  passed  at  Trenton,  the  twenty  eighth  day  of  December  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty  four,  it  was  enacted  in 
manner  following  that  is  to  say  "Be  it  enacted  by  the  Council  &  General 
Assembly  of  this  state  and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the 
same.  That  the  attorney  General  of  this  state  be  &  is  hereby  authorized  to 
sell  and  convey  in  behalf  of  this  state,  not  exceeding  three  acres  of  the  land 
belonging  to  the  state  of*  Paterson  to  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian 
society  of  Paterson  for  the  uses  and  purposes  of  a  burying  ground  &  that 
the  attorney  General  fix  the  price  of  said  land"  as  by  reference  to  said  act 
will  fully  appear.  And  whereas  the  said  attorney  General  hath  agreed  to 
sell  &  convey  &  the  said  Trustees  party  of  the  second  part,  have  agreed  to 
purchase  the  premises  hereinafter  mentioned,  at  the  price  and  consideration 
of  cne  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  the  price  fixed  by  the  said  attorney  Gen- 
eral for  the  said  premises.  Now  therefore  this  Indenture  Witnesseth,  That 
the  state  of  New  Jersey  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  said  sum  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars  lawful  money  of  the  United  states,  paid  or  se- 
cured to  be  paid  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  at  and  before  the  en- 
sealing and  delivery  of  these  presents,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  ac- 
knowledged, Hath  given,  granted,  bargained,  sold,  aliened  enfeoffed,  con- 
veyed &  confirmed,  and  by  these  presents  doth  give,  grant,  bargain  sell 
alien  enfeoff  convey  and  confirm  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  their 
successors  and  assigns  forever,  all  that  certain  lot  or  parcel  of  land  and 
premises,  situated  lying  and  being  in  the  Township  of  Acquackanonk  in 
the  County  of  Essex  and  state  of  New  Jersey  and  near  the  town  of  Pater- 
son, being  a  part  of  the  lands  owned  by  the  state  of  New  Jersey  &  adjoin- 
ing the  present  cemetery  or  burying  ground  of  the  said  grantees: 

Beginning  at  the  east  corner  of  the  said  present  burying  ground  on  the 
highway  leading  from  the  Passaick  river  to  the  town  of  Paterson,  thence 
running  along  the  said  highway  south  sixty  six  degrees  east,   three  chains 

*An  error  for  "at."     See  the  Act  in  Pamphlet  Laws,  1824,  p.  11?. 

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and  fifty  five  links,  to  a  corner  on  the  same  highway  :  thence  south  twenty- 
four  degrees  west  twelve  chains  &  sixty  links  along  the  lands  of  the  said 
state,  to  a  corner  of  the  same  &  of  lands  now  or  late  of  Abraham  Van  Blar- 
com :  thence  north  along  the  said  lands  of  Van  Blarcom,  three  de- 
grees west,  eight  chains  and  fifty  links  to  the  south  corner  of  the  said  old 
burying  ground,  thence  north  along  the  same  twenty  four  degrees  west, 
four  chains  and  seventy  three  links  to  the  place  of  Beginning.  Containing 
Three  acres, 

Together  with  all  and  singular  the  profits,  privileges,  hereditaments  & 
appurtenances  to  the  same  belonging  or  appertaining  and  which  said  lot  is 
described  in  a  map  of  the  same,  hereto  annexed  as  "surveyed  August  23d 
1825  for  the  Revd  S.  Fisher  by  U.  IF.  Freeman."  Also  all  the  estate, 
right,  title,  interest  property  claim  and  demand  of  the  state  of  New  Jersey 
of  in  and  to  the  said  lot  of  land  &  premises  and  of  in  and  to  every  part  and 
parcel  thereof.  To  have  and  to  hold  the  said  above  described  lot  of  land 
and  premises  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  their  successors  and  as- 
signs for  the  uses  and  purposes  of  a  burying  ground  &  for  no  other  use  & 
purpose  whatsoever. 

In  Witness  whereof   Theodore   Frelinghuysen  Attorney  General   of  the 
said   state  of   New  Jersey  by  virtue  of  the  power  and  authority  of  the  said 
act  of  the  legislature  hath  hereunto  subscribed  his  name  and  affixed  his  seals 
the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 
Signed  sealed  and  delivered  in  the  presence  ol  7  Theo.  Frelinghuysen  [L  S] 

John  P.  Jackson.  J.  B.  Pitt  )"  Atiy  Genl 

New  Jersey  Essex  County,  ss: 

Personally  appeared  before  me,  David  D.  Crane  one  of  the  Judges  of  the 
inferior  court  of  common  pleas  in  &  for  said  county  of  Essex  Theodore 
Frelinghuysen  who,  I  am  satisfied  is  the  grantor  within  named  &  to  whom 
I  first  made  known  the  contents  of  the  within  deed  &  who  acknowledged 
that  he  signed,  sealed  &  delivered  the  sflme  as  his  voluntary  act  &  deed  for 
the  uses  &  purposes  therein  expressed. 

Acknowledged  this  28th  April  A.  D.  1828  before  me 

D.  D.  Crane 

New  Jersey,  Essex  County,  ss: 

I,  Julius  Stapff,  Register  of  said  County,  do 
certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  the  Record  of  a  certain  Deed 
given  by  The  state  of  New  Jersey  to  The  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian 
Society  of  Paterson,  &  also  of  the  certificate  of  acknowledgment  thereto  an- 
nexed, as  the  same  may  be  found  recorded  in  my  office  in  Book  U.  2.  of 
Deeds,  on  pages  372,  373  &  374. 

In  Testimony  Whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set 
[Seal.]  my  hand  &  affixed  my  official  seal  this  24 

day  of  April  1874. 

Julius  Stapff  Reg 


279 

XI. 

Diagram  of  the  Old  Burying  Ground. 
The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  diagram  annexed  to  the    foregoing  deed: 

S.  66°  E. 


Surveyed,  Aug.  23d 
1825  for  Revd  S  Fisher 
by  U.  W.  Freeman 


Theo  Frelinghuvsen 


Received  in  the  office  April  28th  A.  D.  1826 


Asa  Whitehead  Clk 


28o 

XII. 

Subscription  for  Fencing  the  Church  Grounds. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  It  was  re- 
solved "That  an  effort  be  made  to  have  the  grounds  attached  to  the  Church 
enclosed  with  a  fence,  for  which  purpose  the  sum  of  $600  will  be  required 
as  by  the  Estimates  obtained 

Mr  Cundell  and  Mr  Personett  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  collect  sub- 
scriptions for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect  this  desirable  and  necessary 
improvement. 

We  therefore  the  undesigned  being  deeply  interested  in  the  speedy  ac- 
complishment of  the  work  do  hereby  promise  to  pay  Wm  L  Clark  Treasurer 
the  amounts  attached  to  our  respective  signatures  so  soon  as  the  sum  of 
$500  shall  have  been  subscribed 


Paterson  18  January  1839 


John  S  Personett 
Wm  L  Clark 
Samuel  G.  Wheeler 
William  Dickey 
David  Strong 
David  Burnett 
Wm  Cundell 
Robt  Morrell 
A.  S.  Pennington 
Mary  T  Bainbridge 
Mrs  P.  Colt 
H.  Clark 
Mrs  H.  V.  Butler 
Chas.  Dan  forth 
John  O.  Colt 
Henry  White 
Isaac  Vanderbeek 
Miss  Colt 
C.  G.  Garrison 
B  W  Vandervoort 
Edwd  E  Collins 
Hugh  Beggs 


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Thomas  Rogers 
C  S  Van  Waggoner 
Edo  Van  Winkle 
Charles  Warner 
Joseph  Gledhill 
John  Hopper  paid 
Cornelius  P  Hopper 
Israel  Munson 
James  Lockwood 
Robert  Carrick 
George  Ryerson 
John  Garrison 
James  Close 
John  Gould 
James  Row 


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28l 
XIII. 

Sale  ok  the  Church  Site  by  the  Sheriff,  in  1843. 

This  Indenture  made  this  eighth  day  of  August  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  three  Between  Isaac  I.  Van  Derbeck 
Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Passaic,  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  First 
Part  and  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures  of  the  Town- 
ship of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  aforesaid  of  the  second 
part,  Witnesseth,  That  a  certain  writ  of  Fieri  Facias  issued  out  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey  aforesaid  and  to  me.  Sheriff  as 
aforesaid  directed  and  delivered  in  the  words  following  to  wit  "New  Jersey 
ss.  The  State  of  New  Jersey  to  the  Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Passaic  Greet- 
ing [L.  S.]  We  Command  you  that  of  the  Goods  and  Chattels  of  The 
President  and  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  in 
your  county,  You  cause  to  be  made  a  certain  Debt  of  Three  Hundred 
Dollars  which  the  State  of  New  Jersey  lately  in  our  Supreme  Court  at 
Trenton,  before  the  Justices  of  our  same  Court  recovered  against  them  and 
also  thirty  dollars  and  forty  five  cents,  which  in  our  said  Court,  before  our 
Justices  aforesaid  were  adjudged  to  the  said  The  State  of  New  Jersey  for 
the  damages  which  they  had  sustained,  as  well  by  occasion  of  the  detention 
of  that  debt  as  for  their  costs  and  charges  by  them  about  their  suit  in  that 
behalf  expended,  whereof  the  said  The  President  and  Trustees  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  is  convicted  as  appears  of  record,  and  if 
sufficient  Goods  and  Chattels  of  the  said  The  President  and  Trustees  of  the 
first  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  cannot  be  found  in  your  County, 
whereof  the  debt  and  damages  aforesaid  may  be  made,  then  we  further 
command  you  that  you  cause  the  whole  or  the  residue  as  the  case  may  re- 
quire, of  the  said  debt  and  damages  to  be  made  of  the  lands  tenements 
heriditaments  and  real  estate,  whereof  the  said  The  President  and  Trustees 
of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  were  seised  on  the  seventh 
day  of  September,  eighteen  hundred  and  forty  one,  or  at  any  time  after- 
wards in  whosoever  hands  the  same  may  be,  and  that  you  have  those 
monies  before  the  Justices  aforesaid,  at  Trenton  aforesaid,  on  the  second 
tuesday  in  November  next,  to  render  unto  the  said,  The  State  of  New 
Jersey  for  their  debt  and  damages  aforesaid,  and  have  you  then  and  there 
this  writ.  Witness  Joseph  C.  Hornblower  Esqr  Justice  at  Trenton  afore- 
said, the  first  tuesday  in  September  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  forty  one.     A.  S.  Pennington  Atty  Rossell  Clerk 

And  whereas  a  certain  other  writ  of  Fieri  Facias  issued  out  of  the  Passaic 
Circuit  Court  in  and  for  the  said  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jer- 
sey and  to  me  Sheriff  as  aforesaid  directed  and  delivered  in  the  words  fol- 
lowing  to   wit.     Passaic  County  ss.  The  State  of  New  Jersey  to  the  Sheriff 


2«2 

of  the  County  of  Passaic  Greeting  We  Command  you  That  of  the  Goods 
and  Chattels  of  the  Trustees  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson, 
in  your  bailiwick  you  cause  to  be  made  the  sum  of  Four  Thousand  five 
hundred  and  twenty  five  dollars  &  sixteen  cents  which  "The  Society  for 
establishing  Useful  Manufactures  lately  before  the  Judges  of  our  Circuit 
Court  at  Paterson  in  and  for  the  said  County  of  Passaic  recovered  against 
the  said  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  of 
Debt  and  the  sum  of  Twenty  Seven  Dollars  and  fifty  five  cents  for  their 
costs  and  charges  by  them  about  their  suit  in  that  behalf  expended, 
whereof  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Pater- 
son are  convicted  as  appears  to  us  of  record.  And  if  sufficient  Goods  and 
Chattels  of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Pater- 
son, in  your  bailiwick  you  cannot  find  whereof  to  make  the  debt  and  costs, 
then  and  in  that  case  we  command  you  that  you  cause  the  whole  or  the 
residue  as  the  case  may  require  of  the  debt  and  costs  aforesaid  to  be  made 
of  the  lands  tenements  hereditaments  and  real  estate  of  the  said  The 
Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  in  your  Bailiwick 
whereof  they  were  seised  on  the  twenty  eighth  day  of  October  in  the  Year 
of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  one  or  at  any  time  after- 
wards in  whosoever  hands  the  same  may  be  and  have  you  these  moneys  be- 
fore our  Judges  aforesaid  at  Paterson  aforesaid  on  the  second  tuesday  of 
February  next  to  render  unto  the  said  The  Society  for  establishing  Useful 
Manufactures  for  their  damages  aforesaid  and  have  you  then  and  there  this 
writ. 

Witness  Joseph  C.  Hornblower  Esquire  Judge  of  our  said  Court  at  Pater- 
son aforesaid  the  fourth  tuesday  of  October  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  one. 

A.  S.  Pennington  Atty  Geo.  A.  Ryerson  Clerk 

And  whereas  a  certain  other  writ  of  Fieri  Facias  issued  out 
of  the  Passaic  Circuit  Court  in  and  for  the  said  County  of 
Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey  and  to  me  Sheriff  as  aforesaid 
directed  and  delivered  in  the  words  following  to  wit.  Passaic  County 
ss.  The  State  of  New  Jersey  to  the  Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Passaic  Greet- 
ing We  Command  you  that  of  the  Goods  and  Chattels  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  in  your  Bailiwick  you  cause  to  be 
made  the  sum  of  four  hundred  and  twenty  six  dollars  and  thirty  eight  cents, 
which  John  Colt  Executor  &c  of  Peter  Colt  deceased  lately  before  the 
Judges  of  our  Circuit  Court  at  Paterson  in  and  for  the  said  County  of  Pas- 
saic recovered  against  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  So- 
ciety in  Paterson,  of  debt  and  also  the  sum  of  Twenty  seven  Dollars  and 
fifty  five  cents  for  his  costs  and  charges  by  him  about  his  suit  in  that  be- 
half  expended,    whereof   the    said    the    Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 


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Society  in  Paterson  are  convicted  as  appears  to  us  of  record.  And  if  suffi- 
cient Goods  and  Chattels  of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Society  in  Paterson  in  your  Bailiwick  you  cannot  find  whereof  to  make 
Debt  &  Costs  aforesaid,  then  and  in  that  case  we  command  you  that  you 
cause  the  whole  or  the  residue  as  the  case  may  require  of  the  Debt  and 
Costs  aforesaid  to  be  made  of  the  Lands  tenements  hereditaments  and  real 
estate  of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson 
in  your  Bailiwick  whereof  they  were  seised  on  the  Twenty  eighth  day  of 
October  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  one 
or  at  any  time  afterwards,  in  whosoever  hands  the  same  may  be,  And  have 
you  these  moneys  before  our  Judges  aforesaid  at  Paterson  aforesaid  on  the 
second  tuesday  of  February  next,  to  render  unto  the  said  John  Colt  Execu- 
tor as  aforesaid,  for  his  Debt  &  Costs  aforesaid,  and  have  you  then  and 
there  this  writ.  Witness  Joseph  C.  Hornblower  Esquire  Judge  of  said 
Court  at  Paterson  aforesaid  the  fourth  Tuesday  of  October  in  the  Year  of 
our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  one. 

A.  S.  Pennington  Attorney  Geo.  A.  Ryerson  Clerk 

And  whereas  a  certain  other  writ  of  Fieri  Facias  issued  out 
of  the  Passaic  Circuit  Court,  in  and  for  the  said  County  of 
Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey  and  to  me  sheriff  as  afore- 
said directed  and  delivered  in  the  words  following  to  wit,  "Passaic 
County  ss.  The  State  of  New  Jersey  to  the  Sheriff  of  the  County  of  Passaic 
Greeting  We  Command  you  that  of  the  Goods  and  Chattels  of  The  Trustees 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  in  your  Bailiwick,  you  cause 
to  be  made  Four  Hundred  and  seventy  one  Dollars  and  twenty  six  cents, 
which  James  Wheeler  lately  before  the  Judges  of  our  Circuit  Court  at  Pat- 
erson in  and  for  the  said  County  of  Passaic  recovered  against  the  said  The 
Trustees  of  The  first  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  as  well  for  his 
Damages  which  he  has  sustained  on  occasion  of  the  non  performances  of 
certain  promises  andundertakings  by  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  to  the  said  James  Wheeler  then  lately 
made  as  for  his  costs  and  charges  by  him  about  his  suit  in  that  behalf  ex- 
pended, whereof  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of 
Paterson  are  convicted  as  appears  to  us  of  record.  And  if  sufficient  Goods 
and  Chattels  of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of 
Paterson  in  your  Bailiwick  you  cannot  find  whereof  to  make  the  damages 
and  Costs  aforesaid  then  and  in  that  case  we  command  you  that  you  cause 
the  whole  or  the  residue  as  the  case  may  require  of  the  Damages  and  Costs 
aforesaid,  to  be  made  of  the  lands  tenements  hereditaments  and  real  estate 
of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson  in  your 
Bailiwick  whereof  they  were  siesed  on  the  eighth  day  of  February  in  the 
Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  two  or  at  any  time 


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afterwards  in  whosoever  hands  the  same  may  be.  And  have  you  these 
moneys  before  our  Judges  aforesaid  at  Paterson  aforesaid  on  the  fourth 
tuesday  of  April  next  to  render  unto  the  said  James  Wheeler  for  his  dam- 
ages and  Costs  aforesaid  And  have  you  then  and  there  this  writ.  Witness 
Ira  C.  Whitehead  Esquire  Judge  of  our  said  Court  at  Paterson  aforesaid 
the  second  tuesday  of  February  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  forty  two. 

James  Speer  Attorney  Ryerson  Clerk 

And  whereas  a  certain  other  writ  of  Fieri  Facias  issued  out  of  the  Passaic 
Circuit  Court  in  and  for  the  said  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey 
and  to  me  Sheriff  as  aforesaid  directed  and  delivered  in  the  following  words  to 
wit,  Passaic  County  ss.  The  State  of  New  Jersey  to  the  Sheriff  of  the 
County  of  Passaic  Greeting.  We  command  you,  That  of  the  Goods  and 
Chattels  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  in 
your  Bailiwick  you  cause  to  be  made  a  certain  debt  of  one  hundred  dollars 
which  Catharine  Van  Houten  administratrix  &c  of  Abraham  Van  Iiouten 
deed  lately  before  the  Judges  of  our  Circuit  Court  at  Paterson  in  and  for 
the  said  County  of  Passaic  recovered  against  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  and  also  Forty  one  Dollars  &  eighty 
one  cents  which  were  adjudged  in  our  said  Court  before  the  Judges  afore- 
said to  the  said  Catharine  administratrix  as  aforesaid  for  her  damages 
which  she  had  sustained  as  well  by  occasion  of  the  detention  of  that  Debt 
as  for  her  costs  and  charges  by  her  about  her  suit  in  that  behalf  expended, 
whereof  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson 
are  convicted  as  appears  to  us  of  record.  And  if  sufficient  Goods  and 
Chattels  of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in 
Paterson  in  your  Bailiwick  you  cannot  lind  whereof  to  make  the  Debt  & 
Costs  aforesaid  then  and  in  that  case  we  command  you,  that  you  cause  the 
whole  or  the  residue  as  the  case  may  require  of  the  Debt  damages  &  costs 
aforesaid  to  be  made  of  the  lane's  tenements  hereditaments  and  real  estate 
of  the  said  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  in 
your  Bailiwick  whereof  ihey  were  seised  on  the  second  day  of  November  in 
the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  two,  or  at  any 
time  afterwards  in  whosoever  hands  the  same  may  be.  And  have  you 
these  moneys  before  our  Judges  aforesaid  at  Paterson  aforesaid  on  the 
fourth  tuesday  of  April  next,  to  render  unto  the  said  Catharine  adminis- 
tratrix aforesaid  for  her  Debt  Damages  &  Costs  aforesaid  and  have  you 
then  and  there  this  writ.  Witness  Ira  C.  Whitehead  Esquire  Judge  of 
our  said  Court  at  Paterson  aforesaid  the  second  tuesday  of  February  in 
the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty-three. 
John  Hopper,  Attorney 

John  Keenan,  Clerk. 

Wherefore  Know  Ye  that  by  virtue  of  the  aforesaid  writs   of  Fieri  Facias 


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I,  Isaac  I.  Van  Derbeck  Sheriff  as  aforesaid  did  take  and  siese  all  those 
pieces  or  parcels  of  Land  and  premises  situate  lying  and  being  in  the  Town- 
ship of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey,  Begin- 
ning on  the  Paterson  and  Hamburgh  Turnpike,  at  the  south  east  corner  of 
House  Lot  No  25  running  thence  westerly  129  feet  to  Cross  street,  thence 
southerly  along  the  east  side  of  said  street  220  feet  to  Oliver  street,  81  feet 
to  the  turnpike,  thence  northerly  along  the  west  side  of  the  Turnpike  161 
feet  7  inches  to  the  place  of  Beginning.  Also  one  other  lot,  beginning  at 
the  east  corner  of  the  said  present  Burying  Grounds,  on  the  Highway  lead- 
ing from  the  Passaic  River  to  the  Town  of  Paterson  thence  running  along 
the  said  Highway  6(5  degrees  east  3  chains  and  55  links  to  a  corner  on  the 
same  Highway,  thence  south  24  degrees  west  12  chains  and  60  links  along 
the  lands  of  the  said  State  to  a  corner  of  the  same  and  of  lands  now  or  late 
of  Abraham  Van  Blarcom,  thence  northerly  along  the  said  lands  of  Van 
Blarcom  3  degrees  west  8  chains  and  ttfty  links  to  the  south  corner  of  the 
said  old  burying  ground  thence  along  the  same  24  degrees  west  4  chains 
and  73  links  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  Three  acres.  Where- 
fore Know  Ye,  that  I,  Isaac  I.  Van  Uerbeck  Sheriff  as  aforesaid  in  execu- 
tion of  the  power  and  trust  in  me  reposed  by  virtue  of  the  aforesaid  Writs 
of  Fieri  Facias,  did  take  and  siese  the  above  described  lots  or  parcels  of 
Land  and  premises  with  the  hereditaments  and  did  advertise  the  same  to  be 
sold  at  Congress  Hall  in  the  Town  of  Paterson  on  the  fourteenth  day  of 
July  in  the  Year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  three 
at  two  O  Clock  in  the  afternoon,  at  which  time  and  place,  the  said  sale  was 
adjourned  until  the  twenty  second  day  of  July  inst  at  the  same  time  place 
and  hour  on  that  day  the  said  sale  further  adjourned  until  the  twenty  ninth 
day  of  July  inst  at  the  same  place  and  hour,  and  at  the  last  mentioned  time 
and  place  the  said  Pieces  or  parcels  of  Land  and  Premises  were  by  me, 
Sheriff  as  aforesaid,  accordingly  exposed  to  sale  at  public  vendue  and  out- 
cry, and  thereupon  the  Society  for  establishing  useful  manufactures  party 
hereto  of  the  second  part,  did  then  and  there  bid  for  the  same  the  sum  of 
Two  thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  and  no  person  bidding  more, 
the  said  described  land  and  premises  were  by  me,  in  due  manner,  openly 
cried  off  and  sold  to  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  he  being  the  highest 
bidder  for  the  same. 

Now  therefore  this  Indenture  further  Witnesseth,  That  I  Isaac  I  Van- 
derbeek  Sheriff  as  aforesaid  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  Two 
thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty  Dollars,  lawful  money  of  the  United  States 
to  me  in  hand  paid  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  the  receipt  whereof 
is  hereby  acknowledged  have  and  by  these  presents  Do  grant  bargain  sell 
assign  convey  and  confirm  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  and  to  his 
heirs  and  assigns  forever,  all  and  singular   the  said  described  premises,  to- 

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gether  with  all  the  rights  liberties  privileges  hereditaments  and  appurten- 
ances, and  the  reversions  and  remainders,  rents  issues  and  profits  thereof, 
and  all  the  estate  right  title  interest  property  claims  and  demand  of  the  said 
defendant  of  in  and  to  the  same,  to  have  and  to  hold  all  and  singular  the 
said  described  premises,  with  the  appurtenances,  as  fully  as  the  same  were 
held  and  possessed  by  the  slid  defendant,  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second 
part,  his  heirs  and  assigns  to  the  only  proper  use  benefit  and  behoof  of  the 
said  party  of  the  second  part,  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever.  Subject 
nevertheless  to  all  prior  legal  encumbrances  arrearages  conditions  and  lim- 
itations. And  I  Isaac  I  Van  Derbeek  Sheriff  as  aforesaid  for  myself  my 
heirs  executors  and  administrators  do  hereby  promise  and  grant  to  and  with 
the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  that  I  have  not 
done  or  suffered  to  be  done  any  act  or  thing  whereby  or  by  reason  whereof, 
the  said  land  and  premises  or  any  part  thereof  is  or  may  be  changed 
charged  or  encumbered  in  estate  title  or  otherwise.  In  Witness  Whereof 
I  Isaac  I  Van  Derbeek  Sheriff  as  aforesaid,  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
seal  the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 
Signed  Sealed  and  Delivered  in  presence  }  Isaac  I  Van  Derbeek 

of  Nicholas  Smith  \  Sheiiff  [L,  S.] 

State  of  New  Jersey  )  . 

Passaic  County  )  Be  it  Remembered    That    on    this    eighth 

day  of  August  A.  D.  1843  before  me  Nicholas  Smith  one  of  the  Judges  of 
the  Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  and  for  the  County  of  Passaic  per- 
sonally appeared  Isaac  I  Van  Derbeek  Sheriff  in  and  for  the  said  County, 
who  is  I  am  satisfied  the  Grantor  mentioned  in  the  within  Deed,  the  con- 
tents of  which  I  made  known  unto  him  whereupon  he  did  acknowledge  that 
he  signed  sealed  and  delivered  the  same  as  his  voluntary  act  and  deed. 

Nicholas  Smith  Judge 
Received  in  the  office  &  Recorded  January  8th  A.  D.  1845." 

Keenan  Clk. 

XIII. 

Deed  from  the  S.  U.  M.  for  the  Church  Site,  1844. 

This  Indenture  made  this  twenty-first  day  of  December  in  the  Vear  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty  four  Between  "The  Society 
for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures"  of  the  first  part,  and  "The  Trustees 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson"  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and 
State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  second  part,  WITNESSETH  that  the  said 
party  of  the  first  part  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  Six  thousand 
and  sixty-eight  Dollars  and  seven  cents  good  and  lawful  money  of  the 
United  States  ol  America  to  them  in  hand  paid  at  and  before  the  ensealing 


*In  Book  H  of  Deeds,  for  Passaic  county,  p.  382. 


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and  delivery  of  these  presents,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged, 
Have  granted,  bargained,  sold,  aliened,  remised  released  and  forever  quit- 
claimed and  by  these  presents  do  grant  bargain  sell  alien  remise  release 
and  forever  quit-claim  unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  and  to  their 
successors  forever  all  that  Tract  or  Lot  of  Land  and  premises  situate  lying 
and  being  in  the  Township  of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State 
of  New  Jersey  Beginning  at  a  point  where  the  Paterson  and  Hamburgh 
Turnpike  intersects  the  north  line  of  Oliver  street,  thence  running~westerly 
along  the  north  side  of  said  Oliver  street  seventy  six  feet  six  inches  to  the  cor- 
ner of  Oliver  and  Cross  Street;  thence  northerly  along  the  east  side  of  Cross 
street  two  hundred  and  two  feet  six  inches  to  Ward  Street;  thence  easterly 
along  the  south  side  of  Ward  street  one  hundred  and  thirty  two  feet  more 
or  less  to  the  Turnpike;  thence  southerly  along  the  west  side  of  the  said 
Turnpike  two  hundred  and  twelve  feet  more  or  less  to  the  place  of  begin- 
ning; being  the  lot  now  fenced  in  as  the  Church  Lot,  and  Bounded  south  by 
Oliver  street;  west  by  Cross  Street;  Northerly  by  Ward  Street  and  east  by 
the  said  Turnpike.  To  Have  and  To  Hold  the  said  Lot  of  Land  and  premises 
unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  and  their  successors  forever;  but 
nevertheless  upon  the  Trusts  and  for  the  several  intents  and  purposes  herein- 
after mentioned  and  declared  of  and  concerning  the  same,  that  is  to  say, 
that  this  Deed  of  Indenture  is  made  upon  the  express  condition  that  the 
premises  hereby  granted  shall  not  be  liable  for  the  present  debt  of  the  par- 
ties of  the  second  part  or  their  successors  or  for  any  Debt  which  they  may 
hereafter  contract  or  be  subject  to.  And  further  that  the  said  premises 
hereby  granted  shall  be  used  at  all  time  or  times  hereafter  as  a  Church,  and 
not  as  a  place  of  residence,  or  for  carrying  on  any  trade,  business  or  occu- 
pation ;  but  any  spare  ground  being  part  of  the  said  premises  and  not 
wanted  for  the  said  Church  may  be  used  for  the  erection  of  any  other  public 
edifice  or  building  connected  with  the  said  Church.  Provided  always  never- 
theless that  if  at  any  time  or  times  hereafter  the  said  parties  of  the  second 
part  or  their  successors  shall  pass  from  under  the  supervision  and  control  of 
the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  of 
America,  now  commonly  known  and  distinguished  as  the  Old  School 
General  Assembly  and  its  successors ;  or  if  ac  any  time  or  times  here- 
after, the  leading  doctrines  declared  in  the  confession  of  faith  and  cat- 
echisms of  the  Presbyterian  Church  as  these  doctrines  are  now 
understood  and  explained  by  the  aforesaid  Old  School  General  As- 
sembly, shall  cease  to  be  taught  and  inculcated  in  the  said  Church,  then 
and  in  either  such  case  the  grant  &  conveyance  hereby  made  shall  cease 
and  become  null  and  void.  And  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  and 
their  successors  shall  thereupon  convey  the  same  to  the  Inhabitants  of 
the     Township    of    Paterson    in   the  County  of    Passaic  aforesaid,    for    the 


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purpose  of  establishing  one  or  more  Free  Schools  in  said  Town  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Inhabitants  thereof,  in  which  school  or  schools  the  Holy  Bible 
shall  be  used  as  a  Class  Book,  and  daily  read  by  such  of  the  scholars  as  are 
capable  of  reading.  And  this  conveyance  is  made  upon  the  further  trust,  that 
all  the  holders  of  Pews  in  said  Church  who  have  bought  and  paid  for  the 
said  Pews  and  who  shall  pay  up  all  arrears  of  assessments  which  may  be 
now  due  to  the  said  Church  or  the  Trustees  thereof,  upon  the  said  Pews  or 
which  may  hereafter  grow  due  upon  the  same,  shall  be  entitled  to  receive, 
and  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  are  hereby  directed  to  convey  the 
said  Pews  to  the  owners  thereof  respectively  subject  to  all  the  Terms,  condi- 
tions and  restrictions  which  are  contained  in  this  deed,  and  this  conveyance 
is  made  upon  the  further  Trust,  that  on  all  questions  where  a  vote  by  the 
members  of  the  said  Church  shall  be  taken  whether  for  the  selecting  and  call- 
ing a  Pastor  or  for  any  other  purpose  connected  with  the  management  of  said 
Church  one  vote  shall  be  given  for  each  pew  by  the  person  or  persons  rent- 
ing the  same  and  no  more,  and  the  votes  are  to  be  restricted  to  one  vote  for 
each  pew,  proxies  for  absent  voters  to  be  allowed,  but  no  person  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  vote  whose  pew  rent  has  been  three  months  unpaid: 

In  witness  whereof  the  parties  of  the  First  part  have  hereunto  caused 
their  common  seal  to  be  affixed  the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 


oswell  L.  Cult  (L.  S) 

Governor  S.  U.  M. 


Signed,  sealed  and  delivered  in  the  )     By  order 
presence  of  Joseph  Smith  j-  R 

The  words  "shall  be  entitled  to  receive" 
on  the  3d  page  and  17th  line  having  been 
interlined  before  execution. 

Joseph  Smith. 


NEW  JERSEY— ss. 

Personally  appeared  before  me  Aaron  S.  Pennington, 
one  of  the  Masters  in  Chancery  of  New  Jersey,  Joseph  Smith,  who  having 
been  by  me  duly  sworn  according  to  Law,  did  depose  and  say  that  he  heard 
Roswell  L.  Celt,  Governor  of  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful 
Manufactures,  acknowledge  that  he  signed,  sealed  and  delivered 
the  foregoing  deed  as  the  voluntary  act  &  deed  of  the  said  Society 
for  the  uses  and  purposes  therein  mentioned  &  expressed,  & 
further  that  he  signed  his  name  at  the  same  time  to   the  said  deed  as  an  at- 


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testing  witness,  &  further  that  he  knows  the  seal    thereto  affixed  to  be  the 
common  seal  of  the  said  Society. 

Taken  and  Proved  before  me  ) 
the  thirty-first  day  of  De  J- 
cember,  A.  D.  1844,  \ 

Aaron  S.  Pennington, 

Master  in  Chancery. 
Received  in  the  office  and  recorded  March  31,  1345.* 

Keenan, 

Clerk 


XIV. 

Deed  for  the  Parsonage  Property,  1852. 

This  Indenture,  made  the  First  day  of  December  in  the  year  of  Our  Lord 
one  thousand  Eight  Hundred  and  fifty-two  Between  "The  Society  for 
Establishing  Useful  Manufactures"  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  One 
Part,  and  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  now 
of  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey  of 
the  second  part;  Witnesseth,  That  the  said  Society  for  and  in  considera- 
tion of  the  sum  of  Three  Thousand  Six  Hundred  Dollars  lawful  money  of 
the  United  States  of  America,  to  them  in  hand  well  and  truly  paid  by  the 
said  parties  of  the  second  part,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged, 
and  the  said  Society  therewith  fully  satisfied,  contented  and  paid,  Have 
granted,  bargained,  sold,  aliened,  enfeoffed,  conveyed  and  confirmed,  and 
by  these  presents  Do  grant,  bargain,  sell,  alien,  enfeoff,  convey  and  confirm 
to  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  and  to  their  successors  and  assigns 
forever,  All  that  certain  piece  of  Land,  situate  in  the  City  of  Paterson  in 
the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey — more  particularly  described 
and  bounded  as  follows,  to  wit: 

Beginning  on  the  south  side  of  Market  street  at  a  point  in  the  northeast 
corner  of  a  lot  conveyed  to  Robert  B.  Ruggles  by  the  Heirs  of  Peter  Colt, 
deceased,  the  fifteenth  day  of  November,  A.  D.  Eighteen  Hundred  and 
fifty-two,  running  thence  (1)  easterly  along  the  line  of  Market  street  sixty- 
two  feet  six  inches  to  the  west  boundary  line  of  a  lot  now  owned  by  Ros- 
well  L.  Colt;  thence  (2)  southerly  along  said  line  at  right  angles  to  Market 
street  one  Hundred  and  eighty-seven  feet;  thence  (3)  westerly  parallel  with 
Market  street  until  it  strikes  the  east  side  of  Union  street;  thence  (4) 
northerly  along  Union  street  about  four  feet  until  it  strikes  the  southeast 
corner  of  said  Ruggles  Lot;  thence  (5)  northerly  along  the  East  line  of  said 

*In  Book  H  of  Deeds  for  Passaic  county,  p.  524. 


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lot  about  one  Hundred  and  Eighty-three  feet  to  the  place  of  beginning;  Be- 
ing the  same  property  now  occupied  by  the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Tlornblovver.  To 
be  used  by  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  as  a 
parsonage,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatsoever — and  in  case  of  sale  the 
monies  arising  from  such  sale  to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  or  erection  of 
another  Parsonage,  for  said  Society — and  for  no  other  purpose  whatsoever 
— and  in  case  of  use  or  sale  for  any  other  purpose  than  the  same,  to  revert 
to  Roswell  L.  Colt  his  heirs  and  assigns. 

Together  with  all  and  singular  the  profits,  privileges,  and  advantages,  with 
the  appurtenances  to  the  same  belonging  or  in  anywise  appertaining. 
Also,  all  the  estate,  right,  title,  interest,  property,  claim  and  demand  what- 
soever, as  well  in  law  as  in  equity  of  them,  the  .said  Society,  of,  in  and  to 
lhe  same,  and  of  every  part  and  parcel  thereof,  To  Have  and  to  Hold, 
all  and  singular  the  above  described  Lot  and  premises,  with  the  appur- 
tenances, unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  their  successors  and  as- 
signs, to  the  only  proper  use,  benefit  and  behoof  of  the  said  parties  of  the 
second  part,  their  successors  and  assigns  forever.  And  the  said  Society  do 
for  themselves,  their  successors  and  assigns  covenant  and  grant  to  and  with 
the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  their  successors  and  assigns,  that  they, 
the  said  Society,  are  now  the  true,  lawful  and  right  owners  of  all  and 
singular  the  above  described  Lot  and  premises,  with  the  appurtenances 
unto  the  same  belonging;  and  that  the  said  Lot  and  Premises,  or  any  part 
thereof,  at  the  time  of  the  sealing  and  delivery  of  these  presents,  are  not 
encumbered  by  any  mortgage,  judgment,  or  limitation,  or  by  any  incum- 
brance whatsoever,  by  which  the  title  of  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part, 
hereby  made  or  intended  to  be  made,  for  the  above  described  Lot,  can  or 
may  be  changed,  charged,  altered  or  defeated  in  any  way  whatsoever: 
And  Also  that  the  said  Society  now  have  good  right,  full  power  and  lawful 
authority,  to  grant,  bargain,  sell  and  convey  the  said  Lot  and  Premises  in 
manner  aforesaid;  And  Also,  that  they  will  Warrant,  secure  and  forever 
Defend  the  said  Lot  unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  against  the 
lawful  claims  and  demands  of  all  and  every  person  or  persons  clearly  and 
freely  discharged  and  freed  of  and  from  all  manner  of  encumbrances  what- 
soever. 

In  Testimony  Whereof,  the  Governor  of  said  Society  hath  hereunto  put 
his  hand  and  affixed  the  seal  of  said  Society  the  day  and  year  first  above 
written. 

Sealed  and  Delivered  ) 
in  Presence  of         ) 
note  "heirs"  erased  and  By  order 

"successors"  interlined  four  Roswell  P.  Colt  (L.  S.) 

times  before  execution  Governors.  U.  M. 

Thos.  O.  Smith 


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State  of  New  Jersey,  l'assaic  County  ss.  P>e  it  Remembered,  That  on 
this  Twenty-sixth  day  of  May  A.  D.  1856  before  me  Win.  Gledhill  a  Mas- 
ter in  Chancery  of  said  State  personally  appeared  Thomas  O.  Smith  who 
being  by  me  duly  sworn  according  to  law,  on  his  oath  saith  that  he  knows 
Roswell  L.  Colt  within  named  to  be  the  Governor  of  the  Society  for  Estab- 
lishing Useful  Manufactures,  that  the  seal  within  affixed  is  the  common 
seal  of  the  said  Society,  that  he  heard  the  said  Roswell  L.  Colt  acknowledge 
that  he  signed,  sealed  and  delivered  the  within  instrument  as  the  voluntary 
act  and  deed  of  the  said  Society,  and  that  he  the  said  Thomas  O.  Smith 
signed  his  name  thereto  at  the  same  time  as  an  attesting  witness. 

Proved  this  26th  day  of  May  ) 

A.  D.  1856  before  me  - 

Wm.  Gledhill      ) 

Rec'd  in  the  office  and  Recorded  Dec.  22d  1856.* 

Canfield  Clk 


XV. 

Deed  from  the  S.  U.  M.  for  the  New  Cemetery,  1854. 

This  Indenture,  made  this  Eleventh  day  of  May  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  fifty  four  Between  "The  Society  for  Es- 
tablishing Useful  Manufactures,"  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  of  the  One 
Part;  and  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson," 
County  of  Passaic  &  State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  Second  Part;  Witnesseth, 
That  the  said  Society,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  Six  thousand 
five  hundred  and  sixteen  56  |  100  Dollars  lawful  money  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  to  them  in  hand  well  and  truly  paid  by  the  said  parties 
of  the  second  part,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged,  and  the 
said  .Society  therewith  fully  satisfied,  contented,  and  paid,  Have  granted, 
bargained,  sold,  aliened,  enfeoffed,  conveyed  and  confirmed,  and  by  these 
presents  Do  grant,  bargain,  sell,  alien,  enfeoff,  convey  and  confirm  to  the 
said  parties  of  the  second  part  and  to  their  successors  and  assigns  forever, 
all  that  certain  piece  of  land  situate  in  the  City  of  Paterson,  County  of  Pas- 
saic, and  State  of  New  Jersey,  more  particularly  described  and  bounded  as 
follows,  to  wit,  Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  westerly  line  of  the  Meth- 
odist Cemetery  if  continued  southwesterly  in  a  straight  line  would  intersect 
the  northeasterly  line  of  Market  Street  running  thence  (1)  north  ten  degrees 
East  one  hundred  and  ninety  six  feet  six  inches  to  the  southwesterly  corner 
of  the  Methodist  Cemetery  (2)  Easterly  along  the   southerly   line  of  said 

*In  Book  A  2  of  Passaic  County  Deeds,  p.  297.  It  will  be  noticed  that  the  deed  is 
dated  December  1,  1852;  but  it  was  not  proved  until  May  20,  1856,  and  was  not  recorded 
until  December  22,  1856. 


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Cemetery  south  eighty  degrees  and  forty  minutes  east  three  hundred  and 
twenty  five  feet  to  the  westerly  line  of  the  First  Reformed  Dutch  Cemetery 
(3)  along  the  same  southerly  at  right  angles  from  the  last  line  seven  feet  six 
inches  to  the  southwesterly  corner  of  the  last  mentioned  cemetery  (4)  South 
eighty  degrees  and  forty  minutes  east  along  the  southerly  line  of  the  last 
mentioned  cemetery  two  hundred  and  fifty  one  feet  three  inches  to  the 
southeast  corner  thereof  (5)  south  nine  degrees  and  twenty  minutes  west 
three  hundred  and  sixty  nine  feet  to  the  northeasterly  line  of  Market  Street, 
(6)  northwesterly  along  Market  Street,  Six  hundred  and  five  feet  nine  in- 
ches to  the  beginning,  containing  three  acres  and  seventy  four  hundredth's 
of  an  acre,  or  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  two  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
fourteen  square  feet — For  the  purposes  of  a  Cemetery. 

Together  with  all  and  singular  the  profits,  privileges  and  advantages,  with 
the  appurtenances  unto  the  same  belonging,  or  in  any  wise  appertaining. 
Also,  all  the  estate,  right,  title,  interest,  property,  claim  and  demand  what- 
soever, as  well  at  law  as  in  equity,  of  them  the  said  Society,  of,  in,  and  to 
the  same,  and  of  every  part  and  parcel  thereof. 

To  have  and  to  Hold,  all  and  singular  the  above  described  land  and 
premises,  with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part, 
their  successors  and  assigns,  to  the  only  proper  use,  benefit  and  behoof  to 
the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  their  successors  and  assigns  for  ever. 
And  the  said  Society  do,  for  themselves,  their  successors  and  assigns,  cove- 
nant and  grant,  to  and  with  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  their  suc- 
cessors and  assigns,  that  they,  the  said  Society,  now  are  the  true,  lawful 
and  right  owners  of  all  and  singular  the  above  described  land  and  premises, 
with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  same  belonging;  and  tha:  the  said  Lot  and 
Premises,  or  any  part  thereof,  at  the  time  of  sealing  and  delivery  of 
these  presents,  are  not  encumbered  by  any  mortgage,  judgment,  or 
limitation,  or  by  any  incumbrance  whatsoever,  by  which  the  title  of 
the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  hereby  made,  or  intended  to  be  made, 
for  the  above  described  land  can  or  may  be  changed,  charged,  altered  or  de- 
feated, in  any  way  whatever;  and  also,  that  the  said  Society  now  have  good 
right,  full  power,  and  lawful  authority,  to  grant,  bargain,  sell,  and  convey 
the  above  described  Lot  and  premises  in  manner  aforesaid;  and  also,  that  they 
will  warrant,  secure  and  for  ever  defend  the  said  Lot  of  land  unto  the  said 
parties  of  the  second  part,  against  the  lawful  claims  and  demands  of  all  and 
every  person  or  persons,  clearly  and  freely  discharged  and  freed,  of,  and 
from  all  manner  of  incumbrances  whatever. 

In  Testimony  Whereof,  the  Governor  of  said  Society  hath  hereunto  put 
his  hand,  and  affixed  the  seal  of  said  Society,  the  day  and  year  first  above 
written. 


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Sealed  and  Delivered  / 
in  presence  of         S 
NOTE — Heirs  erased  four  times       ) 
and  successors  interlined.  ) 

T  O  Colt  By  order 

Rosweil  L  Colt        [L.  s- 1 
Governor  SUM 
State  of  New  Jersey,  ) 
Passaic  County,  ss.     \ 

Beit  remembered,  That  on  this  Eleventh  day  of  May  A.  1).  1854  before 
me,  Thomas  O  Smith  a  Commissioner  for  taking  the  acknowledgement  and 
proof  of  deeds  in  said  State  personally  appeared  Thomas  O  Colt  who  being 
by  me  duly  sworn  according  to  law,  on  his  oath  saith  that  he  knows 
Rosweil  L  Colt  within  named,  to  be  the  Governor  of  the  Society  for  Estab- 
lishing Useful  Manufactures;  that  the  seal  within  affixed  is  the  Common 
Seal  of  said  Society;  that  he  heard  the  said  Rosweil  L  Colt  acknowledge 
that  he  signed,  sealed  and  delivered  the  within  instrument  as  the  voluntary 
act  and  deed  of  the  said  Society,  and  that  he,  the  said  Thomas  O  Colt 
signed  his  name  thereto  at  the  same  ti.ne  as  an  attesting  witness. 

Proved  this  11  day  of  May  / 
A.  D.  1854  before  me,  ) 

Thos.  O  Smith  ) 

Commisioner  ) 

Rec'd  in  the  Clerks  office  of  Passaic  County,  on  the  loth  day  of  May 
A.  U.  1854,  and  recorded  in  Book  V  of  Deeds,  pages  89  &c. 

Can  field  Clk. 


XVI. 

Deed  ov  Release  for  Parsonage  Property,  1889. 

This  Indenture  made  the  First  day  of  March  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  Eight  hundred  and  Eighty  Nine,  Between  Morgan  G.  Colt  of  the 
City  County  and  State  of  New  York  and  de  Grasse  B.  Fowler  and  Julia  C. 

Fowler  his  wife  of  the  City  of  Baltimore  in  the  County  of  and  State 

of  Maryland,  of  the  first  part;  and  The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Society  in  Paterson,  of  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and 
State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  second  part:  Witnesseth,  that  the  said  party  of 
the  first  part  for  and  in  consideration  of  one  dollar  and  other  good  and  val- 
uable considerations  them  thereunto  moving,  lawful  money  of  the  United 
States  of  America  to  them  in  hand  well  and  truly  paid  by  the  said  party  of 
the  second  part  at  or  before  the  sealing  and  delivery  of  these  presents  the 
receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged  and  the  said  party  of  the  first  part 
bejng  therewith  fully  satisfied  contented  and  paid  have  given,  granted,  bar- 


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gained,  sold,  aliened,  released,  enfeoffed,  conveyed  and  confirmed,  and  by 
these  presents  do  give  grant  bargain  sell  alien  release  enfeoff,  convey  and 
confirm  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  and  to  its  successors  and  as- 
signs forever,  all  that  certain  tract  or  parcel  of  land  and  premises  herein- 
after particularly  described  situate  lying  and  being  in  the  City  of  1'aterson 
in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey,  Beginning  in  the  South 
line  of  Market  Street  at  a  point  in  the  Northeast  corner  of  a  lot  conveyed  to 
Robert  B.  Ruggles  by  the  heirs  of  Peter  Colt  deceased  the  Fifteenth  day  of 
November  A.  I>  Eighteen  hundred  and  Fifty  Two,  running  thence  (1) 
Easterly  along  the  line  of  Market  Street  sixty  two  feet  six  inches  to  the 
West  boundary  line  of  a  lot  now  owned  by  Roswell  L.  Colt:  thence  (2) 
southerly  along  said  line  at  right  angles  to  Market  Street  one  hundred  and 
eighty  seven  feet:  thence  (3)  Westerly  parallel  with  Market  Street  until  it 
Strikes  the  East  side  of  Union  Street:  thence  (4)  Northerly  along  Union 
Steeet  about  four  feet  until  it  Strikes  the  Southeast  corner  of  said  Ruggles 
lot:  thence  (5)  Northerly  along  the  east  line  of  said  lot  about  one  hundred 
and  eighty  three  feet  to  the  place  of  Beginning. 

Being  the  same  property  now  or  formerly  occupied  by  the  Rev  Wm  H. 
Hornblower,  and  being  the  same  premises  described  in  and  conveyed  by 
The  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures  to  the  parties  of  the 
second  part  hereto  by  Deed  dated  the  First  day  of  December  in  the  year 
Eighteen  hundred  and  Fifty  Two  and  recorded  in  the  Clerk's  Office  of 
Passaic  County,  in  Book  A  2  of  Deeds  for  said  County   on    page   297    &c. 

The  object  of  this  conveyance  being  to  release  the  party  of  the  second  part 
hereto  from  any  and  every  condition,  trust,  obligation,  restriction  or  limita- 
tion, contained  in  or  implied  by  a  certain  clause  in  the  aforesaid  Deed  fol- 
lowing next  after  the  description  of  the  premises  by  said  deed  conveyed  and 
which  clause  is  in  the  words  following  to  wit,  "To  be  used  by  the  Trustees 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  as  a  Parsonage  and  for  no 
other  purpose  whatsoever,  and  in  case  of  sale,  the  monies  arising  from  such  sale 
to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  or  erection  of  another  Parsonage  for  said 
Society,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatsoever,  and  in  case  of  use  or  sale  for 
any  other  purpose  than  the  same  to  revert  to  Roswell  L.  Colt,  his  heirs  and 
assigns."  Together  with  all  and  singular  the  houses,  buildings,  trees, 
ways,  waters,  protils  privileges  and  advantages  with  the  appurtenances  to 
the  same  belonging  or  in  anywise  appertaining:  Also,  all  the  estate,  right, 
title,  interest,  property,  claim  and  demand  whatsoever  of  the  said  party  of 
the  first  part  of  in  and  to  the  same,  and  of  in  and  to  every  part  and  parcel 
thereof.  To  have  and  to  hold,  all  and  singular  the  above  described  land 
and  premises  with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part 
its  successors  and  assigns,  to  the  only  proper  use,  benefit  and  behoof  of  the 
said  party  of  the  second  part  its  successors  and  assigns  forever. 


*95 

£n  Witness  Whereof,  the  said  party  ol   the  firsl    part    have    hereunto   set 
their  hands  and  seals  the  day  and  yeai  first  above  written. 
Signed,  Sealed  and    Delivered    in   the   ) 

presence  of  |    Morgan  G.  Coll  |  L.  S.  | 

"heirs"  Stricken  out  twice  and   "sue-    J 

cessois"  interlined  >  Julia  C.  Fowler  [L.  S.j 

covenant    stricken    out    before    execu-    | 

tion  |    De  Grasse  1!.  Fowler  [L.  S.] 

John  U.  Beam 
State  of  New  Jersey  ) 
County  of  Passaic      ) 

Be  it  Remembered  that  on  this  Second  day  of 
March  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  Eight  hundred  and  eighty  nine 
before  me  John  R.  Beam,  A  Master  in  Chancery  of  New  Jersey,  personally 
appeared  Morgan  G.  Colt,  DeGrasse  B.  Fowler  and  Julia  C.  his  wife,  who 
I  am  satisfied  are  the  grantors  in  the  within  Deed  of  Conveyance  named: 
and  I  having  first  made  known  to  them  the  contents  thereof  they  did  each 
acknowledge  that  they  signed,  sealed  and  delivered  the  same  as  their  volun- 
tary act  and  deed  for  the  uses  and  purposes  therein  expressed;  and  the  said 
Julia  C.  Fowler  being  by  me  privately  examined  separate  and  apart  from 
her  husband  did  further  acknowledge  that  she  signed  sealed  and  delivered 
the  same  as  her  voluntary  act  and  deed  freely  without  any  fear  threats  or 
compulsion  of  her  said  husband. 

John  R.  Beam 

Master  in  Chancery  of  N.  T. 
Received  and  Recorded  March  13th  1889.* 

Wm.  M.  Smith  Clk. 

XVII. 

Deed  Relating  to  the  Cemeteries,  1889. 

This  Indenture  made  the  First  day  of  February  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand  Eight  hundred  and  Eighty  nine  Between  Morgan  G.  Colt  of 
the  City,  County  and  State  of  New  York,  and  Julia  C.  Fowler,  and  De 
( Irasse  B.  Fowler  her  husband  of  the  City  of  Baltimore    in    the    County    of 

and  State  of  Maryland  of  the  first  part  :     And    The    Trustees   of 

The  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  of  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the 
County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  Second  part  :  Witness- 
eth,  that  the  said  party  of  the  first  part  for  and  in  consideration  of  one  dol- 
lar and  other  good  and  valuable  considerations  them  thereunto  moving  law- 
ful money  of  the  United  States  of  America  to  them  in  hand  well  and  truly 
paid  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  at  or  before  the    sealing    and    de- 

*ln  Bnuk  K  !)  of  Deeds  for  Pas°aic  County,  pages  583  &c. 


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livery  of  these  presents  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged,  and 
the  said  party  of  the  first  part  being  therewith  fully  satisfied  contented  and 
paid  have  remised,  released  quit-claimed  and  confirmed  and  by  theee  presents 
do  remise,  release  quit  claim  and  confirm  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second 
part,  and  to  its  successors  and  assigns  forever,  all  those  lots  tracts  or  par- 
cels of  land  and  premises  hereinafter  particularly  described  situate  lying 
and  being  in  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of 
New  Jersey. 

The  First  Tract:  Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  westerly  line  of  the 
Methodist  Cemetery  if  continued  soutwesterly  in  a  straight  line  would  in- 
tersect the  northeasterly  line  of  Market  Street,  running  thence  north  ten  de- 
grees East  one  hundred  and  ninety  six  feet  six  inches  to  the  southwesterly 
ccrner  of  the  Methodist  Cemetery  (2)  Easterly  along  the  Southerly  line  of 
said  Cemetery  south  eighty  degrees  and  forty  minutes  East,  three  hundred 
and  twenty  five  feet  to  the  westerly  line  of  the  First  Reformed  Dutch  Cem- 
etery; (3)  along  the  same  southerly  at  right  angles  from  the  last  line  seven 
leet  six  inches  to  the  southwesterly  corner  of  the  last  mentioned  Cemetery: 
(4)  South  eighty  degrees  and  forty  minutes  East  along  the  southerly  line  of  the 
last  mentioned  Cemetery  two  hundred  and  fifty  one  feet  three  inches  to  the 
southeast  corner  thereof;  (5)  South  nine  degrees  and  twenty  minutes  west 
three  hundred  and  sixty  nine  feet  to  the  northeasterly  line  of  Market  street: 
((j)  northwesterly  along  Market  Street  Six  hundred  and  five  feet  nine  inches 
to  the  Beginning:  Containing  three  acres  and  seventy  four  hundredths  of 
an  acre  or  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  two  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
fourteen  square  feet. 

Being  the  same  premises  as  described  and  conveyed  in  and  by  a  certain 
deed  from  The  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures  to  the  party 
hereto  of  the  second  part  dated  May  Eleventh  1854,  and  recorded  in  the 
Clerk's  Office  of  Passaic  County  Book  V  of  Deeds,  page  89. 

The  purpose  of  this  Deed  is  to  vest  the  title  to  the  said  land  in  the  party 
of  the  second  part  absolutely  and  free  and  released  from  all  conditions, 
trusts  or  obligations  that  might  remain  vested  in  the  party  of  the  first  part 
by  reason  of  language  contained  in  the  said  Deed  to  the  effect  that  the 
property  should  be  used  for  the  purposes  of  a  Cemetery. 

Second  Tract:  Beginning  on  the  South  side  of  Market  Street  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  Abraham  Van  Blarcom's  lands,  running  thence  along 
Market  Street  South  sixty  seven  degrees  East  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet: 
thence  at  right  angles,  South  twenty  three  degrees  West  two  hundred  and 
eighty  six  feet  to  Abraham  Van  Blarcom's  lands:  thence  north  five  degrees 
East  three  hundred  and  twenty  four  feet  to  the  place  of  beginning; 


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Being  the  same  lot  that  was  conveyed  by  the  said  Society  for  Establish- 
ing Useful  Manufactures  to  the  party  hereto  of  the  Second  part,  by  Deed 
dated  July  Eleventh,  1814: 

The  purpose  of  this  Deed  is  to  vest  the  title  to  the  said  lands  in  the  party 
of  the  second  part  absolutely  and  free  and  released  from  all  conditions  trusts 
or  obligations  that  might  remain  vested  in  the  party  of  the  first  part  by 
reason  of  language  contained  in  said  deed  to  the  effect  that  the  said  proper- 
ty was  to  be  used  as  a  burial  ground  and  not  to  be  occupied  for  any  other 
purpose  whatever. 

The  Third  Tract:  Beginning  at  the  East  corner  of  the  said  present  Bury- 
ing ground  on  the  highway  leading  from  the  Passaic  River  to  the  Town  of 
Paterson:  thence  running  along  the  said  highway  south  sixty  six  degrees 
East  three  chains  and  fifty  five  links  to  a  corner  on  the  same  highway: 
thence  south  twenty  four  degrees  West  twelve  chains  and  sixty  links  along 
the  lands  of  the  said  State  to  a  corner  of  the  same  and  of  lands  now  or  late 
of  Abraham  Van  Blarcom:  thence  ncrth  along  the  said  lands  of  Van  Blar- 
com  three  degrees  west  eight  chains  and  fifty  links  to  the  south  corner  of 
the  said  old  Burying  ground:  thence  north  along  the  same  twenty  four  de- 
grees west  four  chains  and  seventy  three  links  to  the  place  of  beginning: 
Containing  three  acres. 

Being  the  same  premises  that  were  so  described  in  a  Deed  of  Conveyance 
by  Isaac  J.  Vanderbeck  Sheriff  to  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Man- 
ufactures, which  deed  was  dated  August  eighth  Eighteen  hundred  and 
forty  three  and  recorded  in  the  said  Clerks  Office  in  Book  II  of  Deeds  page 
382  etc. 

It  was  intended  by  the  said  The  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manu- 
factures to  convey  the  said  tract  to  the  party  hereto  of  the  second  part  but 
by  reason  of  some  inadvertence  or  mistake  or  by  reason  of  subsequent  loss 
of  the  deed,  no  conveyance  can  now  be  found,  and  the  object  of  this  deed 
is  to  vest  the  said  land  in  the  said  party  hereto  of  the  second  part  absolutely 
and  free  from  any  trust  condition  or  obligation,  relative  to  its  use  as  a 
Burying  ground. 

The  above  described  several  tracts  were  conveyed  by  The  Society  for  Es- 
tablishing Useful  Manufactures  to  the  party  hereto  of  the  first  part  by 
Deed  dated  December  15th  1880.  Excepting  however,  any  burial  plots  of 
or  for  the  use  of  the  family  and  descendants  of  the  late  Peter  Colt,  or  any 
of  them  in  any  of  the  foregoing  premises.  Together  with  all  and  singular 
the  houses,  buildings,  trees,  ways,  waters,  profits,  privileges  and  advan- 
tages with  the  appurtenances  to  the  same  belonging  or  in  any  wise  apper- 
taining: also  all  the  estate,  right,  title,  interest,  property,  claim  and  demand 
whatsoever  of  the  said  party  of  the  first  part  of  in  and  to  the  same  and  of  in 
and  to  every  part  and  parcel  thereof.      To  have  and  to  hold  all  and  singular 


298 

(he  above  described  land  and  premises    with    the    appurtenances    unlo    the 

said  party  of  the  second  part  its  successors  and  assigns  to  the    only    proper 

Use  benefit  and  behoof  of  the  said  party  of  the   second    part    its    successors 

and  assigns  forever. 

In  Witness  Whereof  the  said  party  of  the    first    part    have    hereunto    set 

their  hands  and  seals  the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 

Signed    Sealed    and    Delivered    in  the  pres-  1    Morgan  G.  Colt,  [I,  S.] 

Dedrasse  I>.  bowler 


ence  of 

on    1st    page    the   words    "given,    granted, 

bargained  sold,  aliened"  "give,  grant,    bar-   I 


gain,  sell,  alien,"  "heirs"  stricken  out   "suc- 


cessors"  interlined  on  3rd  page  "heirs 
stricken  out  and  "successors"  interlined  J 
twice  before  execution,  on  1st  page  "en- 
feoffed, conveyed"  &  "enfeoff,  convey" 
stricken  out.  and  "remised,"  "quit  claimed" 
"remise"  "quit  claim"  interlined  before  ex- 
ecution 

lohn  R.  Ream. 


Julia  C.  Fowler 


[L.  S. 
[L.  S.l 


State  of  New  Jersey  ) 
County  of  Passaic      ) 

Be  it  Remembered  that  on  this  Twelfth  day  of  .March 
in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  Eight  hundred  and  Eighty  nine  be- 
fore me  John  R.  Beam  Master  in  Chancery  of  New  Jersey,  personally  ap- 
peared Morgan  G.  Colt,  DeGrasse  B.  Fowler,  and  Julia  C.  Fowler  his  wife, 
who  I  am  satisfied  are  the  grantors  in  the  within  Deed  of  Conveyance 
named:  and  I  having  first  made  known  to  them  the  contents  thereof  they 
did  each  acknowledge  that  they  signed  sealed  and  delivered  the  same  as 
their  voluntary  act  and  deed  for  the  uses  and  purposes  therein  expressed: 
and  the  said  Julia  C.  Fowler  being  by  me  privately  examined  separate  and 
apart  from  her  husband  did  further  acknowledge  that  she  signed  sealed  and 
delivered  the  same  as  her  voluntary  act  and  deed,  freely  without  any  fear, 
threats  or  compulsion  of  her  said  husband. 
John  K.  Beam 

Master  in  Chancery  of  N.  J. 
Received  and  Recorded  March  13th  1889* 

Win  M.  Smith  Clk 


"In  Book  k  '.1  of  Deeili  for  Passaic  County,  per-.  585  &c. 


299 
XVIII. 

Conveyance  of  Part  of  the  New  Cemetery,  1889. 

This  Indenture  made  the  First  day  of  March  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  Eight  hundred  and  Eighty  nine,  lietween  The  Trustees  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  a  corporation  of  the  State  of  New 
Jersey,  of  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic  and  State  of  New 
Jersey  of  the  fust  part;  and  The  Society's  Land  Company  a  corporation  of 
the  State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the  County  of  Passaic 
and  State  of  New  Jersey  of  the  second  part:  Witnesseth  that  the  said 
party  of  the  first  part  for  and  in  consideration  of  divers  good  and  valuable 
considerations  it  thereunto  moving  and  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum 
of  one  dollar  lawful  money  of  the  United  States  of  America  to  it  in  hand 
well  and  truly  paid  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  at  or  before  the 
sealing  and  delivery  of  these  presents,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  ac- 
knowledged and  the  said  party  of  the  first  part  being  therewith  fully  satis- 
lied  contented  and  paid  hath  given,  granted  bargained  sold,  aliened,  re- 
leased, enfeoffed,  conveyed  and  confirmed,  and  by  these  presents  doth  give, 
grant,  bargain,  sell,  alien,  release,  enfeoff,  convey  and  confirm  unto  the 
said  party  of  the  second  part,  and  to  its  successors  and  assigns  forever  All 
those  certain  tracts  or  parcels  of  land  and  premises,  hereinafter  particularly 
described  situate,  lying  and  being  in  the  City  of  Paterson  in  the  County  o^ 
Passaic  and  State  of  New  Jersey. 

First  Tract:  Beginning  on  the  North  side  of  Market  Street  and  in  the 
southeasterly  corner  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  and  premises  conveyed  to  the 
party  of  the  first  part  hereto  by  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manu- 
factures, by  Deed  dated  the  Eleventh  day  of  May  in  the  year  Eighteen 
hundred  and  Fifty  Four,  and  recorded  in  the  Clerks  Office  of  the  County 
of  Passaic  in  Book  V.  of  Deeds  for  said  County  on  pages  89  >S:c  and  which 
tract  is  commonly  called  the  "New  Presbyterian  Cemetery"  and  running 
thence  (1)  Westerly  along  the  north  side  of  Market  Street  to  the  westerlv 
line  of  Craham  Avenue  (formerly  Pierson  Street)  as  laid  out  on  Map  N  of 
lands  of  The  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufactures  being  a  distance 
of  nineteen  feet;  thence  (2)  northerly  along  said  Westerly  line  of  Craham 
avenue  as  laid  out  aforesaid  one  hundred  and  fifteen  feet  and  thirty  seven 
one  hundredths  of  a  foot,  more  or  less  to  the  point  where  the  Easterly  line 
of  the  aforesaid  lands  of  the  party  hereto  of  the  first  part  intersects  the  said 
westerly  line  of  said  Craham  avenue:  thence  (3)  Southerly  along  the  East- 
erly lint  of  lands  of  the  party  of  the  first  part  hereto  one  hundred  and 
eighteen  feet  and  seventy  five  one  hundredths  of  a  foot  more  or  less  to  the 
place  of  beginning. 


3°° 

Which  tract  is  hereby  dedicated  by  the  joint  consent  of  the  parties  hereto 
for  a  public  street. 

Second  Tract:  Beginning  in  the  line  between  the  aforesaid  lands  of  the 
party  of  the  first  part  hereto  and  the  lands  of  "The  First  Reformed  Dutch 
Church  of  Totowa"  commonly  known  as  and  called  the  "Reformed  Church 
Cemetery"  at  a  point  on  said  line  forty  feet  West  of  the  West  line  of  Graham 
avenue  (formerly  I'ieison  Street)  and  running  thence  Westerly  along  said 
line  fifty  one  feet  to  a  point  ninety  feet  at  right  angles  from  the  Westerly 
line  of  Graham  avenue  thence  (2)  southerly  and  parallel  with  the  West  line 
of  Graham  avenue  two  hundred  and  thirty  seven  feet  and  fifty  one  hun- 
dredths of  a  foot  to  a  point  distant  one  hundred  feet  at  right  angles  from 
the  north  side  of  Market  Street;  thence  (?>)  Easterly  ninety  three  feet  and 
five  tenths  of  a  foot  to  a  point  in  the  west  line  of  Graham  avenue  as  laid 
out  on  Map  X,  of  lands  of  the  Society  for  Establishing  Useful  Manufac- 
tures distant  on  said  line  one  hundred  and  one  feet  North  from  the  North 
line  of  Market  Street:  thence  (4)  Northerly  along  said  West  line  of  Graham 
avenue  thirteen  feet  more  or  less  to  the  point  where  the  Easterly  line  of  the 
lands  of  the  party  of  the  first  part  hereto  intersects  the  Westerly  line  of 
Graham  avenue  as  laid  out  as  aforesaid:  and  thence  (o)  Northerly  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  seven  feet  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Said  tracts  are  more  particularly  described  on  the  map  annexed  hereto. 

Together  with  all  and  singular  the  houses,  buildings,  trees,  ways  waters, 
profits,  privileges  and  advantages  with  the  appurtenances  to  the  same  be- 
longing or  in  anywise  appertaining:  Also,  all  the  estate  right,  title,  inter- 
est, property,  claim  and  demand  whatsoever  of  the  said  party  cf  the  first 
part  of  in  and  to  the  same,  and  of  in  and  to  every  part  and  parcel  thereof 
To  have  and  to  hold,  all  and  singular  the  above  described  land  and  prem- 
ises with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  its  suc- 
cessors and  assigns  to  the  only  proper  use  benefit  and  behoof  of  the  said 
party  of  the  second  part  its  successors  and  assigns  forever. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  the  said  party  of  the  first  part  hath  hereunto  caused 
its  President  to  set  his  hand  and  to  affix  its  Common  Seal  the  day  and  year 
first  above  written. 

Signed,  Sealed  and  Delivered  in  the  pres- 
ence of 

The  word  "heirs"  erased  and  the  word  "suc- 
cessors" inserted  three  times;  the  covenants 
erased;  and  in  conclusion  the  words  "caused 
its  President  to"  and  the  words  "to  affix  its 
comrnon"  inserted,  all  before  signing. 

Wm  Nejson 


Henry  I.  Clark  [L.  S.] 
President. 


3or 

State  of  New  Jersey  ) 

County  of  Passaic  \ 

Be  it  Remembered  that  on  this  Fourth  day  of 
March,  A.  D.  1889,  before  me  John  Hopper,  one  of  the  Masters  in  Chan- 
cery of  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  personally  appeared,  William  Nelson  who 
being  by  me  duly  sworn  according  to  law  on  his  oath  saith  that  he  knows 
Henry  I.  Clark  to  be  President  of  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Society  in  Paterson"  New  Jersey:  that  the  seal  above  affixed  is  the  common 
seal  of  the  said  corporation,  that  he  heard  the  said  Henry  I.  Clark  ac- 
knowledge that  he  signed  sealed  and  delivered  the  foregoing  instrument  as 
the  voluntary  act  and  deed  of  the  said  corporation,  and  that  he  the  said 
William  Nelson,  signed  his  name  thereto,  at  the  same  time  as  an  attesting 
witness. 

Proved  the  day  and  year  above  mentioned. 
John  Hopper 

Master  in  Chancery 
Received  and  Recorded  March  13th  1889.* 

Wm  M.  Smith  Clk 

*In  Book  K  9  of  Deeds  for  Passaic  county,  pages  590  &c. 

XIX. 

Subscription  for  a  Hearse,  1825. 

We  the  subscribers,  members  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Congregation  in 
Paterson,  considering  it  to  be  desirable  cc  important  that  a  Hearse,  should 
be  procured,  which  shall  be  the  property  of  the  Congregation,  to  be  used 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  members  of  this  congregation — &  also  for  the 
accommodation  of  others,  when  convenient, — Promise  to  pay  to  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  first  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson  the  sums  annexed  to  our 
respective  names  for  the  above  mentioned  object. 

Paterson  May  30th  1825 


$ 

Brown  King  pd 

1  00 

Saml  Fisher 

2  00 

James  Brooks  paid 

1  00 

A  Godwin  Jr 

2  00 

Cash  pd 

25 

John  Clark  Jr 

1  00 

Wm  Ferguson 

1  00 

Wm  M  Cobb 

1  00 

Nesbitt  Taylor  Pd 

"  75 

Edo  Van  Winkle 

1  00 

L  White 

"  75 

Henry  Whitely  paid 

1  00 

James  Close 

1  00 

John  Garrison 

1  00 

John  Ray  paid 

1  00 

J  Weller 

1  0 

John  Morrow  paid 

50 

A.  King  paid 

1  00 

John  Campbell 

50 

James  Warren  paid 

41 

1  00 

Allan  Campbell 

50 

302 

1  00     W  Thomson  pd 

1  — 

50     David  Wilson         paid 

50 

1  00     Joseph  Sherburne 

50 

1  00     John  flood 

1  00 

1  00     Danl  F  Lock  wood 

1  00 

1           John  Rutan 

1  00 

50     Doer  W  Ellison  Pd 

2  00 

50     Henry  Post 

1  00 

C.  M.  Godwin  Paid 

1  30 

John  Vail 
Nicholas  Smith 
Wm  F  Bowne 
Robt  O  Robinson  pd 
Joseph  Ferris  Paid 
Elisha  B.  Clark  paid 
Hy  E  Van  Winkle 
Simeon  Clasen 


XX. 

List  of  Lot  Owners  in  Old  Cemetery,  1840. 

1  Henry  Whitely  Paid 

2  John  Smith  do 

3  Thomas  Van  Riper  do 

4  William  Sandford  N  1-2  do 
Mrs  Ferris  S  1-2  do 

5  James  Moore  do 

6  Jacob  Catlin  do 

7  M  W  Collet  do 

8  John  Blundell  S  1-2  Carter 

9  Inquire 

10  Abram  Servin  do 

11  Thomas  McGiven  S  1-2  enquire 

17  Aaron  King  Jr 

18  Garret  Van  Houten  do 

19  John  Steel  N  1-2  do 
Berry  S  1-2  do 

20  Sold 

21  Lemuel  White  do 

22  Robert  Hughson  query 

23  Sold 

24  John  Benson  do 

25  John  Rutan  do 

26  John  Clark  do 

27  Elisha  Clark  do 

28  W  L  Clark  do 

30  William  Quin  do 

31  B  M  Hagerty  do 

32  David  Burnett  do 

33  Albert  Hopper  do 


3°3 


S  1-2        N  1-2 

34  Cundell  &  Hathaway 

do 

35  John  Garrison 

do 

36  John  A  Jones 

do 

37  John  Blundell 

do 

45  Mark  W  Crady 

do 

46  John  Clark  Jr  N  1-2 

do 

Force                  S  1-2 

do 

47  Daniel  Thompson 

do 

48  Bernard  Whiting 

do 

49  Thomas  Luck 

do 

50  John  Scisco 

do 

51  P  Stead  N  1-2  I  Canady  S  1-2 

do 

52  Moses  Parker 

53  Robert  Brooks 

do 

54  Pettigrew 

do 

55  Mrs  Martin  N  1-2 

56  Danl  Lowry  N  1-2 

do 

62  John  Benjamin 

do 

63  Thompson  N  1-2  Donnelly  S  1- 

2 

73  Wm  Wood 

do 

74  C  Brower 

75  C  Hequemburg  Jr 

76  Spear,  Hopper  &  Inslee 

do 

77  Sherilin  S  1-2 

78  William  Angus 

do 

79  Thomas  McKnabb 

do 

80  A  Graham  N  1-2  J  Lemon  S  1- 

■2 

82  to  90  inclusive  W  Dickey 

do 

91  Valentine 

105  A  Hunter  S  1-2 

John  D  Carlick  N  1-2 

127  S  Eaton  D  Axtell 

S  1-2         N  1-2 

128  A  Richards,  N  Smith 

129  Robert  Thomson 

130  Peter  Sloat 

do 

131  Benjamin  Crane 

132  Hugh  Beggs 

do 

133  D  K  Allen                              \ 

134  D  K  Allen                               I 

do 

135  D  K  Allen                               ( 

Given  by  Trustees 


Lemon  has  paid 

V  is  to  pay  $9  in  work 
There  is  one  grave  on  lot 
Hunter  has  paid 


Richards  has  paid 


in  Brower's  hands 


$30 


304 

200  P  Edge  S  1-2 

The  above  account  I  gathered  from  Brown  with  a  few  exceptions. 


O  P.* 


XXI. 

Subscription  for  Bringing  the  Rev.  Mr.  Clark  to  Paterson. 


We  the  Subscribers 

agree 

to  pay  the 

sums  annexed  to  our 

respective  names 

for  the  purpose  of  def 

raying 

the  expenses  of  mooving  the 

Rev    Mr 

Clark 

from  Flemmington  to 

this  pi 

ace — 

Paterson  5! 

[arch  21, 

1837 

Samuel  G  Wheeler 

pd 

25  00 

M.  E.  DeWitt 

pd 

3.00 

Joseph  Smith 

pd 

25  00 

A.  Munson 

pd 

2.00 

William  L  Clark 

pd 

10  00 

A  Van  Saun 

pd 

3.00 

C  M  Godwin 

pd 

10  — 

William  Crossett 

pd 

2  00 

William  Dickey 

pd 

15  00 

Cash 

pd 

1.00 

0  Pollard 

pd 

5  00 

Wra  Cundell 

pd 

2.00 

D.  Burnett 

pd 

5  00 

James  Close 

pd 

1.00 

John  Colt 

pd 

25. 

Cash 

pd 

o 

Cash 

E  E  Collins 

pd 
pd 

1  00 
1  00 

120 

25 

Elisha  B  Clark 

pd 

5.— 

John  S  Personett 

pd 

2  00 

&iA.n  no 

25 


XXII. 

Subscription  Toward  Paying  i\1r.  Clark's  Salary,  1841. 

Whereas  a  deficiency  of  Three  Hundred  and  fifty  Dollars  exists  in  the 
payment  of  The  Revd  Mr  Clarks  Salary,  and  there  is  no  other  way  of  rais- 
ing said  deficiency  except  by  private  subscription.  We  the  undersigned  do 
therefor  agree  to  pay  Wm  L  Clark  Treasurer  the  sums  attached  to  our  re- 
spective names  for  the  purpose  aforesaid  Paterson  15  May  1841 
R  L  Colt  pd  $50  George  W  Sneden  pd  1  00 
H.  C  Stimson  pd  10  L.  E.  Collins  paid  2 
Cash                                    pd         25          Henry  White                    pd           2  00 

*0.  Pollard. 


• 

305 

Robt  Morrell 

pd 

20 

David  Cowen                 paid 

2  00 

Joseph  Smith 

pd 

20 

D.  Burnett 

pd 

20 

7  00 

Wm.  L  Clark 

pd 

20 

360 

John  S  Personett 

pd 

20 



Wm  Cundell 

pd 

20 

Entd  by  Treas           }_ 

$367  00 

Wm  Dickey 

pd 

20 

May  27,  1841  J 

Cash 

pd 

10 

Chas  Danforth 

pd 

10 

E  B  Clark 

pd 

10 

T.  Rogers 

pd 

10 

Hugh  Beggs 

pd 

10 

James  Close 

pd 

10 

A  S  Pennington 

pd 

20 

Henry  Clark 

pd 

10 

B.  W.  Vandervoort 

pd 

10 

H  V.  Butler 

pd 

10 

Cash 

pd 

5 

Jas  D.  Lockwood 

pd 

5 

Thomas  Walker 

pd 

5 

Joseph  Gledhill 

pd 

5 

Israel  Munson 

pd 

5 

$360 


XXIII. 


Subscription  for  Relief  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Eaton,  1844. 

Subscription  for  the  relief  of  The  Revd  Mr  Eaton  and  family 

Cash  paid  Mr.  Eaton  by  J. 
Smith  while  in  New  York         $50 


R  L  Colt 

Paid 

$50 

A  S  Pennington 

Paid 

25 

Jno  Colt 

Paid 

25 

Rob.  Carrick 

paid 

10 

D  Ridgway 

paid 

10 

Robt  Morrell 

paid 

10 

R.  O.  Colt 

paid 

10 

VV  H  Plummer 

paid 

10 

D  Burnett 

paid 

5 

Josiah  Pierson 

pd 

5 

John  O  Colt 

pd 

5 

Wm  L  Clark 

paid 

5 

Thos  D  Hoxsey  paid 

John  S  Personett  pd 

John  Keenan  pd 
Wm    Cundell    pd  by  order  for 

Mr  Eaton 

Chas.  Danforth  Paid 

Cors  G  Garrison  Paid 

C  Warner  Paid 

H  Clark  pd 

S.  Schoonmaker  pd 


306 

5  00 


5  00 

5 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

3  00 

3  00 

3  00 

Mar  13.  1844  pd  by  Wm 
L  Clark  Treas.  to  Rev 
Mr  Eaton 


159  00 


209 


$209 


XXIV. 

Subscription  Toward  a  New  Pulpit  and  Repairs,  1834. 

We  the  undersigned  do  hereby  promise  and  agree  to  pay  Wm.  L.  Clark 
Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  the 
Sums  annexed  to  our  names  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  New  Pulpit, 
painting  and  cleaning  the  Church  &c 


Dols 

cts 

Dols  cts 

Joseph  Smith 

pd 

25 

Jno  Colt        (fifty 

pd 

50 

William  Dickey 

pd 

15 

Jno  Garrison 

pd 

5  00 

D.  Burnett 

pd 

10 

Oliver  Pollard 

pd 

5  00 

C  M  Godwin 

pd 

10 

John  P.  Hall 

pd 

5  00 

H  S  Raymond 

pd 

10 

J  Catlin 

pd 

5  00 

Wm  L  Clark 

pd 

10 

L.  White 

pd 

5  00 

T  Rogers 

pd 

10 

Wm  Cundell 

pd 

5  00 

Rob.  Carrick 

pd 

10 

Joseph  Mc  Kee 

pd 

5  00 

John  Clark  Jr 

pd 

10 

C  Hequembourg  Jr 

pd 

5  00 

R.  Doremus  Cash 

pd 

5 

H  Hatheway 

pd 

5  00 

Day  &  Warren 

pd 

5 

00 

A  S  Pennington  Paid 

pd 

5  00 

George  M  Ray 

pd 

5  00 

E  C  Hoxsey 

pd 

5  00 

A  Godwin  Jr 

pd 

5 

00 

H.  Clark- 

pd 

5  00 

J.  D.  Lockwood 

pd 

5 

00 

Amos  Munson 

pd 

5  00 

Robt  Morrell 

pd 

5 

00 

L.  Conger 

pd 

5  00 

Edo  Van  Winkle 

pd 

5  00 

William  Crossett 

pd 

5  00 

John  R.  Gould 

pd 

5  00 

S  W  Buff  urn 

pd 

5  00 

T.  Ketcham 

pd 

5 

00 

Ziba  Parkhurst 

pd 

5  00 

J  no  Bensen 

pd 

5 

Paul  &  Beggs 

pd 

5  00 

Wm  Inslee 

pd 

3 

Elisha  B  Clark 

pd 

5 

Henry  Whitely 

pd 

2 

James  Bentley 

pd 

5 

3°7. 


Patrick  McGee 
Alexd  Scrymegeour 
David  Morrow 


Entd  on  Treasurers  Book 

Nov  8.  1834  $344  50 


pd            50 

James  Close 

pd 

5  00 

pd         2 

S.  D  Canfield 

pd 

5  00 

pd         2 

B.  W.  Vandervoort 

pd 

5  00 

Albert  Van  Saun 

pd 

5  pd 

$169  50 

J  no  Thompson 

pd 

5  00 

175  00 

$175  — 


XXV. 

Subscription  Toward  Paying  off  Debt  due  on  Account  of  the  New 

Pulpit,  Etc. 

We  the  Subscribers  do  hereby  agree    &    promise   to   pay    Wm    L    Clark 
Treasurer  the  Sums  prefixed  to  our  respective    names    for    the    purpose    of 
paying  off  a  debt  of  $162  incurred  in  the  building  of  the  Pulpit,  and    other 
repairs  done  to  the  first  Presbyterian  Church — 
R.  L  Colt  by  W  L  C  pd         $25.00  c 


Joseph  Smith 

pd 

10.00 

H.  S.  Raymond 

Pd 

6.00 

Wm.  L.  Clark 

paid 

5.— c 

Wm  Dickey 

paid 

8.— 

D.  Burnett 

pd 

5.— 

A  Warner 

pd 

2.00 

Law.  Hall 

3.00 

M  VV  Collet 

pd 

2.00 

Jno  Colt 

pd 

10  — c 

Chas  Danforth 

pd 

2.00  c 

C  M  Godwin 

pd 

3.00  c 

John  Clark  Jr 

pd 

2.00  c 

Ziba  Parkhurst 

pd 

3  00  c 

D  Ridgway 

2  00 

A  S  Pennington 

paid 

5  00 

E  B  Clark 

pd 

2.— 

R..0  Robinson 

pd 

o 

A  Van  Saun 

pd 

3  — 

XXVI. 

Subscription  Toward  a  New  Organ,  1845. 
Mr.  R  L  Colt  having  generously  offered  to  give  a  Lot    worth    $300   and 


3o8 

$  150  in  money  towards  purchasing  a  new  and    well   toned    organ    for  the 

Church  provided  the  balance  say  $300  can  be  raised   by  Subscription.  We 

the  undersigned  do  hereby  promise  to  pay  the  amounts   subscribed   to  our 
respective  names  for  the  purpose  of  making  up  said  $300. 


Roswell  L  Colt, 

pd 

$450 

Mrs  Bentley 

pd 

5 

Mrs  Eliza  P.  Colt 

pd 

25 

Corns  Speer 

paid 

5 

Mary,  Meta  &  Aime 

Wm  L  Clark 

pd 

5 

Colt 

pd 

20 

D  Barkalow 

pd 

5 

Miss  S.  Colt  &  Miss 

Mr  Devereux 

pd 

5 

Bainbridge 

pd 

25 

John  Hopper 

pd 

5 

Chas  Danforth 

pd 

20 

Miss  I m lays 

pd 

5 

Robt  Morrell 

pd 

20 

Jesse  Talbot 

pd 

5 

D  K  Allen 

pd 

10 

Henry  Clark 

Paid 

5 

Mr  Woodruff 

pd 

10 

B  W  Vandervoort 

pd 

5 

Wm  Dickey 

pd 

10 

I.  B.  Lockwood 

pd 

5 

Cs  Warner 

pd 

10 

H  Fifield 

pd 

5 

Joseph  Smith 

pd 

10 

J  O  Smith 

pd 

5 

D  Burnett 

pd 

10 

Joseph  Smith  Jr 

pd 

5 

John  Keenan 

pd 

10 

James  Close 

R  M 

5pd 

David  B  Rising 

R  M 

10 

pd 

Edo  Van  Winkle 

pd 

5 

pd  Cathe  C.  Pennington 

10 

Mrs  Gledhill 

R  M 

5pd 

C.  G.  Garrison 

R  M 

10 

pd 

Israel  Munson 

R  M 

5pd 

Henry  Whitely 

R  M 

10 

pd 

Wm  Ray 

pd 

5 

Wm  A  Butler 

pd 

10 

Brown  King 

pd 

5 

Mrs  H  V  Butler 

pd 

10 

John  Garrison 

pd 

6  00 

Wm.  Cundell 

R  M 

10  pd 

Peter  Adams 

3 

Robt  Carrick      R  M  pd 

20  00 

Robert  Miller 

pd 

2 

Patrick  McGee 

pd 

5 

DO 

Jas.  Macpherson 

-1 

— 

Mrs  Blundell 

pd 

2 

725 

Mr  Lemon 
Ralph  Doremus 
John  M  Gould     R 

pd 

pd 

M  Pd 

1 
5 
5  00 

130 


XXVII. 

Bill  for  the  New  Organ. 


Joseph  Smith  Esqr 


1845 


Bought  of  Thomas  Hall 


Augt  16  Organ  for  First  Presbyterian  Church  Paterson 


750. 


3°9 

Boxes  packing  carting  &c  12  94 

$762.94 
Received  payment  as  follows,  cash  Twelve  94  |  100  dollars  Joseph 
Smiths  two  notes  one  at  sixty  days  for  Three  Hundred  and  one  at  Twelve 
months  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  together  with  deed  for  lot  of 
ground  on  Mill  street  in  the  town  of  Paterson  valued  at  Three  hundred 
dollars  making  Seven  hundred  and  Sixty  two  94  ]  100  dollar.;  in  full  | 
Paterson  IGaugt  1845.  |  Tho  Hall 

XXVIII. 

Subscription  Toward  Paying  <>vi-  the  Deut  ok  the  Church,  1S4G. 

The  undersigned  do  hereby  severally  agree  to  pay  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
First  Presbvterian  Church,  of  Paterson.  on  demand,  the  sums  affixed  to  our 
names  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  debts  of  said  church,  and  for  the  re- 
pair of  the  church. 


A  Lady  pd  to  R 

M 

paid 

$25 

|ohn  ( iarrison 

5 

R  I.  Colt 

pd 

100 

pd  5G  L 

A  S  Pennington 

paid 

ao 

James  Close 

pd 

'<> 

Wm  Cundell 

30 

00 

I'hos  Adams 

pd 

•■> 

J  no  Colt 

(50) 

50 

Cash  J  Ray 

pd 

2  00 

Robt  Morrell 

paid 

~5 

00 

pd  Patrick  McGee 

;5  oo 

Chas  Djtnforth 

PJ 

[."J 

0) 

Robert  Miller 

pd 

2 

Cash  (11   Whiteh 

f) 

pd 

5 

R  Mori  ell 

pd 

5 

II  Clark 

paid 

5 

P.  Adams 

I).  Burnett 

pa  ill 

10 

Wm  Crosse tt 

pd 

5 

Joseph  Gledhill 

5 

Thomas  Gould 

pd 

5 

S  Munson 

paid 

5 

00 

John  R  Gould 

5 

00 

Paid 

P.  W.  Vandervoort 

5 

00 

Paid 

|ohn  Keenan 

5 

Paid 

A.  li.  Woodruff 

5 

Paid 

Cornelius  Speer 

r; 

00 

Paid 

Wm  A  Butler 

5 

00 

Paid 

Pd.  Charles  Warner 

0 

00 

Paid 

Peter  Van  Riper 

5 

Paid 

M  r  1'lummer 

pd 

5 

J  I)  Lock  wood 

5 

Paid 

John  Hopper 

5 

Paid 

Cash 

5 

Cash 

2 

43 


3io 

John  O  Colt  pd  10 

Cash  1 

Cash  10  00   Paid 

Cash  2 

Cash  \Y  I)  pd  5 

Jan.  22,  1847  Reed  of  R.  Morrell  A.  R.  Van  Houten's  note    in    payment 
his  subscription  within  and  that  of  "A  Lady"  $39. 

D.  Burnett,  Treasr 
15  Feb  1847  Rec.  from  Joseph  Smith  Two  Hundred  &  twelve    12  j  100   on 
account  of  my  bills  against  the  church 
$212.12  William  Crossett 


XXIX. 

Form  or  Deed  for  a  Tew  in  the  Ciiukch,  182."). 

WE,  "The  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  I'aterson,"  do 
hereby  Certify,  that  or.  the  day  of 

in  the  )ear  of  our  Lcrd  one  thou- 
sand eight  hundred  and  twenty  we  sold  to 

of  the  township  of 
in  the  county  of  and  state  of  New-Jersey,  a 

certain  I'ew  in  the  Church  belonging  to  said  Society,  known  and  designated 
as  Pew  No.  for  the  sum  of 

doliars,  and  that  the  said 

paid  thereon  the  sum  of  dollars, 

leaving  a  balance  due  of  dollars. 

Now  we  do  hereby  promise  and  agree  with  Hie  said 

executors,  administrators,  or  assigns  to 
convey  to  the  said  Pew  No.  by  good  and  sufficient  Deed 

upon  paying  the  said  balance  of 

dollars,  with  the  interest  thereon  yearly,  together  with  all  such  sums  or 
yearly  rents  as  are  or  may  be  assessed  and  charged  upon  said  Pew,  by  the 
votes  of  at  least  two  thirds  of  the  Pew-Owners,  counting  one  vote  for  each 
1'ew,  to  be  determined  at  a  meeting  or  meetings,  regularly  to  be  convened 
for  that  purpose.      The  present  yearly  rent  or  charge    on    said     Pew    being 

dollars  and  cents, 

said  rents  to  be  paid  in  equal  quarterly  payments,  on  the  first  days  of 
August,  November,  February,  and  May,  in  each  year.  PROVIDED  al- 
ways, that  if  the  said 

executors,  administrators,  or  assigns,  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  pay  said 
rents,  or  the  interest  on  said  balance,  for  the  term  of  one  vear,    it  shall   be 


3" 

lawful  for  the  said  Trustees  to  re-enter  said  Pew   No.  and  to 

rent  out  the  same  and  receive  the  rents  thereof  until  all  arrearages    of    rent 
and    interest,    as    aforesaid,    shall    be    paid    up,    and    further,    if    the  said 

executors,  administrators, 
or  assigns,  shall  neglect  or  refuse,  at  the  expiration  of  ten  years  from  the 
date  hereof,  to  pay  up  said  balance  and  interest,  together  with  all  arrears  of 
rent,  then  due;  then  it  shall  be  lawful  for  said  Trustees  to  re-enter  said 
Pew,  and  have  the  same  again  as  fully  and  entirely  as  they  held  the  same 
before  said  sale. 

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  President  of  said  Trustees   hath    here- 
unto set  his  hand  and  affixed  the  seal  of  said  Trustees,  this 
day  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand 

eight  hundred  and  twenty 

Signed,  Sealed  and  Delivered  ) 
in  presence  of  ) 

XXX. 

Deed  for  a  Pew  in  the  Church,  1838. 

This  Indenture,  made  this  Tenth  day  of  August,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  thirty-eight  between  "The  Trustees  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,"  of  the  first  part,  and  John  Bensen 
of  the  township  of  Paterson  in  the  county  of  Passaic,  and  State  of  New- 
Jersey,  of  the  second  part,  WITNESSETH,  That  the  said  parties  of  the 
first  part,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  One  Hundred  &  Fourteen 
29  |  100  dollars  to  them  in  hand  well  and  truly  paid,  by  the  said  party  of 
the  second  part,  before  the  execution  of  these  presents;  and  also  in  further 
consideration  of  the  annual  rent,  herein  after  reserved,  HAVE  granted, 
bargained,  sold,  released,  conveyed  and  confirmed  and  by  the  presents  DO 
grant,  bargain,  sell,  release,  convey,  deed,  and  confirm,  unto  the  said  party 
of  the  second  part,  his  heirs,  and  assigns,  forever;  That  certain  PEW  in 
the  said  Church  or  Llouse  of  Public  Worship;  belonging  to  said  Trustees  in 
Paterson  aforesaid,  designated  in  the  draft  of  said  Pews,  made  and  entered 
in  the  book  of  Minutes  and  Journal  of  the  proceedings  of  the  said  Trustees 
and  therein  known  by  the  number  of  fifty-four  (54)  TO  HAVE  AND  TO 
HOLD  the  said  Pew  number  fifty-four  with  its  benefits,  rights  and  appur- 
tenances to  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  his  heirs,  and  assigns,  to  the 
only  proper  use,  benefit,  and  behoof  of  the  said  party  of  the  second  part, 
his  heirs,  and  assigns,  forever;  subject,  nevertheless,  to  the  payment  to  the 
said  Trustees  or  their  successors,  of  the  annual  rent  or  sum  of  Twelve 
58  |  100  dollars,  or  of  such  other  annual  rent  or  sum,  as  may  hereafter  be 
agreed  upon  by  at  least  two  thirds  of  the  owners  of  Pews    in    said    church. 


312 

counting  one  vote  to  each  Pew,  at  a  meeting  regularly  to  be  convened  for 
that  purpose,  to  be  assessed  on  the  said  Pews  in  equal  proportions,  accord- 
ing to  the  permanent  valuation  of  said  Pews,  made  and  entered,  on  the 
book  of  Minutes  of  the  said  Trustees,  to  be  paid  in  equal  quarterly  pay- 
ments, on  the  first  day  of  August,  November,  February  and  May,  in  each 
and  every  year.  And  in  case  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  his  heirs, 
executors,  administrators  or  assigns,  shall  neglect  or  refuse,  for  the  space  of 
one  year,  to  pay  the  said  quarterly  rents  or  sums  of  money,  or  either  of 
them.  The  said  parties  of  the  first  part,  or  their  successors,  shall  and  may, 
from  lime  to  time,  and  at  all  times  after  such  neglect  or  refusal  be  made  for 
one  year,  as  aforesaid,  reenter  the  said  Pew,  and  rent  the  same  until  the 
said  arrears  of  rent  are  paid  and  satisfied.  And  in  case  the  s.iid  party  of 
the  second  part,  his  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  or  assigns,  shall  neg- 
lect or  refuse  for  the  space  of  ten  successive  years  to  pay  the  said  annual 
rent  in  quarterly  payments  as  aforesaid.  The  said  parties  of  the  first  part 
and  their  successors  shall  and  may  after  such  default,  re-enter  said  Pew  and 
have,  hold,  use,  occupy,  and  possess  the  same,  as  of  their  former  estate 
therein    any  thing  herein  expressed  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  said  Trustees  have  hereunto  caused 
their  common  seal  to  be  affixed,  the  day  and  year  above  written. 

Sealed  and  Delivcied  in  I  Samuel  ('..  Wheeler  Prest  — ■ — 

the  Presence  of  \  \  } 

I  tavid  Burnett  /  ) 

Passaic  County,  ss. 

Pefore  me.  David  Burnett,  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Inferior  Court  of 
Common  Pleas  in  and  for  said  County,  personally  appeared  Samuel  ( '.. 
Wheeler,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  So- 
ciety of  Paterson,  and  acknowledged  that  he  signed,  sealed  and  delivered 
the  within  Instrument  on  behalf  of  the  said  Board  of  Trustees,  as  their  act 
ami  deed  for  the  uses  and  purposes  therein  expressed. 

David  Burnett. 

Paterson,  Jan  29.  1840. 
For  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  to  me  in  hand  paid,  I 
hereby  sell,  release  and  convey  to  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Society  of  Paterson,  for  the  use  of  said  Society,  all  my  right  title  and  inter- 
est in  the  Pew  described  in  the  within  deed.  Witness  my  hand  and  seal 
hereto  annexed. 

I no  Bensen.  ~" — 

-(i    s    I 


3J3 

XXXI. 

Deed  for  a  Lot  in  the  Old  Cemetery,  1829. 

This  Indenture,  made  this  Second  day  of  November  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  Twenty  Nine  Between  the  Trustees 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  in  Paterson,  of  the  Township  of  Acquack- 
anonk.  County  of  Essex,  and  State  of  New-Jersey,  of  the  first  part,  and 
Mark  \V.  Collett  of  the  Township  of  Acquackanonk  County  of  Essex  and 
State  of  New  Jersey,  of  the  second  part — Witnesseth,  that  the  said  parties 
of  the  first  part,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  Twelve  Dollars,  to 
them,  in  hand  well  and  truly  paid,  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  be- 
fore the  execution  of  these  presents,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowl- 
edged, have  granted,  bargained,  sold,  conveyed  and  confirmed,  and  by 
these  presents  do  grant,  bargain,  sell,  convey  and  confirm,  unto  the  said 
party  of  the  second  part,  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  that  certain  tract  or 
parcel  of  Land,  situate  in  the  Township  of  Acquackanonk,  County  of  Es- 
sex, and  State  of  New-Jersey,  being  a  part  of  a  tract  of  land,  conveyed  to 
the  said  Trustees  by  the  State  of  New  Jersey — by  deed,  bearing  date, 
March  10,  1820  for  the  purpose  of  a  Burying  Ground,  or  Cemetery,  known 
and  designated  on  the  Map  of  said  Burying  Ground,  as  Lot  No.  7 — to  be 
used  by  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  as  a  Cemetery  or  Burying 
(I round,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatever — To  have  and  to  hold  the  said 
Lot  No.  7 — with  all  its  benefits,  rights  and  appurtenances  to  the  said  party 
of  the  second  part,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  to  the  only  proper  use,  benefit 
and  behoof  of  the  said  party  of  the  second  part,  his  heirs  and  assigns  for- 
ever. And  also,  that  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part,  will  warrant,  secure, 
and  forever  defend  the  said  tract  of  land  unto  the  said  party  of  the  second 
part,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  against  the  lawful  claims  and  demands  of  all 
and  every  person  or  persons,  clearly  and  freely  discharged  of  and  from  all 
manner  of  encumbrance  whatever. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  the  President  of  the  said  Trustees,  hath  hereunto 
set  his  hand  and  affixed  the  Seal  of  the  said  Society,  this  day  and  year  first 
above  mentioned. 

Signed,  Sealed  and  Delivered  ) 
in  presence  of  \ 


B  W  Vandervoort. 


James  King 

President 


..,\ 


3H 

XXXII. 

Subscription  toward  Rebuilding  the  Church,  1850. 

We,  whose  names  are  hereto  annexed  hereby  promise  and  agree  to  pay  to 
the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Paterson,  on  demand,  the 
sums  annexed  to  our  names  respectively,  for  the  purpose  of  rebuilding  their 
( 'hurch. 


October  7th  1850 

I  )avid  Burnett 

$150. 

Willm  Cundell 

150. 

Hands  employed  in  shop 

Stephen  Allen 

150.00 

of  Wm.  Cundell 

55 

II  0  Hedge 

50  00 

Thomas  Gould 

100  01) 

A.  B.  Woodruff 

50.00 

J.  S.  Rogers 

50.00 

John  Ryle 

50.00 

Matthew  Jackson 

100 

John  C.  White 

50 

Tredwell  Ketchum 

100 

Henry  White 

20  00 

Israel  Munson 

50.00 

II  Sprague 

25.00 

P  V  II  V  Piper 

25  00 

Edward  Clark 

25  00 

Wm  Gledhill 

20  00 

G.  M.  Stimson 

50 

S.  Tuttle 

20  00 

C.  D.  Ridgway 

20 

E  T  Prall 

10 

I).  Laverack 

5  00 

Joseph  Warren 

2  00 

II.  Dougherty 

5  00 

David  Quackenbush 

5 

Wm  Watson 

3 

Christen  Zebriskea 

a 

Henry  Smith 

10 

John  Parker 

2 

Samuel  Smith 

5 

Wm  Swinburne 

5 

David  Bogert 

5 

Christian  Iluber 

5 

Carter  &  Doremus 

5 

John  ONeill  Junr 

10 

Amos  S  Pack 

5 

James  Warden 

5  00 

Mrs.  A  Parke 

10 

Mrs.  French 

50 

Charles  Wolfhegel 

1.00 

Henry  Forbes 

1  00 

Cash 

1  00 

John  Harrison 

1  00 

Rachel  Jenkins  (self  &  otht 

:rs)   5  13 

P.  W.   Ackerman 

2  00 

( reorge  H  Laurence 

50 

Benjamin  Stinson 

1 

Beam  &  Taylor 

10  00 

John  Habben 

2.00 

John  S  Fayerweather 

2.00 

John  ONeill 

2.00 

Wm  Reed 

3  00 

Wm.  Moyle 

8.00 

Wm.  D.  Quiii 

5  00 

E  Tregear 

5  00 

Mrs.  Jane  Cunningham 

10 

J.  Lum 

5 

Milton  Sears 

10 

C.  Inglis  Jr. 

10  00 

James  B.  Cluss 

5  00 

A  II  Cod  win 

10  00 

I  &  T  Manson 

5  00 

John  J  Brown 

10 

S.  Schoontnaker 

5.00 

A  Stoutenborough 

50 

Robert  T.  Creamer 

10.00 

3i5 


Robert  Gledhill 

10.00 

C.  T.  Van  Dervoort 

10.00 

1 1.  Van  Gieson 

5.00 

Kicliard  Van  Ilouten 

10  00 

John  P.  Brown 

5 

Margaret  Bumsted 

1  00 

J.   P.   Iluntoon 

10 

Stephen  II  Wall 

2  00 

I  tV'  C  Andrews  March  1! 

!  1  54  5  00 

C.    A.  Sisson 

5  00 

E.  R.  Mason 

3.00 

W.  M.  llalsted 

8  00 

Andrew  Moser 

2.00 

Abm.  C  Van   Blarcom 

2  00 

S.  Peiser 

50 

Corns  C  Blauvelt 

2  00 

Garret  Hopper 

2  00 

W  A  Hopson 

1  00 

Thos.  Becroft 

1  00 

John  Drew 

1  00 

Josef  Zutterkirch 

50 

M  S  Crane 

50 

Win  Stoutenborough 

r^) 

Me.lvin  Mason 

50 

Ralph  Spear 

50 

P.  Watson 

1  00 

II  Bannister 

1  00 

Mr  Ilampson 

50 

Mr   Harris 

50 

Bartholomew  Warner 

o 

James  Sutherland 

1.00 

S  Mendelson 

1.00 

Mr.   11.  I.    Doremus 

2  00 

James  Slater 

1  00 

Abm   Ackerman 

1  00 

I  II  Zabriskie 

5.00 

H.  B.  Crosby 

5.00 

1)  Roe 

10 

Mrs  Ellen  Hopper 

3  00 

James  A  Mathews 

2  00 

Robt   Matches 

10  00 

John  P  Zeluff 

1.00 

Stephen  Van  Winkle  30.00 

J.  M.  Smylie  10  00 

Davies  Millar  10  00 

Patrick  Curran  3.00 

David  Bumstead  2  00 

John  Biown  5  00 

R  S  Woodruff  2  00 

Alex  W  Rogers  5  00 

T.  I.  Speer  3  00 

Jacob  Hopper  2  00 

Cole  &  Doremus  2  00 

Simontcn  &  Snyder  3.00 

Elizabeth  Holden  2.(10 

John  Callagher  2 

I  &  G  Ramsey  2  00 

William  Douglass  50 

Mr  S  Baldwin  50 

Amos  Beemer  1  00 

W  P  &  C  E  Atherton  3  00 

R.  Morehead  2 

Mr  Sherman  50 

Orlando  Thrift  50 

I)  P  Quackenbush  50 

David  D   Hennion  50 

Dr.   G  A  Bylard  1.00 

John   Storms  50 

Richard  Hamilton  2 

Air  McGili  50 

Mrs.  Allen  1  00 

Issacher  Drew  2 

A  Geroe  50 

A.  Van  Riper  1.00 

William  Hartly  50 

Jno  Evans  10  00 

Jacob  Mercelis  5  00 

J  C  Van  dervoort  1.00 

Lewis  R.  Stelle  10.00 

Henry  A  Williams  3 

John  Dresendorfer  2  00 

B  W  Vandervoort  5  00 

James  Gordon  20  00 

Perigrine   Sand  ford  3,00 


316 


Robert  Chiswell 

r>.oo 

G  A  Mills 

10  00 

Elizabeth  I  )onehughey 

5 

Mrs  John  Vreeland 

50 

Mrs  Arriana   Terhune 

10 

Edo  P  Merselis 

5  00 

Robert  Dalling 

10  00 

Mrs  Pettigrew 

10 

Patrick  Butler 

5  00 

Abram  Heard 

10 

II  M  Low 

10 

Michl  Morris, 

2.00 

A.    Phillips 

2 

II  Hatheway 
Robert  Smith 
M is  ! )  Garrison 
Mrs  Ellen  Vreeland 
Cornelius  I  Marselis 
Mrs  II  Van    Winkle 
M  is  Alexander 
Mis.    Gillespie 
Hiram  Gould 
1)  G  Scott 
T.  A.  Gallagher 
Frederic  Curie 
I.  1J.    Bowman 


10  00 


25 

1  00 

1 
10 
10 

5  00 
25  00 

1 

5 

10 


XXXIII. 


Another  Subscription  Toward  Rebuilding  the  Church,  1850. 


We,  whose  names  are  hereto  annexed 
the  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian 

sums    annexed   to  our  names  respect 
their  church. 

Henry  Clark  $150 

Jas  D  Lockwood  150 

Thos  O  Colt  100 

Morgan  Colt  100 

James  Jackson  25 

Patrick  McGec  50  00 

D  Barkalow  100  00 

Peter  Adams  100  00 

John  O.  Smith  50 

Jane  Smith  25 

Mrs  R.  Morrel  100 

Mr  Walker  10. 

Joseph  G  led  hill  50  00 

English,  Van  Blarcom  &  Co     50 

C.  G.  Garrison  200 

DDurie  10  00 

Peter  Archdeacon  10 

Abraham  Gould  10 

Andrew  Montgomery  5 


hereby  promise  and  agree  to    pay    to 
Society  of    Paterson    on    demand    the 
ively,    for  the  purpose    of    rebuilding 
Oct  7.  1850. 


John  Garrison 
Roswell  L  Colt 

Henry  Clark 
Edo  Van  Winkle 
Charles  Warner 
John  Keenan 
Wra.  A.  Butler 
M.  C  Smith 
Danl  Ridgway 
Mrs  Thos  Adams 
Dr.  G.  P.  Martin 
John  M  Gould 
Ackerman  &  Titus 
Mrs  Durie 
John  Leman 
Moses  E  Gould 
Abraham  Garrison 
T  Morrow 


150 

$3000 

1000 

100 

100 

50 

100 

100.00 

25 


10 


.50 


50 

20 

5 

10 


3i7 


Thomas  Seagen 

10.00 

Wm  L  Clark 

20 

Benj  Crane 

10.00 

Henry  L  Garbrecht 

10.00 

James  Angus 

10.00 

Margt  Schusler 

5.00 

John  Leman  (additional) 

10.00 

A  G  Van  Houten 

3.00 

John   Roach 

10.00 

Owen  Vaughn 

15  00 

Freeman  Cole 

10 

josiah  F  Calvin 

1000 

Chas  O'Neill 

10.00 

John  Blundell 

20 

Geo.  R.  Ely 

10  00 

Pamela  Beyes 

5  00 

C.  T.  Sutherland 

10 

William  James 

25 

George  Townley 

10 

Nath  Lane 

25.00 

Richard  Thompson 

5  00 

P  Rafferty 

5  00 

J  C  Todd 

5  00 

Mrs  Stott 

5 

P  Chadwick 

5  00 

David  Russell 

2  00 

Albert  Van  Houten 

5 

James  Dunn 

5  00 

James  N  Harper 

2  00 

Friend 

10  00 

Geor  English 

5 

James  Anderson 

2  00 

John  Moore 

5 

Wm  McWhinney 

3 

Benjn  Slinglerland 

5 

Andw  Griffith 

5 

E.  B.  King  &  Co 

5.00 

Arthur  Quin 

5 

Andrew  G  Snyder 

5.00 

Jas  McGaw 

5 

Benj  Geroe 

5 

John  L  Cluss 

5 

Jacob  V.  R.  Van  Blarcom 

5 

D.  A.  Dixon 

5  00 

William  Stuart 

5 

C  I   Westervelt 

10  00 

Abrm  Collier 

10  00 

William  Ridgway 

5  00 

Hugh  Brownlee 

5 

William  Winchester 

5 

II  Moses  paid  in  work 

10 

Samuel  Pope  not  paid 

25 

Wm  Bacon 

5 

Thompson  Adams 

5 

Mrs  Thos  Adams 

10 

Alex  McAllister 

3 

Thos  McClane 

2 

Thos  Devosney 

3 

G.  &  A.  Zabriskie 

iJOO 

John  I  Goetchius 

5  00 

Lewis  Conklin 

0 

Thomas  Miller  paid  $2 

5 

Edward   H.  Clark 

5 

Rev  Mr  Bogardus 

3 

James  Scanlin 

5 

Peter  G.  Spear 

5 

Danl   Mackey 

?» 

Geo  Swift  paid  in  work 

5.10 

Wm  Suttle 

2 

Harman  Kesler 

2 

H.  Bowman 

1 

Abm  R  Rutan 

1 

John  Schoonmaker 

2 

Jas  Malcolm 

1 

Adol  Wirth 

2 

Archd  Graham 

3 

Wm  Montgomery 

1 

John  Broughton 

2 

Thos.  Warren, 

10  00 

Jonathan  Johnson 

1  00 

James  Johnson 

2  00 

Jas  Scott  at  Wittemores 

1  00 

Wm  Holden 

3 

John  Norbury 

1 

4) 


;i8 


D  P  Lauterman 

2  00 

Augustus  Peers 
William  Angus 

1 
1 

Tat  Rooney 
Wm  Ilulme 

1 
3 

John  Murphy 
Cornelius  Blauvelt  Jr 

2 
3 

Wm  McKee 

o 

Mosely  (Silk  Mill) 
D.  D  Doremus 

1 

1 

Mrs  B.  Hartley  1 

John  Jameson  1 

John  Tebbs  1 

A.  A.  Hopper  3 

Benjamin  Bailey  2 

John   Greer  1 

Paul  Post  1 

Mrs  Hayes  1 

Hartrran  C  Vreeland  1 

Robert  Coulter  1 


XXXIV. 

Payment  ok  the  Debt  on  the  Parsonage,  1876-7. 

Paterson  1st  Feby  1877 
To  the  Honorable 

The  Trustees  of  the  First 

Presbyterian  Church 
Gentlemen 

We  the  undersigned,  have  the  honor  to  enclose  herewith,  the  bonds 
&  mortgages  paid  &  cancelled  of  record;  &  the  two  notes,  fully  paid  &  satis- 
fied (amounting  to  in  all,  $7,404  78)  which  have  been  held  for  so  many 
years  as  a  lien  on  the  Parsonage  of  our  Church. 

Enclosed  also  you  will  find  the  Subscription  papers  with  the  amounts 
subscribed  for  the  liquidation  of  this  debt;  &  the  Account  showing  our  To- 
tal receipts  and  expenditures — 

These  we  trust  you  will  find  all  correct  &  satisfactory — 

The  small  balance  on  hand  you  will  please  place  to  the  Mission  School 
Mortgage.  This  has  been  promised  by  us  to  the  Contributors — We  would 
also  suggest  to  you,  that  out  of  the  increased  available  income  of  the 
Church,  an  annual  sum  say  $200.00  be  paid  on  this  mortgage,  &  so  gradu- 
ally remove  this  debt  also — 

And  now  in  closing  up  our  work,  we  have  but  to  report  unto  you,  the 
deep  &  earnest  feeling  we  found  among  our  people  in  regard  to  this  debt; 
all  felt  the  burden,  all  were  anxious  to  do  their  share  as  the  list  of  names 
on  the  Subscription  List  sufficiently  proves  —  &  the  often  expressed  hope 
should  the  debt  be  removed  that  the  Toor  of  the  Church  should  be  "con- 
sidered" &  not  too  heavily  taxed  for  their  pew  rents;— &  also  that  the  Trus- 
tees in  all  their  future  works  of  usefulness  (and  we  hope  these  will  be  many) 
should  not  take  the  easy  method  of  assuming  mortgages  but  endeavor  to 
raise  the  money  before  the  work  is  undertaken — 


3i9 

If  Gods  Blessing  be  with  you  in  the  works,  you  will  find  a  generous  & 
willing  response  from  the  people — Such  has  been  our  experience — By  His 
Help  and  His  Aid  have  we  alone  done  our  work,  &  now  at  its  successful  close 
we  would  offer  up  to  Him  our  Voice  of  Thanksgiving  that  to  do  this,  "We 
have  been  counted  worthy" 
Gentlemen 

we  have  the  honor  to  be 

Yours  very  Respectfully 

Carrie  Edwards 
Anne  Inglis 

Paterson  N.  J.  Nov  7th  1870 
The  Treasurer  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson  N.  J.,  submits 
the  following  statement  for  the  consideration  of  all  the  Pewholders  and 
others  who  may  feel  interested  in  the  financial  welfare  of  the  church,  with 
the  hope  that  it  may  lead  to  a  final  and  successful  effort  to  cancel  the  mort- 
gage debt  on  the  Parsonage — 

Statement 
Debt  on  Parsonage,  from  year  1860 — to  year  1872  $5405.00 

Add  Mortgage  to  W  A  Butler  given  in  year  1872  on  retirement 

of  Dr  Hornblower  1000.00 


Total  amount  of  Debt  on  Parsonage  at  present  date  $7405.00 

Interest  paid  out  in  12  years  on  $5,405.00  amounts  to  $4,536  00 
Interest  paid  out  the  last   4   years   since    1872   on    $7,405   00   amounts   to 
$2,073  00 

Making  a  total  amount  of  simple  interest  paid  out  in  the  sixteen  years — 
$6,609.00 

If  we  reckon  "Compound  Interest"  (which  would  be  only  correct  and   fair) 
we  find  the  amount  increased    to  the  large  sum  total  of  $9,069  00 
It  is  perfectly  manifest  therefore   that  the    Interest    of    the    Debt    if    Com- 
pounded, amounts  to  nearly  ($1600  00)  Sixteen  hundred  dollars    more    than 
the  Principal 

As  it  is  so  clearly  to  the  best  Interests  of  our  Church  to  Cancel  this  Debt 
we  the  undersigned  subscribe  the  respective  amounts  set  opposite  our 
names  only  on  condition  that  the  whole  amount  of  the  debt  at  the  present 
date  on  the  Church  Parsonage  amounting  to  $7,405  00  is  subscribed  and 
paid  in  when  called  for 


John  Edwards 

$1000. 

P  Adams 

$500.00 

Francis  C  Van  Dyk 

500  00 

Mary  Dan  forth 

500  00 

M.  E.  Ryle 

500  00 

M.  D.  Taggart 

500  00 

William  Crossett 

100 

Thomas  Barbour 

250.00 

320 


Robert  Barbour 

William  Ryle  (to  complete) 

Mrs  J  Booth 

Thos  Gould 

James  Booth 

Stephen  Allen 

Wm  G.  Fenner 

John  Bentley 

Stephen  Van  Winkle 

G.  A.  Hobart 

Miss  R.  Redman 

William  Inglis 

Mrs.  E.  T.  Bell 

Mrs.  Mary  Bamber 

James  W.  Hewson 

J.  H.  Berdan 

Chas.  Keeler 

Robert  Dalling 

John  Goetschius 

Edmund  Fenner 

John  Ramage 

Mrs.  Eliza   Burnett 

William  Aitchison 

Zebulon  Townsend 

J.  W.  Griggs 

G.  W.  Henry 

Mr.  A.  Gould 

Mrs.  R.  Miller 

George  Frost 

Mrs.  M.  Stratton 

Robert  Hughes 

Mrs.  W.  L.  Evans 

Wortendyke  &  Demarest 

Rachel  Lauback 

Mattie  Gould 

Mrs.  A.  Pearce 

H.  C.  Hudson 

J.  R.  Leal 

David  Ingraham 

Mrs.  W.  Moore 


250.00 

Mary  Danforth  (additional) 

250.00 

254.00 

James  Angus 

200  — 

100.00 

Wm  cV  Annie  Shorrock 

105.00 

200.00 

H  A.   Williams 

100.00 

100.00 

H  &  J  Clark 

100.00 

100.00 

John  M  Gould 

100.00 

150.00 

William  Cooke 

100 

100 

Robert  Adams 

100.— 

50 

Halmagh  Van  Winkle 

50 

50 

S.    Tuttle 

50 

50 

Mrs.  James  Close 

50 

50 

R.  J.  Whitely 

50 

50 

Mrs.  R.  Thomson 

30 

25 

A.  S.  Allen 

25 

25 

William  H.  Harmon 

25 

25 

S.  V.  S.  Muzzy- 

25 

25 

Ben  j.  Crane 

25 

25 

W.  Vv .  Evans 

25 

25 

John   Sanderson 

25 

25 

George  Town  ley 

25 

25 

John  H.  Hogan 

25 

25 

Mrs.  Catherine  Clark 

25 

20 

Stephen  Wiseman 

20 

20 

J.  S.  Tylee 

20 

20 

Luther  Martin 

17.50 

15 

Mr.  A.  Hurd 

15 

15 

H.    Hatheway 

15 

15 

M.  J.  Phin 

15 

15 

Mrs.  Chris.  Godden 

15 

10 

Adeline  Cunningham 

10 

10 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Hopper 

10 

10 

Ralph  Westervelt 

10 

6 

James  Dunkerly 

5 

5 

Morton  Clark 

5 

5 

Mrs.  William  Ray 

5 

5 

Miss  H.  Gordon 

5 

5 

William  Nelson 

5 

5 

Maggie  McLees 

5 

3 

1 

Mrs.  Chamney 

2 

321 


XXXV. 

Subscriptions  for  Church  Bej.l,  I860.* 
We,  whose  names  are  hereto  annexed  promise  and   agree    to  pay 

Trustees  of  the  First   Presbyterian   Society    of    Paterson,    on    deman 

sums  annexed  to  our  names  respectively    for    the    purpose    of    procu 

Church  Bell. 
Feb.  1st,  18«0. 

H.  Muzzy 

D.  Burnett 

Edward  Clark 

Clark,  Wilson  &  Co.,f 

Willetts  &  Co.f 

Wm.  Oothout  &  Bro.f 

Henry  Whitely 

M.  G.  Colt 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Fowler, 

A.  P.  Fonda 

James  Angus 

Fonda  &  Smith 

C.    Danforth 

John  Ramage 

R.  Carrick 

F.  C.  Beckwith 

H.  Van  Winkle 

Thomas  O.  Smith 

Wm.  H.  Hornblower 

J.  W.  Hewson 

J.  Snow 

H.  A.  Williams 

Samuel  Pope 

William  Inglis 

C.  E.  Johnson 

H.  Muzzy — extra 

William  Cundell 

Martha  Carter 

John  Y.  Orchard 

John  O'Neill 


$2.1.00 
25.00 
2.->.  00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
9.59 
20.00 
5.00 
5.00 
5.00 


Henry  Clark 

G.  M.  Stimson 

And.    Derrom 

Walsh,  Coulter  &  Co.,f 

Egleston,  Battell  &  Co.-) 

S.  Tuttle 

Patrick  McCee 

H.  V.  Butler 

Wm.  Gledhill 

Thomas  Gould 

A.  Menealy's  Sonsf 

A.  S.  Pennington 

Charles  Keeler 

John  Edwards 

Wm.  Ryle,  Jr., 

Stephen  Allen 

J.  D.  Lockwood 

M.  Jackson 

James  Booth 

Giles  Van  Ess 

C.  Sanford 

P.  V.  H.  Van  Riper 

Henry  L.  Garbrecht 

Ralph  Westervelt 

E.  B.  King  cS:  Co. 

A.  Derrom 

Alpheus  S.  Allen 

Hugh  Brownlee 

Pettibone  &  Dodge 

Robert  Dalling 


to    the 

d,    ihe 
ring    a 


$25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
20.00 
25.00 
25.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
10.00 
5.00 
5.00 
5.00 
5.00 


♦From  the  original  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Morton  Clark,  son  of  the  late  Edward 
Clark. 

tNew  York  iron,  hardward  or  wire  merchants  with  whom  Messrs.  Henry  and  Edward 
Clark  did  business. 

JThe  founders  of  the  bell. 


322 


Israel  Munson 

5.00 

John  Bentley 

5.00 

Field  &  Inglis 

5.00 

John  W.  Rea 

5.00 

J.  Sanderson 

5.00 

J.  H.  Berdan 

5.00 

James  Cory 

5.00 

E.  I.  Ayres 

5.00 

John  Garrison 

5.00 

Stephen  D.  Gould 

5.00 

Stephen  Van  Winkle 

5.00 

Margaret  Stratton 

5.00 

George  B.  Cundell 

5.00 

D.  Turnbull 

5.00 

Abram  Hurd 

5.00 

George  Townley 

5.00 

J.  J.  Zabriskie 

5.C0 

James  Close 

6.00 

James  Scott 

5.00 

Ed.  Osborne 

5.00 

John  M.  Gould 

5.00 

William  Sharp 

5.00 

William  Dickey 

5.00 

H.  O.  Hedge 

5.00 

William  Aitchison 

5.00 

Charles  H.  Calkins 

5.00 

David  Inglis 

5.00 

John  Redman 

5.00 

Jacob  Van  Nostrand 

5.00 

William  Mitchel 

5.00 

John   D.  Shorrock 

5.00 

Moses  E.  Gould 

5.00 

William  H.  Harmon 

5.00 

Mary  Morrell 

5.00 

Wm.  E.  Toler 

5.00 

Valentine  Strong 

5.00 

J.  L.  Hanes 

5.00 

S.  Jaqua 

5.00 

Robert  Thompson  &  Son 

5.00 

James  Jackson 

5.00 

Abm.  II.  Godwin 

10.00 

Sundrie  amts.  paid  in 

18.00 

1,263.59 


Wm. 

Crossett 

10.00 

Silas 

D.  Canfield 

10.00 

Hon 

.  Jetur  R.  Ri 

ggs 

25.00 

Martha  Greaves 

3.00 

Wm. 

S.  Malcolm 

3.00 

Hy. 

White 

3.00 

Sarah  Singleton 

2.00 

David  Bamber 

2.00 

John 

Berdan 

2.00 

Lew 

is  Ingram 

1.00 

Wm.  Allison 
Carried  back 

2.00 

18.00 

April  11,  1860. 

John  N.  Lemon  1.20 

Wm.  Cundell,  extra  21.18 

Machinist  Association  2.00 

Edward  Clark  20.00 


And.  Derrom,  extra  4.84 

Rogers  L.  &  M.  Works  4.21 

John  Edwards  1.59 


Extracts  from  Records  of  the  Session. 


325 

Minutes  of  the  Session. 

Paterson,  Nov.  1st,  1813,  10  O'clock  A.  M., 
The  persons,  whose  names  are  underwritten,  members  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Congregation  in  this  place,  being  desirous  of  enjoying  Christian 
fellowship,  &  the  special  ordinances  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  met  at  their 
usual  place  of  worship.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Hyllier  being  present  was  chosen 
Moderator,  &  Oshea  Wilder,  Clerk.  After  having  produced  certificates,  or 
satisfactory  testimonials  of  their  having  been  admitted  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  &  of  their  dismission  from  the  churches,  to  which 
they  respectively  belonged,  they  unanimously  adopted  the  following  resolu- 
tions,  (viz.) 

I.  That  we  do  this  day,  humbly  trusting  in  the  grace  of  the  great 
Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  Souls,  cordially  unite  together,  as  a  Christian 
Church,  under  the  name  and  style  of 

" First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson." 

II.  That  we  do  sincerely  receive  and  adopt  the  Confession  of  Faith 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church;  &  do  approve  of  the  government  and  discipline 
of  said  Church,  as  exercised  in  these  United  States. 

III.  That  we  do  sincerely  engage  to  walk  together  in  Christian  Fellow- 
ship .X:  love  ;  tenderly  &  carefully  watching  over  one  another  in  the  Lord. 

IV.  That  we  do  solemnly  engage  to  submit  to  the  discipline  of  this 
Church,  when  administered  according  to  the  rules  of  Christ — so  long  as  we 
continue  members  of  the  same. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Signed  by 
Samuel    Colt    &  )  From  the  First  Presbyterian 
Phebe,  his    wife  )  Church  in  Newark. 
Sarah,  wife  of  Peter  Colt — from  Do — 
Miss  Sarah  Colt — from  Do — 
Alvan   Wilcox    & 


c  From  Do — 
Patience,  ms  wife  ^ 

Tohn       Clark     &  /  ~  n  .  ,        c,       .       . 

*r„„„       u-  -r     -  r  rom  Paisley,  Scotland — 

Jane,      his     wife  )  J ' 

John  R.  Gould  &  )  -  ~  ,  ,      ., 

x:  ,.         .,-    -  r  rom  Caldwell — 

iNancy,    his    wife  \ 

Betsey,  wife  of  John  Van  Ilouten — from  Do — 
Zadock  Brown  &  )  From  1st  Presbyterian  Church 
Phebe,    his    wife  J  Newark. 
William  Dickey— from  Philadelphia. 
Oshea   Wilder   &  )  From  Brick  Church 
Cornelia,  his  wife  f  New  York. 
Brown  King— from  Do— Cedar  St. 

45 


326 

David  Auchinvole,  from  New  York. 
Widow  Isabella  King,  from  Philadelphia. 

The  male,  members  of  the  Church  then  proceeded  to  elect  Deacons 
&  Elders:  When  Mr.  David  Auchinvole  &  Mr. John  R.  Gould  were  chosen 
Deacons — and  John  R.  Gould.  David  Auchinvole,  Samuel  Colt.  Zadock 
Brown  &  Oshea  Wilder,  were  chosen  Elders  ;  &  were  regularly  ordained  to 
their   respective   offices.     The    meeting   was   then   concluded   with  prayer. 

Oshea  Wilder  Clerk— 

Nov.  1st  1813.     One  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  session  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in    Paterson,  met    according 
to  appointment  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Saml.  Colt. 

Present  Rev.  Asa  Hi'llier — Mod. — 
David  Auchinvole,  John  R.  Gould,  Samuel  Colt,  Oshea  Wilder,    Zadock 
Brown — Elders. 
Began  with  prayer. 
After  serious  reflection,  the  .Session  Adopted  the  following  resolutions. — 

I.  That,  in  the  opinion  of  this    Session,  the  sacraments  of  Baptism  &  the 
Lord's  Supper  are  equally  sacred,  &  that  the  qualifications  for  each  are    the 
same,    &  that  no  person  can  be  admitted  to  either   of   these    sealing   ordin- 
ances who  does  not  make  a  profession  of  vital  religion,  &  join  in    full    com 
munion  with  the  Church. 

II.  That  except  in  extraordinary  cases,  the  ordinance  of  Baptism  ought 
always  to  be  administerered  in  the  presence  of  the  Congregation. 

Mr.  James  Love,  from  the  County  of  Tyrone,  Parish  of  Donecary, 
Ireland,  produced  certificates  of  his  good  moral  character,  &  requested 
to  be  received  into  Communion  of  this  Church.  After  conversing  with 
him  respecting  his  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  &  his 
views  in  desiring  communion  with  the  Church  :  &  being  satisfied,  the 
session  agreed  to  receive  him. 

Mr.  Robert  King  came  before  the  session  &  requested  to  converse  with 
them,  respecting  his  making  a  profession  of  religion  &  of  joining  in  com- 
munion with  the  Church. 

After  conversing  with  him  for  some  time,  &  finding  his  mind  laboring 
on  several  important  points,  &  that  he  had  not  set  up  the  worship  of 
God  in  his  family,  the  Session  could  not  see  their  way  clear  to  receive  him 
at  present. 

Mr.  Aaron  King  &  Mr.  Henry  Bush  came  before  the  Session  &  requested 
to  be  received  into  communion  with  the  Church. 

After  conversing  with  them  respecting   their   experimental   acquaintance 


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with  religion,  &   their   views    in    desiring   communion    with    the   Church, 
&  being  satisfied,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer.  Oshea  Wilder  Clk. 

January  21st  1814.     7  o'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson,  met  according 
to  appointment  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Saml.  Colt. 

Present   The  Rev.  Mr.  Spaulding — Mod. — 

Saml  Colt,  John  R.  Could,  Zadock  Brown,  Oshea  Wilder,  Elders. 

Absent — David  Auchinvole — Elder. 

Began  with  Prayer. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  Mr.  Aaron  King  one  of  the 
persons  that  came  before  the  session  at  their  last  meeting,  was  propounded, 
&  regularly  received  into  full  communion — &  also  Mr.  James  Lcve  was 
received  by  certificate  &  examination  into  full  communion,  on  the  14th 
Nov.  1813,  when  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  was  administered  for 
the  first  time,  in  this  Church,  by  the  Rev.  James  Richards. 

Mrs.  Isabella,  wife  of  John  Flood,  came  before  the  Session  &  requested 
to  converse  with  them  respecting  her  making  a  profession  of  religion 
&  joining  in  communion  with  the  Church. 

After  conversing  with  her  respecting  her  experimental  acquaintance   with 
religion,  &  her  views  in  desiring   communion   with    the   Church — &   being 
satisfied,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Concluded  with  prayer.  Oshea  Wilder,  Clk. 

Feby.  5th  1814.  7  O'clock  P.  M.  According  to  appointment,  the  Ses- 
sion of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Paterson,  met  at  the  House  of  Mr. 
Saml    Colt 

Present — The  Rev.  John  McDowel  Mod — 
Saml.  Colt,  David  Auchinvole, 
Zadock  Brown,  Oshea  Wilder,  & 
John  R.  Gould— Elders. 
Began  with  prayer. 

William  Mulford  &  Hannah  his  wife,  presented  a  certificate  of  their 
regular  standing  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Elizabethtown,  & 
requested  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church. — Whereupon 
the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer.  Oshea  Wilder  Clk. 

Friday  July  1st  1814.     4  O'clock  P.  M.     The  Session  met  according  to  ap- 
pointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml  Colt, 

Zadock  Brown  &  Oshea  Wilder — Elders. 


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Absent — David  Auchinvole — Elder. 

The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

Philip  &  Rose  his  wife,  servants  of  Increase  Gould,  Esq.,  appeared 
before  the  session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  fellowship  &  communion 
of  the  Church. — After  a  careful  examination,  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the 
doctrines  of  the  gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion, 
the  .Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Mrs.  Alice,  wife  of  Rev.  Saml.  Fisher,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  re- 
ceived as  a  member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular 
standing  with  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Morristown;  whereupon,  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

On  application,  Mr.  David  Auchinvole,  a  Deacon  &  Elder  in  this  Church, 
was  dismissed,  with  a  view  to  connect  himself  with  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Hudson,  state  of  New  York,  where  he  now  resides. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  Sept.  13,  1814,  4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher,  Modr. — 

John  R.  Gould,  Oshea  Wilder 
&  Zadock  Brown — Elders. 
Absent — Saml.  Colt — Elder 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of    the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that,  agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  the 
last  meeting,  Philip  &  Rose,  after  being  baptized,  were  received  into 
the  Church  Lord's  day  July  10th,  1814. 

Joseph  Conckling,  Widow  Catharine  Willis,  &  Aletta,  wife  of  James 
Chappel,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  request  to  be  received  into  the  fel- 
lowship &  Communion  of  the  Church. 

After  a  careful  examination,  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session  agreed 
to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 
Friday  Dec.  23,  1814.     3  O'clock  P.    M.       The    Session  met    according   to 
appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Samuel  Fisher — Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Zadock  Brown, 
William  Mulford,  Oshea  Wilder, 
&  Saml.  Colt — Elders 
Absent — Alvan  Wilcox,  Elder. 


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The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

Mr.  Colt  rendered  his  reason  for  absence  from  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Session  which  was  sustained. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  the 
last  meeting,  Joseph  Conckling,  Widow  Catharine  Willis  &  Aletta,  wife  of 
James  Chappel,  were  received  into  the  Church  Lord's  day  Oct.  2nd  1814. 

The  Moderator  also  informed  the  Session,  that  due  notice  having  been 
given,  the  male  members  of  the  Church,  on  the  2nd  of  Oct.  last,  gave  in 
their  votes  for  one  aditional  Deacon  &  two  aditional  Elders.  On  counting 
the  votes  it  appeared  that  Zadock  Brown  was  chosen  Deacon,  & 
Alvan  Wilcox  &  William  Mulford  were  chosen  Elders  :  all  of  whom  were 
set  apart  to  their  respective  offices,  according  to  the  Book  of  discipline,  at 
the  close  of  the  Sermon  Lord's  day  Oct.  9th  1814. 

Widow  Margaret  Eagles,  from  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newark, 
&  Mary,  wife  of  John  Beach,  from  the  Rutger's  Street  Church,  New  York, 
applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  church,  & 
produced  certificates  of  their  regular  standing  with  the  Churches,  to  which 
they  respectively  belonged.  Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive 
them. 

Widow  Margaret  Davis,  Mrs.  Charity  wife  of  William  Eagles,  &  Eliza- 
beth wife  of  Christopher  Brower,  appeared  before  the  Session  and 
requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  Communion  of  the  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  April  4th  1815.     0  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

Saml.  Colt,  Oshea  Wilder, 
Alvan  Wilcox,  William  Mulford— Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Could  A  Zadock  Brown — Elders. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

Mr.  Wilson  rendered  his  reason  for  absence  from  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Session,  which  was  sustained. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the 
last  meeting,  Widow  Margret  Davis,  Charity,  wife  of  William  Eagles  & 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Christopher  Brower,  were  received  into  the  Church, 
Lord's  day,  Jan.  1st.  1815. 


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Cornelius  C.  Jacobus,  &  Mary  his  wife,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be 
received  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their 
regular  standing  with  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newark.  Where- 
upon the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  Noah  Sexton,  appeared  before  the  Session,  and  re- 
quested to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  the  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  her  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel  &  her  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session  agreed 
to  receive  her. 

Thomas  Wills  &  Anna  Churchfield,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  re- 
quested to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  the  Church. 
After  conversing  sometime  with  each  of  them,  the  Session  thought  it  best 
to  advise  them  to  postpone,  for  a  season,  their  intention  of  uniting 
to  become  more  thoroughly  acquainted  with  their  own  hearts. 

The  following  minute  of  Presbytery  was  received  &  read.  "In  Presby- 
tery Oct.  5th,  1814,  the  inquiry  being  made,  whether  Sessions  exercised  a 
proper  pastoral  care  over  their  baptized  children,  it  appeared  that  our 
churches  are  paying  attention  to  this  subject;  but  that  no  special 
exercise  of  discipline  towards  baptized  children  has  been  adopted  :  Where- 
upon Resolved,  that  it  be  enjoined  upon  the  several  Sessions,  under  the 
care  of  this  Presbytery,  to  pay  a  more  careful  attention  to  this  important 
duty  in  future;  &  that  the  Sessions  enjoin  it  upon  the  members  of 
their  respective  churches,  who  are  parents  &  guardians  of  baptized 
children,  carefully  to  admonish  them  of  the  peculiar  relation  in  which  they 
stand  to  the  Church  of  Christ  ;  &  to  teach  them  that  they  are  so  far  under 
its  watch,  as,  when  arrived  to  years  of  discretion  to  be  liable  to  be  called  to 
an  account  for  any  immoral  conduct  of  which  they  may  be  guilty:  And 
that  it  be  further  recommended  to  the  several  Sessions,  wherever  it  may 
be  practicable,  to  visit,  at  least  once  a  year,  all  baptized  persons,  who  have 
arrived  at  years  of  discretion,  &  who  are  not  in  full  communion  with  the 
Church,  and  seriously  to  converse  with  them  respecting  their  standing, 
&  the  reason  of  their  continuing  to  neglect  the  important  duties,  which 
are  incumbent  upon  them  in  consequence  of  their  dedication  to  God  in 
baptism. 

Ordered,  that   the    Stated    Clerk    transmit  an    attested  copy  of  the  above 
minute  to  the  Sessions  of  all  the  churches  under  our  care." 
Attest.       Thomas  Pirton  stated  Clk.  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Jersey." 
Whereupon  resolved 

1.  That  the  minute  from  Presbytery  be  entered  upon  the  minutes  of  the 
Session. 

2.  That  in  order  to  comply,  as  far  as  practicable,  with  the  injunction  of 
Presbytery,    this   Session   will    call    together   the    Communicants   of   this 


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Church,  together  with  their  baptized  children,  before  each  stated  season  of 
Communion,  that  they  may  be  instructed  into  the  nature  of  their  respective 
duties. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  June  26th  1815.     -4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

,    Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 
Saml.  Colt,  Alvan  Wilcox 
k  William  Mulford.— Elders. 
Absent — Oshea  Wilder,  John  R.  Gould 
&  Zadock  Brown — Elders.    ■ 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  the 
last  meeting,  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Noah  Sexton,  was  received  into  the  Church 
Lord's  day  April  9th,  1815. 

William  Thomson  appeared  before  the  Session  and    requested    to    be    re- 
ceived as  a  member  of  this  Church  in  consequence  of  his  being  a  member  of 
the  Associate  Reformed  Church,  in  the  City  of  New  York;  but  as  he  had  not 
been  dismissed  from  that  Church,  the  Session  advised    him  to    postpone  his 
request,  until  he  could  obtain  a  regular  dismission. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 
In  Presbytery  at  Orange  Oct.  5,   1815. 
Thus  far  examined  X-  approved. 

Barnabas  King  Mod. 

Monday  Oct.  2,  1815.     4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session   met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

Saml.  Colt,  Oshea  Wilder, 
Alvan  Wilcox  &  William   Mulford — Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould,  Zadock  Brown — Elders. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of    the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

Widow  Margaret  Bakeman  <fc  Widow  Margaret  Van  Riper  appeared  be- 
fore the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  Commun- 
ion of  the  Church. 

After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel,  A  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session  agreed 
to  receive  them. 

William  Thomson  from  the  Associate  Reformed  Church  of  New  York, 
Mary,  wife  of  Job  Crane,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in    Elizabethtown, 


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and  Widow  Catharine  Beach  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Rockaway, 
applied  to  the  Session,  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church  &  pro- 
duced certificates  of  their  regular  standing  with  the  above  named  churches  ; 
whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Aletta,  wife  of  James  Chappel,  applied  for  a  dismission  with  a  view  to 
join  one  of  the  Presbyterian  churches  in  New  York,  where  she  now 
resides,  which  was  granted. 

Resolved    that    the    Moderator   of  this  Session    be    empowered  to    grant 
letters  ol  dismission  to  persons  applying  for  the  same,  in  the  absence  of  the 
Session;  &  that  the  same  be  reported  at  the  next  stated  meeting. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday,  April  5th,  181G. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fishet  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml.  Colt, 
Oshea  Wilder,  Alvan  Wilcox 
,V  William  Mulford— Elders. 
Absent- — Zadock  Brown — Elder. 
The    Session    being   opened  with  prayer  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day  Oct.  15th  1816. 
Margaret  Bakeman,  Margaret  Van  Riper,  Mary,  wife  of  Job  Crane,  Wil- 
liam Thomson,  &  Widow  Catharine  Beach,  were  received  into  the  Church 
agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  their  last  meeting. 

John  J.  Colt  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church. 

After  a  careful  examination  as  to  his  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel  &  his  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  him.  Enos  Lyon,  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Orange,  applied  to  the  Session,  to  be  received  as  a  member  of  this 
Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  his  regular  standing  with  the  above 
named  church. 

Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  him. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  July  5th  1816.     6  O'clock  P.    M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 
Saml.  Colt,  Oshea  Wilder, 
&  John  R.   Gould — Elders. 
Absent — William  Mulford,  Alvan  Wilcox 
&  Zadock  Brown — Elders. 


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The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  list  meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  on  the  Lord's  day  April  7th 
1816,  John  J.  Colt,  and  Enos  Lyon,  were  received  into  the  Church  agree- 
able to  their  vote,  at  the  last  meeting. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  J.  Colt,  Jonathan  D.  Marvin  &  Cyprian  Wilcox  ap- 
peared before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  & 
communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowl- 
edge of  the  doctrines  of  the  gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental 
religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

The  following  persons  applied  for  dismissions  which  were  granted  (viz.) 
Elder  Zadock  Brown  &  Phebe  his  wife,  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Orange — Elder  William  Mulford  &  Hannah  his  wife,  Cornelius  C.  Jacobus 
and  Mary  his  wife&  Joseph  Conckling,  to  join  one  of  the  Presbyterian 
Churches  in  the  City  of  New  York,  where  they  now  reside. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  Sept.  24th  1816.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher — Mod 
John  Gould,  Saml.  Colt 
&  Alvan  Wilcox — Elders. 
Absent  — Oshea  Wilder. 
The    Sessicn    being   opened  with  prayer  the   minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

Mr.  Wilcox  rendered  his  reasons  for  absence  from  last  meeting  which, 
were  sustained. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day  July  7th 
1816,  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  J.  Colt,  Jonathan  D.  Marvin  &  Cyprian 
Wilcox,  were  received  into  the  Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  the  last 
meeting.  Also,  that  on  the  8th  of  July  last,  he  had  dismissed  John  J.  Colt 
&  Elizabeth  his  wife,  to  join  one  of  the  churches  in  Pittsfield  (Mass.) 
where  they  have  removed. 

Sarah,  wife  of  Adam  Moore,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  as  a 
member  of  this  church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Ballyrony  (Ireland).  She  having  been  par- 
ticularly examined,  as  to  her  knowledge  &  Piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  re- 
ceive her. 

Peter  Colt  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the 
fellowship  &  communion  of  this  church.     After  a  careful  examination,  as  to 


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his  knowledge  of   the  doctrines   of   the  gospel,  &  his  acquaintance  with  ex- 
perimental religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  him. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday  Jan.  2nd  1817.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml.  Colt, 
&  Oshea  Wilder— Elders. 
Absent — Alvan  Wilcox. 

The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

Mr.  Wilder  rendered  his  reasons  for  absence  from  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Session,  which  were  sustained. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day  Oct.  6th  1816, 
Sarah  wife  of  Adam  Moore,  &  Peter  Colt  were  received  into  the  church, 
agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  the  last  meeting. 

Esther,  wife  of  William  Dickey,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received,  as 
a  member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing 
with  the  2nd  Presbyterian  Church  in  Philadelphia.  Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  her. 

The  following  minute  of  Presbytery  was  received  &  read  :  (viz.)  "In 
Presbytery  at  Elizabethtown,  Oct.  1st  1816,  a  minute  was  made,  of  which 
the  following  is  a  copy,  viz  : — The  committee  appointed  to  take  into  con- 
sideration the  subject  of  exercising  a  pastoral  care  over  baptized  children 
made  the  following  report,  which  was  adopted,  (viz.)  While  our  book  of 
discipline  requires  baptized  children  to  be  examined  as  to  their  knowledge  & 
piety,  before  they  are  admitted  to  sealing  ordinances,  it  manifestly  places 
them  under  the  watch  and  care  of  the  church,  &  directs  that  they  be 
trained  up,  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.  The  pastoral  care 
which  your  committee  recommend  may  be  expressed  in  the  following  reso- 
lutions, which  theyjoeg  leave  to  submit. 

1.  Resolved,  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  different  Sessions  under  the 
care  of  this  Presbytery,  to  exercise  a  watch  over  professing  parents,  to  see 
that  they  dedicate  their  children  in  baptism,  that  they  pray  with  them,  that 
they  faithfully  instruct,  restrain  and  govern  them,  &  keep  them  from  im- 
proper company,  &  habits  of  dissipation,  &  that  they  put  them  under  teach- 
ers, who  will  guard  their  moral  and  religious  principles. 

2.  Resolved,  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  different  Sessions  to  visit  & 
converse  with  the  baptized  children,  admonish  them  of  their  standing  and 
obligations,  &  examine  them  as  to  their  religious  knowledge,  &  frequently  to 
collect,  catechise  &  pray  with  them. 


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Ordered  that  the  Stated  Clerk  transmit   an    attested  copy  of  the  above  re- 
port to  the  several  church  Sessions  under  the  care  of  this  Presbytery." 
Elizabethtown  Oct.  2nd  1816. 

Thomas  Pirton, 

Stated  Clerk." 
Whereupon,  Resolved, 

1.  That  the  minute  from  the  Presbytery  be  entered  upon  the  minutes  of 
the  Session. 

Resolved— 2.   That,  in  the   opinion   of   this   Session,  the  attention  which 
they  are  now  paying  to  their   communicants   &   baptized   children,  in  com- 
pliance with  the  recommendation  of  the  Presbytery,  Oct.  5,  1814,  is  as  far  as 
practicable,  a  literal  compliance  with  the  foregoing  recommendations. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  April  1st  1817.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt,  Oshea  Wilder, 
John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent — Alvan  Wilcox — Elder. 
The    Session   being   opend   with    prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

John  Bresbuhl,  &  Mary,  wife  of  William  Berry,  appeared  before  the  Ses- 
sions and  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doc- 
trines of  the  gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Jonathan  D.  Marvin,  being  about  to    remove  from  this  place,  requested  a 
dismission,  with  a  view  to  connect  himself  with  one  of  the  churches  of  Tap- 
pan,  where  he  expects  to  reside  ;    which  was  granted. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  July  30th  1817.     4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt  &  John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent — Oshea  Wilder — Do. 
Mr.  Wilder  having  left  Paterson  &  gone  into  the  western  country,  &  the 
time  of  his  return  being  uncertain — the  Moderator  and  two  remaining  Eld- 
ers, considered  themselves  as  virtually  constituting  the  whole  of  the  Session, 
now  resident  in  Paterson,  agreed  to  proceed  to  business.  The  Session  be- 
ing opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 


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The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  on  the  Lord's  day  April  6th 
1817,  John  Bresbuhl  &  Mary,  wife  of  William  Berry,  were  received  into  the 
Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  their  last  meeting".  Also,  that  he  had, 
agreeable  to  a  standing  rule,  dismissed  Alvan  Wilcox,  &  Patience  his  wife, 
with  a  view  to  their  being  connected  with  some  church  in  North  Carolina, 
where  they  are  about  to  remove. 

Gabriel  T.  Conckling,  Dorothy,  wife  of  Edward  Mitchel,  Elizabeth,  wife 
of  Samuel  Coon,  Catharine,  wife  of  John  Kutan,  Anna  Coon,  Jane  Parke, 
and  Leah,  wife  of  Anthony  Lovine,  appeared  before  the  Session,  &  re- 
quested to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  gospel,  and  their 
acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive 
them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday  Oct.  2nd  1817.     4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Saml.  Colt,  John  R.  Gould 
and  Oshea  Wilder — Elders. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of    the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day  August  3rd  1817 
Gabriel  T.  Conckling,  Dorothy,  wife  of  Edward  Mitchel,  Elizabeth,  wife  of 
Samuel  Coon,  Jane  Parke,  &  Leah,  wife  of  Anthony  Levine,  were  received 
into  the  Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting. 

Eliza  Cottle,  wife  of  William  Ferguson,  Lydia,  wife  of  Jacob  Post,  Re- 
becca Gould,  Mary  S.  Gould,  Sarah  H.  Gould,  &  Rachel  Willis,  ap- 
peared before  the  Session  and  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  l\i 
communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowl- 
edge of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental 
religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Stephen  Dodd  &  Mehetable  his  wife,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received 
as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their  regular  stand- 
ing with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Mendham.  Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  of  Rockaway,  Oct.  9,  1817. 
Thus  far  examined  and  approved. 

William  A.  McDowell,  Mod. 


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Tuesday  Dec.  30th,  1817.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt  &  John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent— Oshea  Wilder — Elder. 
Mr.  Wilder  having  removed  his  residence  to  New  York,  the  Session  con- 
sider that  there   are   virtually,    but   two   Elders   belonging  to   their   body, 
though  Mr.  Wilder  has  not  yet  removed  his  relation  from  this  Church. 

The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read.  The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day  Oct. 
5th,  1817,  Eliza  C,  wife  of  William  Ferguson,  Lydia  wife  of  Jacob  Post, 
Rebecca  Gould,  Mary  S.  Gould,  Sarah  H.  Gould  &  Rachel  Willis  were  re- 
ceived into  the  Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting.  Also, 
that,  on  Nov.  3rd  1817,  he  had  dismissed  Cyprian  Wilcox  to  connect  him- 
self with  some  church  in  the  State  of  Georgia,  where  he  now  resides.  And 
that  on  the  1st  of  Dec.  Inst,  he  had  dismissed  the  Widow  Mary 
Eagles,  &  Charity,  wife  of  William  Eagles,  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Rockaway. 

Munson  Godwin  appeared   before  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  and  eommunion  of  this  Church.     After   a    careful   examina- 
tion as  to  his  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of   the  Gospel,  &  his  experimental 
acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  him. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  April  6th  1818.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Modr. 

Samuel  Colt  k  John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent—  Oshea  Wilder — Elder. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of   the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that,  on  Lord's  day  January  14th, 
1818,  Munson  Godwin  was  received  into  the  Churchy  agreeable  to  their  vote 
at  the  last  meeting. 

Hugh  Menish,  Mary  wife  of  John  McGee,  Hellen,  wife  of  Daniel  F. 
Lockwood,  Widow  Nancy  Walmsley,  &  Mary  Speer,  appeared  before  the 
Session  and  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doc- 
trines of  the  gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Margaret  wife  of  Robert  McElhose,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received 
as  a  member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her   regular   stand- 


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ing  with  the  2nd  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newark.     Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  her. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  July  6th  1818.     7  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt  &  John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent — Oshea  Wilder — 
The  Session  was  opened  with  prayer. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  Hugh  Manish,  Mary  wife  of 
John  Magee,  Helen  wife  of  Daniel  F.  Lockwood,  Widow  Nancy  Walmsley 
&  Polly  Speer,  were  received  into  the  church,  Lord's  day  April  12th  1818, 
agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting.  John  Breesbulh  &  Gabriel  I. 
Conckling  requested  a  dismission  from  this  church,  with  a  view  to  join  in 
communion  with  the  Methodist  Church.  These  persons  having  been  labored 
with,  for  some  time  past,  in  order  to  convince  them  of  their  error,  k  they 
still  persisting  in  their  request  ;  the  Session  agreed  to  grant  them  a  dis- 
mission. 

Jane  Post,  &  Sarah,  wife  of  George  Van  Bussum  appeared  before  the 
Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  and  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doc- 
trines of  the  gospel  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  2nd  Oct.     2  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present- — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt  &  John  R.  Gould-  -Elders. 
The  Session  was  opened  with  prayer. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that,  on  Lord's  day,  July  12th,  1818, 
Jane  Post  &  Sarah,  wife  of  George  Van  Bussum,  were  received  into  the 
Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting.  Also,  that  July  10th, 
1818,  he  had  dismissed  Oshea  Wilder  &  Cornelia  his  wife,  with  a  view  to 
their  Joining  the  2nd  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  York. 

Liger  Murchant,  Mary  wife  of  William  Thomson,  &  Ann,  wife  of  James 
Brooks,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fel- 
lowship and  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to 
their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel  &  their  experimental  ac- 
quaintance with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Thus  far  examined  &  approved  in  Presbytery  at    Elizabethtown  Oct.  8th, 
1818. 

Henry  Mills  Mod. 

Wednesday  Jan.  6th  1819.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould  &  Saml.  Colt— Elders. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes   of   the    last  meeting 
were  read. 

The    Moderator   informed    the    Session    that,  on   Lord's  day  October  4th 

1818,  Liger  Murchant,  Mary  wife  of  William  Thomson,  &  Ann,  wife  of 
James  Brooks,  were  received  into  the  Church  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the 
last  meeting. 

Elizabeth  wife  of    Kennedy  Boyd,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  request- 
ed to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  church.     After  a 
careful  examination  as  to  her  knowledge  of   the  doctrines   of   the  gospel  & 
experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the    Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  April  2nd  1819.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

■Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould  &  Saml.  Colt— Elders. 
Began    with   prayer.       The    Moderator   informed    the    Session,    that   on 
Lord's  day  Jan.  10th  1819,  Elizabeth,  wife  of   Kennedy  Boyd,  was  received 
into  the  church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting. 

William  Larmour,  James  Stewart,  John  Benson,  &  Martha,  wife  of  Aaron 
King,  appeared  before  the  Session,  and  requested  to  be  received  into  the 
fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to 
their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel  &  their  acquaintance  with 
experimental  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  July  6th  1819.     7  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould  &  Saml.  Colt— Elders. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of   the    last   meeting 
were  read. 
The  Moderator  informed  the   Session   that   on   the   Lord's  day  April  4th 

1819,  William  Larmour,  James   Stewart,   John    Benson,  &  Martha,  wife  of 


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Aaron  King,  were  received  into  the  Church,  agreeable  to  their    vote   at  the 
last  meeting. 

That  on  the  29th  of  April,  1819,  he  had  dismissed  Stephen  Dodd  &  Me- 
hetable  his  wife,  to  join  the  2nd  Fresbyterian  Church  in  Newark,  where 
they  now  reside. 

Lois,  wife  of  William  Silcock,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  as  a 
member  of  this  church  ;  and  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing 
with  the  Congregational  Church  in  Long  Meadow,  Massachusetts  ;  where- 
upon the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

Widow  Maria  Van  Winkle  &  Jane,  wife  of  Robert  Cunningnam,  ap- 
peared before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  & 
communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowl- 
edge of  the  doctrines  of  the  gospel  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with 
religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  September  28th  1819.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appaintment. 

Present — -Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Could  &  Samuel  Colt — Elders. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of   the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day,  July  11th  1819 
Widow  Mariah  Van  Winkle,  A  Jane,  wile  of  Robert  Cunningham,  were  re- 
ceived into  the  church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting. 

That  he  had  dismissed  Widow  Nancy  Wamsley,  August  9th  1819,  to  join 
one  of  the  churches  in  New  York,  where  she  now  resides.  Also,  that 
August  20th  1819.  he  had  dismissed  James  Stewart,  who  has  returned  to 
Ireland. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thus  far  examined  &  approved  by  Presbytery  at  Chatham,  October  6th, 
1819. 

John  Ford, 
Moderator. 

Friday,  January  14th  1820.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml.  Colt  & 
Aaron  King — Elders. 
Absent — Caleb  M.  Godwin— Do. 


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The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

John  Magee,  Robert  Sclater,  Catharine,  wife  of  James  Boon,  and  Re- 
becca Avery,  appeared  before  the  Session,  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination 
as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  gospel,  &  their  experimental 
acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Catharine,  wife  of  John  Tnslee  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  as  a 
member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  Rutger's  street,  New  York,  whereupon 
the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that,  due  notice  having  been  given, 
the  male  members  of  the  Church  met  on  the  1st  of  October  last,  &  gave  in 
their  votes  for  one  additional  Deacon  &  two  additional  Elders. 
On  counting  the  votes  it  appeared  that  Saml.  Colt  was 
chosen  Deacon  &  Aaron  King  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin  were 
chosen  Elders.  The  Moderator  also  informed  the  Session,  that  the 
above  named  persons  were  set  apart  to  their  respective  offices,  according  to 
the  Book  of  discipline,  at  the  close  of  the  sermon,  Lord's  day  Oct.  3rd  1819. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  April  14th  1820.     4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt,  Aaron  King  & 
Caleb  M.  Godwin — Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould — Do. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of   the    last   meeting 
were  read. 

The  Modr.  informed  the  Session  that  John  Magee,  Robert  Sclater,  Cath- 
arine wife  of  James  Boon,  and  Rebecca  Avery,  were  received  into  the 
Church,  Lord's  day,  Jany.  23rd  1820,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last 
Session. 

Lois,  wife  of  William  Silcock,  being  about  to  remove  from  this  place, 
requested  a  dismission,  with  a  view  to  join  a  church  in  Long  Meadow 
(Mass.)  where  she  expects  to  reside,  which  request  was  granted. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Ray,  appeared  before  the  Session  and  requested 
to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  k  communion  of  this  church.  After  a  care- 
ful examination  as  to  her  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  and  her 
experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

Widow  Ann  McNiel  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  into  this 
Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing  with  the  2nd  Pres- 

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byterian  Church  in  Newark.     Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  July  5th,  1820.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Saml.  Colt,  John  R.  Gould  & 
Caleb  M.  Godwin — Elders. 
Absent — Aaron   King — Do. 
The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the    last    meeting 
were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  on  Lord's  day  April  ICth  1820 
Elizabeth  wife  of  John  Ray,  was  received  into  the  Church,  agreeable  to 
their  vote  at  the  last  meeting. 

Mrs.  Eliza,  wife  of  James  W.  King,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  re- 
ceived as  a  member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular 
standing  with  the  second  Associate  Reformed  Church  in  the  City  of  New 
York.       Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

James  Hamilton  &  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  &  Grace,  wife  of  James  Close 
appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
&  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental 
acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Paterson  October  5th  1820. 
Thus  far  examined  &  approved. 

Sam.  A.  Cox,  Mod. 
Tuesday  Dec.  26th  1820.     6 O'clock  P.  M.     The  Session  metaccording  to 
appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

John    R.    Gould,    Samuel    Colt,    Aaron 

King  &.  Caleb  M.  Godwin — Elders. 

The    minutes  of  the   last  meeting    read.     The  Moderator  informed    the 

Session  that  James  Hamilton  &  Elizabeth  his  wife,  k  Grace  wife   of   James 

Close,  were  received  into   the  Church,  Lord's  day  July  9th  1820,  agreeable 

to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting. 

Electa,  wife  of  Robert  King,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Hanover, 
Miss  Catharine  W.  Colt,  from  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newark,  ap- 
plied to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  certificates  of 
their  regular  standing  with  the  above  named  churches;  whereupon  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 


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Liger  Murchant,  at  his  own  request,  was  dismissed  from  this  Church, 
with  a  view  to  connect  himself  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Orange 
where  he  now  resides. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  March  28th  1821.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml  Colt,  Aaron  King, 
&  Caleb  M.  Godwin — Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.      Mrs.    Janit    McAllum,    ap- 
plied to  be  received  as  a  member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of 
her  regular  standing  with  the  Congregational  Church  in  Rose    street.    New 
York.     After  some  time  spent  in  conversation  with  her,  respecting   her   re- 
ligious views  &  feelings,    the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday   June   27th    1821.     6  O'clock  P.  M.     The    Session    met   ac- 
cording to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present—  Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml.  Colt,  Caleb  M. 
Godwin  &  Aaron  King — Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  Ella,  wife  of  James  Mc- 
Glory,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellow- 
ship &  communion  of  the  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  her 
knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel  &  her  experimental  acquaint- 
ance with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

Mr.  John  Varick  &  Esther  his  wife,    applied    to   the    Session    to    be    re- 
ceived as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate    of    their    regu- 
lar   standing    with    the    Presbyterian     Church    in      Hampstead,    Rockland 
County,  New  York.     Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  June  29th  1821,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Mod 

Saml.  Colt,  Aaron  King  &  Caleb  M. 
Godwin- -Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould — Elder. 
Sarah,  wife  of  Jeremiah  H.  Pierson,  of    Ramapo   works,  New  York,    ap- 
peared  before    the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  & 
Communion    of    this    Church.     After    a    careful    examination    as   to   her 


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knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  her  experimental  acquaintance 
with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  Sept  26th  1821.  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  ac- 
cording to  appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Rev.  Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Samuel  Colt,  Aaron  King 
&  Caleb  M.  Godwin— Elders. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  The  Moderator  informed 
the  Session  that  Ella,  wife  of  James  McGlory,  &  Sarah,  wife  of  Jeremiah 
H.  Pierson,  were  received  into  the  church,  Lord's  day,  July  1st  1821, 
agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  &  preceeding  meeting. 

Whereas  it  is  publickly  reported  that  James  Hamilton,  a  member  of  this 
Church,  has  on  several  occasions  fallen  into  the  sin  of  intemperance, 
therefore — 

Resolved,  that  Aaron  King  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin  be  a  Committee  to  in- 
quire into  the  truth  of  the  matter,  &  report  to  the  Session  at  their  next 
meeting. 

John  Niesbit  &  Elizabeth  his  wife,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  re- 
quested to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  West  field  October  4th,  1821.  Thus  far  examined  & 
approved. 

James  Richards,  Moderator. 
Monday  Nov.  12th,  1821.     6  O'clock  P.  M.     The    Session    met   accord- 
ing to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt,  Aaron  King  & 
Caleb  M.  Godwin — Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould — Elder. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  2nd  of  November,  1821, 
he  had  dismissed  Eliza,  wife  of  James  W.  King,  in  order  that  she  might 
connect  herself  with  the  Church  under  the  care  of  Dr.  McCloud,  in  the 
City  of  New  York.  Also,  that  John  Niesbit  &  Elizabeth  his  wife,  were 
received  into  the  Church,  Lord's  day,  Sept.  30th  1821,  agreeable  to  their 
vote  at  the  last  meeting. 


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The  Committee  appointed  to  inquire  into  the  case  of  James  II * 

reported  that    they  had  attended  to  the  duty  assigned  them  ;    &  finding    the 

reports  concerning  Mr.    H to  be  true,    that    they    had    requested 

him  to  attend  the  present  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Mr.  H appeared  before  the  Session  &   acknowledged    that    he 

had  fallen  into  the  sin  of  intemperance.      He  professed  unfeigned  sorrow  & 
contrition  for  his  sin  &  a  full  determination  to  live  a  different  life  in    future. 

After  mature  deliberation,  the  Session  Resolved,  That  Mr.  H  -  - be 

required  to  make  a  publick  confession  of  his  sin  before  the  Church. 

Whereas  it  is  publickly  reported  that  John  Mc  -  -  -,  a  member  of  this 
Church,  has  fallen  into  the  sin  of  intoxication,  &  that  he  has  also  been 
guilty  of  riotous  &  unchristian  conduct,  Therefore,  Resolved,  That  Mr. 
Colt  &  Mr.  King  be  a  committee  to  converse  with  Mr.  Mc ,  &  to  as- 
certain whether  the  above  report  is  correct. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  January  2nd  1822,  6  O'clock    P.    M.      The    Session   met  ac- 
cording to  appointment  and  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Could,  Aaron  King 
&  Caleb  M.  Godwin— Elders. 
Absent — Saml.  Colt. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.     The    Modr.    informed    the 
Session,  that,  agreeable    to    their   resolution   at    the    last    meeting,    James 

H made  a  publick  confession  before  the  Church,  at  their  meeting 

on  the  16th  of  Nov.  last. 

The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Session,    to   enquire 

into  the   case   of   John    Mc ,    not   being  prepared  to  report,  Resolved, 

that  they  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Mrs.  Susannah,  wife  of  Stephen  Waring,  applied  to  be  received  as  a 
member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  Palts,  state  of  New  York.  Where- 
upon the  Session  agreed  to  receive  her. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  April  3d  1822,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according 
to  appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Saml  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml.  Colt, 

Aaron  King  &  Caleb  M.   Godwin — Elders. 

*For  obvious  reasons,  it  has  been  deemed  proper  in  printing  these  records  to  omit  the 
names  of  the  persons  accused,  and  to  substitute  hyphens  for  the  several  letters  of  their 
names. 


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The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Margaret,  wife  of  John  Robinson,  and  Jane  wife  of  Edo  Van  Winkle, 
appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
&  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaint- 
ance   with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

James  H ,  having  been  requested  by  a  member  of  the    Session 

to  attend  the  present  meeting,  appeared  before  the  Session,  &  acknowl- 
edged that  he  had  several  times  fallen  into  the  sin  of  intemperance,  since  he 
made  his  publick  confession  in  Nov.  last. 

After    mature   deliberation    upon  his   case,    the    Session    came     to     the 

following  result. — Whereas  James  H has  been  repeatedly   guilty 

of  the  sin  of  intemperance,  since  he  publickly  confessed  his  sin,  &  solemnly 
promised  repentance  &  reformation,  And  whereas,  the  Session  are  unable 
now  to  discover  any  satisfactory  evidence  of  real  penitence,  or  of  a 
determination  to  avoid  the  use  of  intoxicating  liquors  in  future:-Therefore, 
Resolved,  That  he  be,  &  is  hereby  suspended,  &  cut  off  from  the 
communion  of  this  Church,  until  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  genuine 
repentance,  &  a  thorough  reformation  of  life. 

The    Committee  appointed    to   enquire   into   the   case   of  John  Mc , 

reported  that  they  had  conversed  with  Mr.  Mc respecting  the  reports  in 

circulation,  against  his   Christian    character,  &    had  enquired  of  others  re- 
specting them  ;  but  were  unable  to  obtain   any   evidence   which    would    be 
sufficient  to  substantiate  the  charges  brought  against  him  by  common  fame. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  July  5th  1822,  4  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present  —  Saml.  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King,  John  R.  Gould, 

Saml  Colt  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  The  Moderator  informed 
the  Session,  that  Margaret,  wife  of  John  Robinson,  &  jane,  wifeof  Edo  Van 
Winkle,  were  received  into  the  Church,  Lord's  day  April  7th  1822,  agree- 
able to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting.  Also,  that  on  the  20th  of  June  1822, 
he  had  dismissed  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Samuel  Coon,  to  join  some  church  in 
the  Northern  part  of  the  State  of  New  York,  where  she  has  removed. 

Jane,  wife  of  Robert  Paterson,  &  Mariah,  wife  of  Thomas  Rogers, 
appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  & 
Communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaint- 
ance with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Wednesday  Sept.  25th  1822.  6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King, 
Caleb  M.  Godwin— Elders 
Absent— Samuel  Colt. — 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that,  on  Lord's  day,  July  7th 
1822,  Jane,  wife  of  Robert  Paterson,  &  Mariah  wife  of  Thomas  Rogers, 
were  received  into  the  Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  I  he  last  meeting. 
Also,  that  on  the  16th  of  July  1822,  he  had  dismissed  Elizabeth,  wife 
of  James  Hamilton,  to  join  one  of  the  Churches  in  the  City  of  New  York, 
where  she  now  resides. 

Jane,  wife  of  William  Larmour,  Grace  Howland,  &  Robert  McElhose, 
appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
&  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaint- 
ance with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Ann,  wife  of  Thomas  Gardner,  Miss -Nancy  Gardner,  Mr.  James  Gardner 
&  Mary  his  wife,  applied  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church,  & 
produced  a  certificate  of  their  regular  standing  with  the  North  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Hardiston.      Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Whereas  it  is  publickly  reported  that  Samuel  Colt  has  several  times  fallen 
into  the  sin  of  intemperance — Resolved  that  Mr.  Godwin  >.\;  Mr.  King    be  a 
Committee  to  examine  into  the  truth  of  these  reports,  &  to  converse  with  Mr. 
Colt  upon  the  subject,  and  report  to  the  Session  at  their  next  meeting. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Orange,  Oct.  2nd  1822. 
Thus  far  examined  &  approved. 

Stephen  Thompson,  Mod. 
Tuesday  Dec.  10th  1822,  GO'clock  P.  M.     The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present— Rev.  Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Caleb  M.  Godwin,  John  R.  Gould  & 
Aaron  King — Elders. 
The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  Day  Sept.  29,  1822, 
Jane,  wife  of  William  Larmour,  Grace  Howland,  &  Robert  McElhose, 
were  received  into  the  Church,  agreeable  to  their  vote  at  the  last  meeting. 
Also,  that  on  the  6th  of  Nov.  he  had  dismised  Grace  Howland,  to  join  the 
church  in  Conway  (Mass.)  where  she  now  resides. 

The    Committee   appointed    at   the    last    meeting     of   the     Session,    to 


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converse  with  Mr.  Colt  &  to  inquire  into  the  reports  in  circulation 
unfavorable  to  his  Christian  character,  reported  that  they  had  attended  to 
the  duty  assigned  them,  &  believing  that  the  charges  brought  against  him 
by  common  fame  could  be  substantiated,  had  waited  upon  Mr.  Colt  & 
requested  him  to  attend  the  present  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Mr.    Colt  appeared    in    the    Session    agreeable   to    the    request.       After 
conversing  with  him  for  sometime    upon    the  charges   alledged  against  him; 
the  Session    adjourned,  at    the  request  of  Mr.   Colt,  untill  Monday  evening 
Dec.  16th,  to  give  him  time  to  redact  upon  the  subject. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  Dec.  13th  1822,  6  O'clock  P.    M.     The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King 
&  Cabel  M.  Godwin — Elders. 
Absent — Samuel  Colt. 
Ann    Wood    from    the    Presbyterian    Church    in     Newburgh    &    George 
Munro,    from  the    Presbyterian    Church    in    Cedar    street    in     New    York, 
applied  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church,    &    produced    certificates 
of  their  regular  standing  with  their    respective   churches.     Whereupon    the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Margaret,  wife  of  John  Degraw,  Abigal,  wife  of  John  Linford, 
Margaret,  wife  of  Richard  C.  Drawer,  Clementina  Anderson,  Margaret 
Courter,  Anna  Johnson,  Elizabeth  Degraw,  Elizabeth  Rippey,  &  Elizabeth 
D.  Fisher,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the 
fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as 
their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel  and  their  experimental 
acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 
Monday  Dec.  16th  1822,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to 
adjournment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  Aaron  King — Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  meeting  on  the  10th  of  December  were  read. 
The  case  of  Mr.  Colt  was  resumed. 

Mr.  Colt  appeared  before  the  Session  &  acknowledged  that  he  had  on 
several  occasions  given  way  to  an  immoderate  use  of  ardent  Spirits,  &  that 
he  had  been  guilty  of  unchaste  conduct,  highly  unbecoming  the  character  of 
a  christian,  &  especially  of  an  officer  of  Christ's  Church.  After  deliberating 
upon  the  subject  for  sometime,  the  Session  thought  it  best  to  suspend 
their  decision  upon  the  case  till  their  next  meeting. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Friday  Dec.  20th  1822,  6  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  and  was  opened    with    prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 
Absent — Aaron  King  &  Satnl  Colt. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  two  meetings  were  read. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  Josiah  Crismon,  Hannah,  wife  of  William  Nicoll, 
Martha,  wife  of  Abraham  Godwin,  Jr.,  Ann  Van  Winkle,  Lydia  Freeland, 
Elizabeth  Van  Houten,  Sally  Dandy,  Jane,  wife  of  Mathew  Rippey, 
Margaret  Godwin,  widow  Mariah  Van  Houten,  Esther,  wife  of  Baltus 
Winters,  &  James  B.  Wilson,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to 
be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After 
a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

The  case  of  Mr.  Colt  was  resumed, — when,  after  solemn  &  prayerful  de- 
liberation, the  Session  came  to  the  following  result. — 

Whereas,  Samuel  Colt,  an  Elder  &  Deacon  in  this  church,  has,  upon  his 
own  confession,  been  convicted  of  an  intemperate  use  of  ardent  Spirits,  & 
of  unchaste  conduct — and  whereas  the  circumstances  of  this  case  are  of  a 
highly  aggravated  nature;  calculated  deeply  to  wound  the  feelings  of  God's 
people,  &  to  bring  great  dishonor  upon  the  christian  profession,  Therefore, 
Resolved  1.  That  Samuel  Colt  be,  &  he  is  hereby,  deposed  from  the 
office  of  Elder  &  Deacon. 

Resolved u.  That  he  be,  &  he  hereby  is,  suspended  from  the  communion  of 
this  Church,  until  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  genuine  repentance,  &  a 
thorough  reformation  of  life. 

Resolved  3.   That  the  forgoing  minute,  relating  to  the  case  of  Mr.  Colt,  be 
read  publickly  to  the  Church  at  their  next  meeting. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  Dec.  25th  1822,  6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present— Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould  &  Aaron  King,  Elders. 
Absent — Caleb  M.  Godwin. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

John  Linford,  WTidow  Mary  Taggart,  Elizabeth  Van  Riper,  Elizabeth 
Willis,  Mary  Major,  Jane  Sheriden,  Sarah  Piercy,  Mary  Willey,  Ann  Rutan, 
&  Phebe  Evins,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.     After  a   careful   examination 

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as   to   their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental 
acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Saturday  Dec.  28th  1822,  6  Oclock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  Aaron    King,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould. 
Richard    C.  Brower,   Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  W.  Berry,  and  Mary,  wife 
of  Joseph   Ferris,   appeared  before    the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received 
into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.     After  a  careful    examin- 
ation as  to  their  knowledge  of   the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,   &  their  experi- 
mental acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Sesssion  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday,  Jan.  3rd  1823.     6  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod 

Aaron  King,  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould. 
James  Warren  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  into  the   communion 
of  this  Church,  the  produced  a  certificate  of   his  regular  standing  with  the 
Congregational  Church  in  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  him. 

Martha  Van  Geisin  &  Ann  Hughes,  appeared  before  the  Session,  & 
requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  and  communion  of  this  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  the  Session  agreed 
to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

; Friday  March  14th  1823.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  two  meetings  were  read.  The  Moderator 
informed  the  Session  that  all  persons  whom  they  had  agreed  to  receive,  at 
their  meetings  of  Dec.  15th  20th  25th  &  28th  &  of  Jan.  3d,  except  Mrs. 
Ferris,  who  was  detained  by  sickness,  were  received  into  the  Church,  Lord's 
day  Jany  5th  1823. 

Elenor,  wife  of  Wm.    Clarke,    Eliza,    wife  of    Hugh  Menish,  Rose   Ann 


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Clarke,  &  Richard  Van  Gieson,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to 
be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a 
careful  examination  as  to  the  knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel, 
&  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to 
receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  March  21st  1823.     6  O'clock  T.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  & 
Aaron  King — Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Jane  Anderson,  Mary  Ann  Kelley,  &  Robert  Huston,  appeared  before 
the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knownledge  of  the 
doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion, 
the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  March  28th  1823.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  Caleb  M. 
Godwin,  James  Warren  &  John  Benson,  Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  The  Moderator  informed 
the  Session,  that,  due  notice  having  been  given,  the  male  members  of 
the  Church  met  on  the  19th  Instant,  k  gave  in  their  votes  for  one  addi- 
tional Deacon  &  two  additional  Elders.  When  it  appeared  that  Aaron 
King  was  chosen  Deacon,  &  James  Warren  &  John  Benson  were 
chosen  Elders.  The  Moderator  also  informed  the  Session  that  the  above 
named  persons  were  set  apart  to  their  respective  offices,  according  to  the 
Book  of  discipline,  Last  Lord's  day. 

Widow  Sarah  Griffiths,  Clarissa  Crane,  Ellen,  wife  of  John  Van  Giesin, 
Margaret  Van  Saun,  &  Elizabeth  Major,  appeared  before  the  Session 
and  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety, 
the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Friday  April  1st    1823.      6  O'clock  P.  M.      The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Caleb  M.  Godwin,  John  R.  Gould, 
Aaron  King,  John  Bensen  & 
James  Warren,  Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Abraham  A.  Sarvin,  &  Martha  his  wife,  from  the  Reformed  Church  in 
Hamstead,  Rockland  County  (N.  Y.)  requested  to  be  received  as  members 
of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their  regular  standing  with  the 
above  named  Church.  Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Orestes  Moses  appeared  before  the  Session,  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination 
as  to  his  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  him. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  June  24th  1823.     7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present—  Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King,  John  Benson  &  Caleb  M. 
Godwin. 
Absent — JohnR.  Gould  &  James  Warren,  Elders. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  all  the  persons  whom  they 
had  agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  March  14th  21st  28th  &  of 
April  1st,  together  with  Mrs.  Ferris,  were  received  into  the  Church,  Lord's 
day  April  6th  1823,  except  Mrs.  Van  Giesin,  who  was  detained  at  home  by 
sickness.  Also  that  May  11th  1823,  he  had  dismissed  Phebe,  wife  of 
Saml.  Colt,  to  join  the  church  in  Rochester  (N.  Y.)  whither  she  has  re- 
moved. 

Ann  Duffey,  Rosena  Lake.  &  Esther  Suydam,  appeared  before  the 
Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this 
Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  June  27th  1823  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according   to  appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  Bensen,  Caleb  M.   Godwin,  & 
James  Warren. 
Absent  —  John  R.  Gould,  Aaron   King — Elders. 


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Esther  Ilogan,  Rachel  Cook,   Elizabeth   Hughes.  Eliza  Van  Winkle,   & 
Mary  Ann  Frier,  appeared  before  the  Session,   &  requested   to  be  received 
into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.      After  a  careful  examina- 
tion as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday  July  3d  1823,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  John  Benson,  Aaron 
King. 
Absent— Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  James  Warren, 
Elders. 
Widow  Nancy  Walmsley,  who  some  time  since  received  a  Certificate,  with 
a  view  to  connect  herself  with  some  Church  in  New  York,  whither  she   had 
removed,  but  who,  in  consequence  of  her  determination  to  return  to  Pater- 
son,  had  not  joined  any  other  Church,   returned    her    certificate,    &    it    was 
accepted  by  the  Session.     Jane  Walmsley,  from  the  Cedar  street  church  in 
New  York,  James  Anderson,  from  the  first    Presbyterian,    &  Mrs.  Dorothy 
McLean,  from  the  8th  Presbyterian  Church,  New   York,  &   James    Cuper, 
from  the  Reformed  Dutch  Church,  Saddle  river,  requested  to  be  received  as 
members   of  this  Church,  &  produced  certificates  of  their  regular  standing 
with    the   above    named    churches,       Whereupon    the   Session   agreed   to 
receive  them. 

James  Struthers,  Walter  Degraw,  Esther  Rippey,  Widow  Rebecca  Van 
Riper,  Catharine  Van  Ness,  Sarah  Bowman,  &  Elizabeth  Slingerland, 
appeared  before  the  Session  k  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
&  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  &  their  experimental  acquaint- 
ance with  religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  August  28th  1823,  7  O'cloek  P.  M.     The 
Sessson  met  according  to  appointment  k  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King,  John  Benson  «fc   James    War- 
ren, Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  two  meetings  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informedSession  that  all  the  the  persons  whom  they  had 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  June  24th  &  27th  &  of  July  3d,  to- 
gether   with    Mrs.    Van   Giesin,  were  received  into  the  Church,  Lord's  day 


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July  6th  1823,  except  Mrs.  Van  Riper,  who  was  detained  by  sickness. 
Also,  that  on  the  31st  of  July  1823,  he  had  dismissed  John  Niesbit  & 
Elizabeth,  his  wife,  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Greenwich,  N.  Y. 

Whereas  the  Session  have  received  information  that  James  Love,  a  mem- 
ber of  this  Church,  who  removed  from  Paterson  to  New  York  several  years 
ago,  has  connected  himself  with  the  Baptists.  Therefore,  resolved — That  his 
name  be  discontinued  in  the  list  of  communicants;  &  thit  he  be  considered 
as  dismissed  from  his  relation  to  this  Church. 

Whereas  it  is  publickly  reported  that  Richard  Van  G ,    a  member 

of  this  Church,  has  on  several  occasions  fallen  into  the  sin  of  intemperance, 
&  that  he  has  on  certain  occasions  made  use  of  profane  language, — 
Resolved— That   Aaron    King   &   Caleb    M.    Godwin  be  a  committtee  to 

converse  with  Mr.  Van  G -,  &  to  enquire  into  the  truth  of  the  above 

reports;  &  if  they  find  them  correct,  to  request  Mr.  Van  G to  attend 

the  next  meeting  of  Session. 

Adjourned  to  meet  on  the  25th  inst.  at  7  O'clock  P.  M. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  August  25th  1823,  7  o'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King, 
John  Benson,  &  James  Warren,  Elders. 
Absent — Mr.    Godwin. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  The  case  of  Mr.  Van 
G ,  was  taken  up.  Mr.  King,  one  of  the  Committee  appointed  to  en- 
quire into  the  reports  respecting  Mr.  Van  G 's  intemperance  &  unchrist- 
ian conduct,  reported,  that,  from  inquiry  he  had  reason  to  believe  those  re- 
ports founded  in  truth  ;  &  that  he  had  conversed    with    Mr.  Van  G , 

who  acknowledged  in  part,  the  charges  alledged  against  him.  Mr.  King 
stated  that  he  did  not  request  Mr.  Van  G to  attend  the  present  meet- 
ing of  the  Session;  not  recollecting  that  the  Committee  were  authorized  to 
do  it. 

Resolved,  that  the  same  committee  be  continued,  &  that  they  request  Mr. 
Van  G to  attend  the  next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Adjourned  to  meet  on  Wednesday  the  27th  inst.  at  half  past  two  O'clock 
P.  M. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  August  27th  1823,  half  past  2  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session 
met  according  to  appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 


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Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  John  Benson, 
Aaron  King  &  James  Warren,  Elders. 
Absent — Caleb  M.  Godwin. 
The  minutes  of    the    last    meeting    were    read.     The    case  of   Mr.     Van 

G  -  -  -  -  -  was  resumed.     Mr.  Van  G appeared  before  the  Session  & 

acknowledged  that  he  had  on  seveial  occasions  given  way  to  the  immoder- 
ate use  of  ardent  Spirits,  by  which  he  had  become  intoxicated,  k  there- 
by inflicted  a  deep  wound  upon    the  cause    of    Christ,  &  grieved  the    hearts 

of    his  people.      Mr.  Van  G professed    penitence  for    his    sin,    h    a 

determination  to  live  a  different  life  in  future. 

After  serious  deliberation,  on  all  the  circumstances  of  Mr.  Van  G 's 

case,  the  Session  came  to  the  following  result,  (viz.)  Whereas,  Mr.  Van 
G after  having  been  privately  conversed  with,  &  warned,  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Session,  has  still  persisted  in  the  intoxicating  use  of  ardent 
Spirits,  thereby  disregarding  the  counsels  &  admonitions  of  his  brethren — 
Therefore,  Resolved,  that  the  honor  of  religion,  &  the  welfare  of  the 
Church,  require,  that  he  be  suspended,  &  he  is  hereby  suspended  from  the 
communion  of  the  Church,  till  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  true 
penitence  &  a  thorough  reformation  of  life.  Resolved,  that  the  foregoing 
minute  be  read  publickly,  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Church. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  Sept.  23d  1823,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  and  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  fames  Warren.  John 
Benson,  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin  Elders. 
Absent—  Aaron  King. 
The    minutes    of    tb.2    last  meeting'  were  read.      Rebecca,  wife  of  Robert 
Huston,   Ann  Marsh,    John   Thomson,    Thomas  Weir,  &   James    Bentley, 
appeared  before  the    Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
&  cjairnunion  of  this  Church.       After  a   careful    examination,    as   to   their 
knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Adjourned  to  meet  on  Friday  evening,  the  26th  instant. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  evening  Sept.  26th  1823,  7  O'clock.     The 
Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  James  Warren, 
John  Benson,  Elders. 
Absent — Aaron  King,  Caleb  M.  Godwin. 


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The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Alexander  Paul  &  Nancy  his  wife,  requested  to  be  received  as  members 
of  this  church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their  regular  standing  with  the 
eighth  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Whereupon  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Jane  wife  of  Marcellis  Van  Geisin,  Jane,  wife  of  Ralph  Van  Ilouten, 
Margaret  Garretson.  Thomas  Combs,  .V'  Lydia  Jackson,  appeared  before 
the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  i  piety, 
the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Chatham  Oct  8th  1823. 
Thus  far  examined  &  approved. 

A.  G.  Fraser,  Mod. 

Friday  Dec.  19th  1823,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Aaron  King,  James  Warren,  John    Benson. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould  i\.  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting    were  read.      The    Moderator    informed 
the    Session,    that    all  the    persons    whom    they    agreed    to  receive  at  their 
meetings  of  September  23d  &  26th,  together  with  Mrs.  Van  Riper,  were  ad- 
mitted into  the  Church  Lord's  day  Oct  5th  1823. 

Jane  Van  Giesin,  Maria  Romaine,  Abraham  Van  Blarcom,  &  Henry  Post, 
Jr.,  appeared   before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellow- 
ship &  communion  of  this  Church.     After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  Dec.  20th  1823,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King  &  John 
Benson. 
Absent — James  Warren  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Jane  Brooks,  Hannah    Van   Houten,  Sarah    Bertholf,  Hannah  Spring,  ,V 
Stephen  Wood,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  and  communion  of  this  Church.     After  a  careful  examination 
as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Wednesday  Dec.  31st  1823,  6  O'clock  P.   M.     The 
Session  met  according-  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present —  Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King-,  Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  John 
Benson. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  James  Warren,  Elders. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Susan  Steele  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received 
into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  ex- 
amination as  to  her  knowledge  &  piety,  the  session  agreed  to  receive  her. 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Conrad  Watson,  requested  to  be  received  as  a  member 
of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing  with  the 
North  Presbyterian  Church  of  Hardistan.  Whereupon  the  Session  agreed 
to  receive  her. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  January  19th  1824,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Aaron  King, 
James  Warren  &  John  Bensen,  Elders. 
Absent— John  R.  Gould. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read.  The  Moderator  informed 
the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they  had  agreed  to  receive,  at  their 
meetings  of  Dec.  19th,  26th  &  31st,  were  admitted  into  the  Church  Lord's 
day.  January  4th  1824.  Also  that  on  the  18th  Instant,  he  had  dismissed 
Ann  Duffey,  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church,  under  the  care  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Philips,  in  the  City  of  New  York. 

It  is  publickly  reported  that  Lydia  F ,  a  member  of  this  Church, 

has  been  guilty  of  taking  a  gown  from  one  of  her  sisters  in  the  Lord,  & 
unlawfully  appropriating  it  to  her  own  use  : — &  that  when  questioned  upon 
the  subject  she  has  been  tempted  to  falsify  the  truth, — &  that,  in  other 
respects,  she  has  conducted  in  an  unchristian  manner, — the  Moderator 
stated  to  the  Session,  that  he  had  called  them  together,  at  this  time,  that 
they  might  take  the  subject  into  their  serious  consideration,  &  judge  what 
duty  requires  to  be  done  in  the  case. 

Miss  F  - ,  in  compliance  with  a  request  from  one  of  the  members 

came  before  the  Session  &  acknowledged  that  the  above  reports  were  sub- 
stantially correct.  She  professed  sincere  penitence  &  contrition  of  heart  on 
account  of  her  sin  ;  &  manifested  her  willingness  to  make  a  publick  ac- 
knowledgment before  the  Church.  A  draft  of  a  confession  was  then 
produced,    which    met    the    approbation    of    the    Session.      Whereupon, 

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Resolved,  that  in  case  Lydia  F make  this  confession    before   the 

Church  at  their  meeting  on  Wednesday  next,  the  Session   will  consider  her 
as  still  retaining  her  regular  standing  with  the  Church. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  March  24th  1824,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod 

John  R.  Gould,  Caleb  M.  Godwin, 
Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  Elders. 
Absent — James  Warren. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  Lydia  F -  had  com- 
plied with  the  resolution  of  the  Session  at  their  last  meeting.  Also,  that 
on  the  10th  of  Feby  1824,  he  had  dismissed  Elizabeth  Van  Houten,  to 
connect  herself  with  one  of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  the  Western  part  of 
the  State  of  New  York.  And  that  on  the  8th  of  March,  instant,  he  had 
dismissed  James  Struthers  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church,  under  the 
Pastoral  care  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Philips  of  New  York. 

Mrs.  Barbara,  Wife  of  Joseph  James,  Margaret,  wife  of  John  T.  Van 
Home,  William  Woolsey,  Sally  Speer,  Jane  Gardiner,  Thomas  Henry, 
Moses  Harrison,  Pamelia  Marsh  &  Bridget,  wife  of  Jacob  Miller,  appeared 
before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  com- 
munion of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge 
&  piety  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  March  3:st  1824,  7  o'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King,  John  R.  Gould, 
Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  John  Bensen,    Elders. 
Absent — James  Warren. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Aleida,  wife  of  S.  E.  Friesman,  William  Sterret,  &  John  Montgomery, 
appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
&  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

James  Jenkins,  &  Sarah  his  wife,  from  the  Reformed  Dutch  Church  in 
Shannack,  tv  Robert  Redman,  from  the  2d  Presbyterian  Church,  in 
Newark,  requested  to  be  received  as  members  of  the  Church  &  produced 
certificates  of  their  regular  standing  with  their  respective  Churches. 
Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Tuesday  June  15th  1824.  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King  &  John  Benson,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould,  Caleb  M.  Godwin, 
&  James  Warren. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  called  them  together 
at  this  time,  more  particularly  that  they  might  consider  &  act  upon  the  case 

of  Margaret  C  - ,  a  member  of  this  Church,  who  had  been  guilty    of 

fornication.  The  Moderator  stated  that  he  had  visited  &  conversed  with 
her,  at  Caldwell,  where  she  now  resides  : — that  she  freely  acknowledged  her 
guilt  &  manifested  some  degree  of  penitence.  She  stated  that  she  would 
willingly  come  before  the  Session,  if  she  was  able  ;  but  as  she  lived  at  a 
distance,  &  had  a  young  child,  it  was  not  in  her  power  to  do  it  ,  &  there- 
fore, she  desired  the  Session  to  take  her  case  into  consideration,  &  decide 
upon  it,  as  though  she  were  present. 

After  due  deliberation  the  Session  came  to  the  following  result  (viz.) 
Whereas  the  case  of  Margaret  C ,  is  of  an  aggravated  nature,  inas- 
much as  it  appears  from  the  time  of  the  birth  of  her  child,  that  she  went 
astray  within  a  few  weeks  after  she  had  solemnly  dedicated  herself  to  God, 
&  joined  in  communion  with  his  Church — Therefore,  Resolved,  that  the 
honor  of  religion,  &  the  prosperity  of  the  cause  of  Christ  in  this  place, 
requires  that  she  be  suspended,  &  she  is  hereby  suspended  from  the  com- 
munion of  this  Church,  till  by  her  future  life  she  shall  manifest  the  sinceri- 
ty of  her  repentance.  Resolved,  that  the  foregoing  minute  be  read  publick- 
ly  to  the  Church  at  their  next  meeting. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons,  whom  they 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  the  24th  &  31st  of  March,  were  ad- 
mitted into  the  Church,  Lord's  day  April  4th  1824. 

Also,  that  he  had  dismissed  the  following  persons  to  join  the  Churches 
in  the  places  where  they  have  removed  ;  (viz.)  Hannah  Spring,  May  1st  ^: 
James  B.  Wilson,  April  16th  1824. 

Whereas  it  is  reported  that  Thomas    C ,  a   member  of  this  Church, 

has  been  guilty  of  using  profane  language,  &  of  violating  the  Sabbath  ; 
Therefore,  Resolved,  that  Messrs.  Godwin  &  Benson  be  a  Committee  to 
enquire  into  the  truth  of  these  reports  ;  &  also  to  converse  with  him  on  the 
subject. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  June  22nd  1824,  7  O'clock  P.M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 


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Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King. 
John  Benson  &  James  Warren,  Elders. 
Absent—  Caleb  M.  Godwin. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  18th  Instant,  he  had 
dismissed  Orestes  Moses,  &  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Josiah  Crismon;  the  former 
to  join  the  Methodist,  &  the  latter  the  Baptist  Church,  in  this  place. 

Mr.  Benson,  from  the  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Session,  to  converse  with  Thomas  C ,  reported,  that  they  had  at- 
tended to  the  duty  assigned  them,  &  that  he  acknowledged  to  them  that 
he  had  been  guilty  of  misspending  the  Sabbath,  &  had  also  made  use  of 
profane  language.  He  also  stated  to  them  that  he  was  willing  to  come 
before  the  Session  &  confess  his  sin.  Resolved,  that  Mr.  Benson  be  a 
Committee  to  request  him  to  meet  the  Session  on  Tuesday  evening  next,  at 
7  O'clock  P.  M. 

Widow  Sarah  Marsh,  Nancy,  wife  of  Robert  Smith,  Rachel,  wife  of 
Simeon  Clawson,  &  James  Larkey,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested 
to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a 
careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to 
receive  them. 

James  Van  Houten,  &  Cornelia,  his  wife,  requested  to  be  received  as 
members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their  regular  standing 
witli  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Wantage.  Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them  . 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  June  29th  1824,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King,  John  Benson  &  Caleb  M. 
Godwin,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  James  Warren. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Jane  Sisco,  James  Burden,  &  Ann  his  wife,  Jane  Jeffrey,  &  Obadiah 
Gildersleeve,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
tha  fellowship  v\:  c nonunion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination 
as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

David  Burnet,  from  the  Brick  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  York, 
John  A.  Johnes,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Wantage,  Mrs.  Jemima 
Ransier,  &  Rebecca,  wife  of  John  A.  Johnes,  from  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Newton  (N.  J.);  Nesbit  Taylor,  &  Eliza  his  wife,    from    the    2d 


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Presbyterian  Church  in  Newark,  requested  to  be  received  as  members  of 
this  Church,  and  produced  certificates  of  their  regular  standing  with  their 
respective  Churches;  Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that,  on  the  25th  instant,  he  dis- 
missed Jane,  wife  of  Robert  Paterson,  to  join  some  church  in  upper Canady, 
where  she  now  resides. 

Mr.  Benson,  who  was  appointed  to  request    Mr.  C to  attend    the 

present  meeting  of  the  Session,  reported  that  he  had  attended  to  the  duty 
assigned  him,  but  received  no  intimation  from  him  that  he  would  attend. 

Thomas  C  -  -  -  -  not  appearing  before  the  Session  agreeably  to  request  — 
Resolved  —  That  he  be  regularly  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session,  on  the 
9th  of  July  next,  at  7  O'clock  P.  M.,  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  to 
answer  to  the  charges  of  Sabbath  Breaking  &  profanity,  brought  against 
him  by  common  fame,  &  which  he  has  acknowledged  to  Messrs.  Godwin  & 
Benson,  two  members  of  the  Session,  to  be  substantially  true.  Mr.  Bensen 
was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation. 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  on  the  9th  of  July 
next,  at  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  July  9th  1824,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  w-ith  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King  &  John  Benson,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould,  Caleb  M.  Godwin  & 
James  Warren, 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they  had 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  June  22d  &  29th,  were  received  into 
the  Church,  Lord's  day  July  4th  1824. 

The  Moderator  also  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  30th  of  June,  he 
had  made  out  a  regular  citation  for  Thomas  C to  appear  at  the  pre- 
sent meeting  of  the  Session,  to  answer  to  the  charges  of  Sabbath  breaking 
&  profanity,  brought  against  him  by  common  fame,  &  he  had  also  given 
him  a  list  of  the  witnesses  on  whom  they  relied  to  substantiate  the  charges. 
Mr.  Bensen,   who  was  appointed  to    deliver  the    citation,    informed    the 

Session  that  he  had  delivered  the  same  to  Thomas  C <\:  informed  him 

of  its  contents,  &  urged  his  attendance. 

Thomas  C not  appearing  agreeably    to    the  citation.     Resolved — 

That  he  be  again  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  ;  at  the  house  of  the 
Moderator,  on  Tuesday  the  27th  of  July  Instant,  at  7  O'clock  P.  M.  And 
that  the  Moderator  inform  him  in  the  citation,  that,   in    case  he    does   not 


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attend,  or  give  satisfactory   reasons    for  not    attending,    the    Session    wil 
proceed  to  take  the  testimony    in  his  case,  as  though  he  was  present,  &  also 
that  they  will  suspend  him  for  contumacy. 
Meesrs.  King  &  Godwin  were  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation. 
Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  house  of"the  Moderator,  on  Tuesday  the   27th 
Instant,  at  7  O'clock  P.    M. 

Concluded  with  Prayer. 

Saturday  August  21st  1824,  7  CTclock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  adjourment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present —  Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  John  Bensen,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  &  James    & 
Warren. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  15th  of  July  1824,  he 
dimissed  Obadiah  Gildersleeve,  to  join  some  church  in  the  State  of  New 
York,  where  he  expects  to  reside. 

In  consequence  of  a  special  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  on  the  27th  of 
July,  the  day  to  which  the  Session  stood  adjourned,  it  was  previously 
agreed  by  the  members  that  the  meeting  be  farther  adjourned  to  this 
evening,  the  21st  of  August ;  &  Mr.  Bensen  was  appointed  to  in- 
form   Thomas    C of   the    same,    &   also   to   inform  him    that    the 

Session  would  then  proceed  to  consider,  &  act  upon  his  case,  according 
to  the  notice  given  him,  in  the  second  citation.  Upon  enquiry  it  appeared 
that  the  second  citation  had  been  duly  served.  Mr.  Bensen,  who  had 
been  appointed  for  that  purpose,  informed  the  Session,  that  he  had    given 

Thomas  C timely  notice  of  the  present  meeting. 

Thomas  C did  not  appear. 

Whereupon,  after  due  deliberation  upon  the  case,    the    Session    came   to 

the  following  result  :  (viz.)  Whereas,  Thomas  C ,  a   member   of   this 

Church,  has  by  his  own  confession  to  two  members  of  this  Session,  been 
proved  guilty  of  Sabbath  breaking  &  profanity— And  whereas,  he  has 
been  twice  regularly  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  to  answer  to  the 
above  charges  ;  &  has  neither  regarded  the  citations,  nor  assigned  any  rea- 
son for  his  neglect, — Therefore — 

Resolved,  That  Thomas  C  -  -  -  -,  for  his  contumacy  &  unchristian 
conduct,  be,  &  he  hereby  is,  suspended,  from  the  communion  of  this 
Church,  until  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  true  repentance. 

Resolved — That  the  foregoing  minute  be  read  publickly  to  the  Church, 
at  their  next  meeting. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Friday  Sept.  24th  1824,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  praver. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King  &  John  R.  Gould,  Elders. 
Absent — James  Warren,  Caleb  M.  Godwin  & 
John  Bensen. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were   read.     John    Slingerland,    Ruth, 
wife   of   John    Bensen,    &    Sally    Sloat,    appeared   before   the    Session,    & 
requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this    Church. 
After   a   careful    examination   as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Widow  Phebe  Kelly,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Orange,  &  Mrs. 
Sally  Wright,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  Florida  (N.  Y.)  requested 
to  be  recieved  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  certificates  of  their 
regular  standing  with  their  respective  churches.  Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday  Sept.  30th  1824,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

James  Warren,  Caleb  M.  Godwin, 
Aaron  King  &  John  Bensen,  Elders. 
Absent—  John  R.  Gould. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  on  the  29th  Instant  he  dis- 
missed William  Woolsey  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church  under  the  care  of 
the  Rev.  Mr.  McCarty  in  the  City  of  New  York. 

James  Brooks,  William  Ellison,  Ann  Post,  Elizabeth  Pierson,  Sarah 
Thomson,  Catharine  Van  Blaicom,  Eliza  Steele,  Agness  Milier,  appeared 
before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  com- 
munion of  this  Church,  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowlege 
&  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Jotham  Richards,  &  Sarah  his  wife,  from  the  2d  Church  in  Dedham 
(Mass.)  requested  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a 
certificate  of  their  regular  standing  with  that  Church.  Whereupon  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Springfield,  thus  far  examined  &  approved.  October 
7th  1824. 

David  Magie  Mod. 


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Wednesday  Dec.  22d  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to 
appointment,  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod. 

Aaron  King  t\:  James  Warren — Elders. 
Absent — Caleb  M.    Godwin,  John  R.  Gould  &    John 
Bensen. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  Sept.  24th  &  30th,  were  admitted 
into  the  Church,  Lord's  day  Oct.  3d,  1824. 

Also,  that  on  the  14th  instant,  he  had  dismissed  Elizabeth  Pierson,  now 
wife  of  Eleazer  Lord,  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Spring  Street, 
New  York. 

Mary  Garretson  &  Sophia  Romine,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  re- 
quested to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  Dec.  29th  1824.— 6  O'clock  P.  M.  The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  pra)  er.  Pre- 
sent- -Samuel  Fisher  Mod.  Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  Aaron  King,  Elders. 
Absent—  John  R.  Gould,  James  Warren  &  John  Benson.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  minutes  were  read. 

Widow  Catharine  Van  Winkle,  John  Rutherford,  Ann  IT.  Johnes, 
Rachel  Redman,  &  Sophia  Van  Riper,  appeared  before  the  Session  & 
requested  to  De  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Shanks,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Watertown, 
State  of  New  York,  &  Sally  Manning  from  the  Presbyterian  (  lunch  in 
Chester,  of  the  same  state,  requested  to  be  received  as  members  of  this 
Church,  &  produced  certificates  of  their  regular  standing  with  ihtir 
respective  Churches.  \\  hereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  March  18th  1>35.  7  O'clock  P.  M.  The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod.  Aaron  King,  John  Benson,  James  Warren, 
&  Caleb  M.  Godwin — Elders.  Absent — John  R.  Gould.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read, 


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The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  the  all  persons  whom  they  had 
ageed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  Dec.  22d  &  29th,  were  admitted  into 
the  Church,  Lord's  day  Jan.  2d  1825  except  Sophia  Romine  who  was  pro- 
videntially detained. 

James  Smith,  &  Elizabeth  his  wife,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  re- 
quested to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Whereas,  Clarissa  C  -  -  -  -,  a  member  of  this  Church,  has  for  sometime 
past  neglected  the  publick  worship  &  ordinances  of  God's  house, — There- 
fore Resolved,  that  Messrs.  Warren  &  King  be  a  committee  to  converse 
with  her,  &  enquire  into  the  cause  of  her  neglect. — And  that  they  report 
at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

'  Tuesday  March  29th  1825.  7  o'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  accord- 
ing to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Present — Samuel  Fisher 
Mod.  Aaron  King,  Cabel  M.  Godwin,  James  Warren  &  John  Bensen 
Elders.  Absent — John  R,  Gould.  The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were 
read. 

Allen  Campbell  &  Mary  his  wife,  Mary,  wife  of  Wm.  Mitchel,  &  Mary, 
wife  of  Patrick  Magee  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  re- 
ceived into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful 
examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive 
them. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with   Clarissa    C -,    reported 

that  they  had  attended  to  the  duty  assigned  them.  Miss  C acknowl- 
edged that  she  had  neglected  her  duty,  appeared  to  manifest  penitence, 
and  promised  to  be  more  attentive  hereafter. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  June  29th  1825,  3  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod.  John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  Caleb  M. 
Godwin  &  John  Bensen,  Elders.  Absent — James  Warren.  The  minutes 
of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they  had 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  March  18th  &  29th,  together  with 
Sophia  Romine,  were  admitted  into  the  Church,  Lord's  day  April  3d,  1825, 
except  James  Smith  &  his  wife,  who  were  Providentially  detained. 

Also,  that,  June  24th  1825,  he  dismissed  Rebecca  Avery,  to  join  the 
church  in  Conway,  Massachusetts,  where  she  expects  to  reside. 

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Thomas  Gardiner  &  Julia,  wife  of  James  Carpenter,  requested  to  be 
received  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  certificates  of  their  regular 
standing  with  the  North  Presbyterian  Church,  Hardistan.  Whereupon  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Garret  Van  Riper  appeared  before  the  Session  and  requested  to  be 
received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  care- 
ful examination  as  to  his  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  re- 
ceive him. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  Sept.  28th  1825,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  S:  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present- -Saxr.].  Fisher  Mod.  John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen 
&  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders.  Absent — James  Warren.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  Garret  Van  Riper,  whom  they 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  last  meeting,  together  with  James  Smith  & 
Elizabeth  his  wife,  were  admitted  into  the  Church  Lord's  day  July  3d  1825. 

Also,  that  July  22nd,  1825,  he  had  dismissed  William  Larmour  &  Jane 
his  wife,  &  Sept  14th  1825  Thomas  Gardiner,  Ann,  his  wife,  &  Nancy  & 
Jane,  his  daughters,  to  join  some  church  in  the  western  part  of  New  York 
state,  where  they  have  all  removed. 

Catharine,  wife  of  Peter  Sloat,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  rtquested 
to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a 
careful  examination  as  to  her  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  re- 
ceive her. 

Amelia  M.,  wife  of  James  W'arren,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Germantown  (Penn.)  James  Nazaro,  Maria  his  wife,  &  Jane  Eliza,  his 
daughter,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Murry  street,  New  York, 
requested  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  cer- 
tificates of  their  regular  standing  with  their  repective  Churches. 
Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Saturday  Oct.  1st  1825,  7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 

Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Pre- 
sent— Saml.  Fisher  Mod.  Aaron  King,  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  &  John  Ben- 
sen,  Elders.  Absent — James  Warren  &  John  R.  Gould.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Cornelia  Van  Riper,  &  Susan  Rutan,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  re. 
quested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of   this   Church. 


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After  a  careful   examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Waterloo,  October  25th  1825. 
Thus  far  examined  &  approved. 

Barnabas  King.  Mod. 

Wednesday  Dec.  14th  1825,  6  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher  Mod.  John  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  Caleb  M. 
Godwin  &  James  Warren,  Elders.  Absent— John  Bensen.  The  minutes 
of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  the  persons  whom  they  had 
agreed  to  receive,  at  their  meetings  of  Sept.  28th  &  Oct.  1st,  were  ad- 
mitted into  the  Church,  Lord's  day  Oct.  2d,  1^25. 

Also,  that  on  the  22d  of  Nov.  he  dismissed  Sally  Dandy,  to  connect  her- 
self with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  this  place  ;  &  Thomas  Weir, 
&  Mrs.  Rebecca  Shanks,  to  join  one  of  the  Churches  in  New  York,  where 
they  now  reside. 

Whereas  Clarissa   C .  a  member  of  this  Church,  notwithstanding 

her  professions  of  penitence  on  account  of  her  disorderly  walk,  &  the 
promise  of  amendment  which  she  made  to  the  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Session  in  March  last,  to  converse  with  her  upon  the  subject  ;  has  con- 
tinued ever  since,  as  is  well  known  to  the  members  of  this  Session,  wholly 
to  neglect  the  ordinances  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  &  has  almost  entirely 
withdrawn  herself  from  the  publick  worship  of  God's  house  on  the  Sab- 
bath ;  &  is  charged  by  common  fame,  of  conducting,  in  other  respects,  in 
a  manner  wholly  unbecoming  a  professed  follower  of  Christ.     Therefore — 

Resolved,  that  she  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session,  at  the  house  of 
the  Moderator,  on  Friday  the  23d  Instant,  at  6  O'clock  P.  M.  to  answer  to 
the  following  charges,  brought  against  her  by  common  fame — (viz) 

Charge  I.  Covenant  breaking,  in  neglecting  the  worship  &  ordinances  of 
God's  house. 

Charge  II.    Disorderly  and  unchristian  conduct. 

Specification  1.  Breach  of  the  Sabbath,  by  riding  for  pleasure  cV  amuse- 
ment on  God's  holy  day. 

Specification  2.  Conduct  unbecoming  a  Christian  &  a  professor  of  re- 
ligion in  spending  an  evening  in  dancing,  at  Gen.  Godwin's  Hotel,  when 
the  Lecture,  preparatory  to  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  in 
April  last,  was  held  at  the  Church  ;  and  that  the  Moderator  issue  a  cita- 
tion accordingly. 


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Resolved — That  Messrs.  King  &  Warren  be  a  Committee  to  deliver  the 
citation. 

Whereas  reports  are  in  circulation  unfavorable  to  the  Christian  charac- 
ter of  John  Magee,  Therefore — 

Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Godwin  &  Bensen  be  a  Committee  to  enquire  as 
to  the  truth  of  those  reports,  &  also  to  converse  with  Mr.  Magee  ;  and 
that  they  report  the  result  of  their  inquiries  at  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Session.  Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator  on  Friday  the 
23rd  Inst,  at  6  O'clock  P.  M. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  Dec.  23d  1825,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The 
Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Pre- 
sent— Saml.  Fisher  Mod.  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin, 
Elders.  Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  James  Warren.  The  minutes  of  the 
last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation  to  Miss  C .re- 
ported that  they  went  with  the  citation  to  her  father's  house,  &  were  there 
informed  that  Clarissa  had  left  Paterson  for  the  winter. 

Resolved,  that  the  proceedings  in  the  case  of  MissC be  deferred  to 

some  future  opportunity. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with  John  Magee,  &  to  enquire 
into  the  reports  in  circulation  respecting  him. — Reported,  that  they  had  at- 
tended to  the  duty  assigned  them,  &  that  they   had   found    nothing   which 
required  the  farther  attention  of  the  Session  at  this  time. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  Dec.  26th  1825.  6  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher  Mod.  John  R.  Gould,  John  Bensen,  &  James 
Warren,  Elders.  Absent — Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  Aaron  King.  The  minutes 
of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Rachel  Ann  Nazro,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be 
received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  the  Church.  After  a  careful 
examination  as  to  her   knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to   receive 

her. 

John  Hover  &  Susanna  his  wife,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  as 
members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their  regular  standing 
with  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newton,  (N.  J.)  Whereupon  the  Ses- 
sion agreed  to  received  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Tuesday  March  28th  1826.     7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod.  John  R.  Gould,  Caleb  M.  Godwin, 
Aaron  King,  John  Bensen  &  James  Warren,  Elders.  The  minutes  of  the 
last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  Rachel  Ann  Nazro  was  re- 
received  into  the  Church,  Lord's  day  Jany  1st  1826,  agreeably  to  their 
vote  at  the  last  meeting.  Also,  that  on  the  7th  Instant,  he  dismissed 
Janit  McAllum  to  join  one  of  the  Churches  in  New  York  where  she  now  re- 
sides. Mrs.  Anna  Johnson  &  Elizabeth  Ransier,  applied  to  the  Session  to 
be  received  as  members  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  their 
regular  standing  with  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church  in  Newton  (N.  J.) 
Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Patrick  Magee,  Evelina,  wife  of  Caleb    M.    Godwin,    &   Garrabrant    R. 
Van  Houten,  appeared  before  the  Session,  &  requested  to  be  received  into 
the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  Church.     After  a  careful  examination 
as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  July  12th  :826,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher  Mod.  Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  Aaron  King,  Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould,  John  Bensen  &  James  Warren.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they  had 
agreed  to  receive  at  their  last  meeting,  were  admitted  into  the  Church, 
Lord's  day  April  2d  1826.  Also,  that  on  the  11th  Instant,  he  dismissed 
Mrs.  Anna  Johnson,  John  Hover  &  Susanna  his  wife,  to  join  some  church 
in  the  State  of  Ohio,  where  they  are  about  to  remove. 

Nancy,  wife  of  John  Boyd,  Widow  Ellen  McMuller,  &  Martha  Van  Ess, 
appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellow- 
ship &  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to 
their  knowlege  &  piety  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Jacob  Catlin  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received  as  a  member  of  this 
Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  his  regular  standing  with  the  first 
Congregational  Church  in  New  Marlborough  (Mass.)  Whereupon  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  him. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday  July  24th  1826,  8  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was   opened   with    prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher  Mod.     Aar«n  King,  James  Warren  &  John  Bensen, 


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Elders.  Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  ware  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  the  persons  whom  they  had 
agreed  to  receive  at  their  last  meeting,  were  admitted  into  the  Church 
Lord's  day  July  16th  1826. 

Whereas  common  fame  charges  Lydia  H ,  late  Lydia   F -,   a 

member  of  this  church,  with  the  sin  of  unlawfully  taking  the  property  of 
another  person,  with  the  intention  of  appropriating  it  to  her  own  use — 
Therefore — Resolved  that  she  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  at  the 
house  of  the  Moderator,  on  Friday,  the  4th  of  August  next,  at  8  O'clock 
P.  M.  to  answer  the  foregoing  charges. 

Resolved,  That  the  Moderator  issue  a  citation  accordingly,  &  furnish 
Mrs.  H with  the  names  of  the  witnesses. 

Resolved,  that  Messrs.  Warren  &  King  be  a  Committee  to  deliver  the 
citation. 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  house  ol  the  Moderator  on  Friday  the  4th  of 
August  next  at  8  O'clock  P.  M.     Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday  August  4th  1826,  8  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according 
to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 
Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  Elders.  Absent — John  R. 
Gould  &  James  Warren.     The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  according  to  their  re- 
solution  at  the  last   meeting,    he   made   out   a    written   citation    for  Mrs. 

H ,  with  the  names  of  the  witnesses  annexed.     Mr.  King,    one   of   the 

Committee  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation,  informed  the  Session,  that   he 

in   company    with    Dr.    Warren,  waited  upon  Mrs.   H in    due  season, 

read  to  her  the  citation,  and  left  it  in  her  possession. 

Mrs.  H did  not  appear  in  obedience  to  the  citation,  delivered  to  her. 

Whereupon  Resolved,  that  she  be  again  cited  to  appear  before  the  Ses. 
sion  at  this  place  on  Tuesday  the  8th  instant,  at  8  o'clock  P.  M.,  &  that 
Messrs.  Warren  &  King  deliver  the  citation  &  enquire  the  reason  of  her 
not  attending  the  present  meeting. 

Adjourned  to  meet  in  this  place,  on  Tuesday,  the  8th  instant, at  8 o'clock 
P.  M.     Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday,  Aug.  8th  1826,  8  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Aaron  King,  Jas.  Warren  &  John  Bensen, 
Elders.  Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Dr.  Warren,  one  of  the  Committee  appointed  to  deliver  a  second  cita- 
tion to  Mrs.  H ,  informed  the  Sessipn  that  he  went  with  the  citation  to 


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her  usual  place  of  residence,  and  there  learned  that  Mrs.  H left  Pater- 
son  at  3  O'clock  on  Friday  last,  the  same  day  on  which  the  Session  met  to 
attend  to  her  case.  And  that,  from  all  the  circumstances  attending  her 
departure,  it  appeared  manifest  that  she  left  the  place  with  a  view  to  avoid 
appearing  before  the  Session. 

Inasmuch  as  Mrs.  H  -  -  -  has  manifested  a  contumacious  spirit  in  leaving 
the  place  without  giving  any  notice  to  the  Sess-ion  of  her  intention,  when  it 
might  have  been  done  with  the  utmost  convenience — Therefore,  Resolved, 
That  the  Session  will  now  proceed  to  consider  her  case. 

Messrs.  Warren  &  King,  members  of  the  Session,  being   severally  called 

upon,  they  each  of  them  testified  that  when  they  waited  upon   Mrs.    H 

&  delivered  to  her  the  first  citation,  she  acknowledged  to  them  the  fact  that 
she  had  been  guilty  of  antenuptial  fornication  ;  &  also  that  she  did,  on 
the  10th  of  July  last,  unlawfully  take  a  certain  Merino  shawl  which  be- 
longed to  another  person. 

After  due  deliberation,  the  Session  agreed  to  adopt  the  following  pre- 
amble &  resolutions  (viz.) 

Whereas  Mrs.  Lydia  H ,  a  member  of  this  Church,  has  by   her   own 

confession  to  two  of  the  members  of  this  Session,  as  they  have  testified, 
been  convicted  of  the  sin  of  antenuptial  fornication  ;  &  also  of  unlawfully 
taking  the  property  of  another  person  with  a  view  to  appropriating  it  to 
her  own  use  ;  and  whereas  she  left  the  place  a  few  hours  before  the  time 
she  ought,  in  obedience  to  the  citation  delivered  to  her,  to  have  appeared 
before  the  Session,  &  under  circumstances  which  clearly  indicated  a  deter- 
mination not  to  obey  the  citation  : 

Therefore,  Resolved  1.     That  Mrs.  Lydia  H be,    &  she    hereby    is 

suspended  from  the  communion  of  this  Church  untill  she  give  satisfactory 
evidence  of  sincere  repentance  &  a  thorough  reformation  of  life. 

Resolved  2.  That  the  foregoing  minute  be  read  publickly  to  the  Church 
at  their  next  meeting. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday,  Sept  6th  1826,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Jas  Warren,  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen  & 
Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Absent — John  R.  Gould.  The  minutes  of  the  last 
meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  the  minute  respecting  the  sus- 
pension of  Mrs.  H ,  was  read  publickly  to  the  Church  at  their   meeting 

on  the  9th  of  August  last. 

Also  that  on  the  10th  Ult.,  he  dismissed  Mrs.  Barbara,  wife  of  Joseph 
James,  Abraham  A.  Sarvin,  &  Martha,  his  wife,  to  join  one  of  the  churches 


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in  the  city  of  New  York  where  they  now  reside.  And  that  on  the  2d 
Instant  he  dismissed  Mrs.  Sarah,  wife  of  James  Jenkins,  to  connect  herself 
with  the  Methodist  Epiacopal  Church  in  this  place. 

Miss  Clarissa  C  --- -a  member  of  this  Church,  appeared  before  the 
Session  in  obedience  to  a  citation,  which  had  been  duly  served,  to  answer  to 
the  charges  brought  against  her  by  common  fame,  as  recorded  in  the  min- 
ute of  Dec.  14,  1825.  After  the  different  items  of  charge  had  been  read  to 
her,  Miss  C  -  -  -  -  confessed  to  the  Session  that  they  were  substantially  cor- 
rect. She  stated  that  in  consequence  of  what  she  considered  ill  treatment 
from  some  of  the  members  of  the  Church,  she  had  been  led  to  violate  her 
covenant  vows,  by  neglecting  for  a  long  time  past  the  worship  &  ordinances 
of  God's  house  ;  &  that  on  several  occcasions  she  had  violated  the  Sabbath 
by  riding  for  amusement,  that  she  attended  the  ball  at  Gen.  Godwin's 
at  the  time  referred  to  in  the  charge,  and  that  her  general  course  of  life, 
latterly,    had    been    such    as  to   reflect   dishonor  upon  the  cause  of  Christ. 

The  Session  conversed  freely  with  Miss  C for   some   time,   upon    her 

course  of  conduct  &  then  requested  her  to  retire.  After  deliberating  upon 
her  case,  the  Session  agreed  to  adopt  the  following  preamble  &  resolutions 
(viz.) 

Whereas   the    unchristian     conduct     of    Miss   C has     not   only 

wounded  &  grieved  her  brethren  &  sisters  in  the  Lord,  but  brought  great 
reproach  upon  the  cause  of  Christ  in  view  of  the  world,  Therefore,  Re- 
solved— 

1.  That  she  be  required  to  make  a  publick  confession  of  her  disorderly 
walk  before  the  Church. 

2.  That  the  Moderator  be  requested  to  draw  up  a  confession  &  submit  it 
to  the  Session  at  their  next  meeting  for  their  approbation. 

Adjourned  to  meet  at  the  Lecture  Room,  to  morrow  evening,  after  the 
close  of  the  religious  exercises. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday  evening,  Sept.  7th  1826.  The 
Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Pie- 
sent —  Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Jas.  Warren,  John  Bensen,  &  Aaron  King, 
Elders.  Absent — John  R.  Gould,  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator,  according  to  request,  submitted  to  the  Session  the  draft 
of  a  confession,  which  being  read,  was  approved  by  the  Session.  Where- 
upon it  was  resolved — That  Clarissa  C be  required  to   sign  the   said 

confession,  &  read  it,  or  to  be  present  when  it  shall  be  read,  by  a  member 
of  the  Session,  to  the  church  at  their  meeting  in  the  Lecture  Room  on  Tues- 
day, the  12th  Instant,  at  seven  o'clock  P.  M.     And  in  case  Miss  C com- 


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plies  with  the  foregoing  resolution,  Resolved,  That  she  be  considered  as 
still  retaining  her  regular  standing  with  the  Church.  Messrs.  Warren  & 
King  were  appointed  to  wait  upon  Miss  C  -  -  -  -  &  make  known  to  her  the 
foregoing  resolutions. 

Concluded  with  Prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Bloomfield,  October  5,  1826. 
Thus  far  examined  &  approved. 

Philip  C.  Hay,  Moderator. 
Wednesday,  Oct.  11th  1827.  7  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened    with    prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.     Caleb  M.  Godwin  &  John  Bensen,   Elders. 
Absent — John  R.  Gould,  Jas.   Warren  Aaron  King.     The  minutes  of   the 
last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  Clarissa  C complied  with 

the  requisitions  of  the  Session  contained  in  the  resolution,  which  they 
passed  at  their  last  meeting  &  made  the  confession  prescribed,  at  the 
meeting  of  the  church  on  Tuesday  the  12th  Ult.  Also  that  en  the  l.'th 
Instant  he  had  dismissed  John  McGee  to  join  the  Reformed  Presbyterian 
Church  in  this  place. 

Ellen  Post,  Robert  Miller,  Eliza,  wife  of  Francis  Van  Blarcom. 
Thomas  McFarland,  &  Ellisan,  his  wife,  appeared  before  the  Session  and 
requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of  this  church. 
After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  them. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday,  Jan.  3rd,  1827,  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The 
Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Pre- 
sent— Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  John  R.  Gould  &  John  Bensen,  Elders. 
Absent — Aaron  King,  Jas.  Warren  &  C.  M.  Godwin.  The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they 
agreed  to  receive  at  their  last  meeting,  were  admitted  into  the  church  Lord's 
day  Oct.  15th  1826. 

Also  that  on  the  21st  of  October  1826,  he  dismissed  Abraham  Van  Blarcom, 
on  the  30th  of  Oct.  Henry  H.  Post,  &  Mariah  his  wife,  on  the  4th  of 
Dec.  James  Lockey,  &  on  the  22nd  of  Dec.  William  Sterret,  to  connect 
themselves  with  the  Church  of  Christ  in  the  places  where  they  severally  re- 
side. 

Dr.  Hiram  Bunce,  requested  to  be  received  as  a  member  of  this  church, 
and  produced  a  certificate  of  his  regular  standing  with  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Lamington.     Whereupon  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  him, 

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Whereas    Widow    Esther    S ,     a    member    of     this   church,    is 

accused  by  common  fame  of  having  been  guilty  of  the  sin  of  fornication,  & 
of  conducting  in  other  respects  inconsistently  with  her  christian  profession, 
Therefore,  Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Godwin  &  King  be  a  committee  to  visit 
Mrs.  S ,  &  enquire  as  to  the  truth  of  the  above  accusations,  &  re- 
port to  the  Session  at  their  next  meeting. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday.  March  28th,  1827,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Modr.  John  R.  Gould,  C.  M.  Godwin,  Aaron 
King,  John  Bensen,  &  Jas.  Warren,  Elders.  The  minutes  of  the  last  meet- 
ing were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  31st  of  Jany.  1827,  he 
dismissed  George  Munro  to  join  one  of  the  churches  in  New  York,  where 
he  now  resides.  And  that  on  the  24th  of  Feby.  he  dismissed  Eliza  Steele  to 
join  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  this  place.  And  that  on  the  24th 
Instant  he  dismissed  Mrs.  Eliza  C.  Ferguson,  wife  of  Wm.  Ferguson  to 
join  one  of  the  churches  in  New  York,  where  they  are  about  to  remove. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with  Mrs.  S ,  informed  the 

Session  that  shortly  after  their  appointment  she  was  taken  sick,  of  which 
sickness  she  died  on  the  9th  of  February  last. 

John  McAdam,  Catharine,  wife  of  William  Dickey,  Widow  Eliza  Earlet 
Catharine,  wife  of  Daniel  Sharpe,  Joseph  Smith,  &  William  Mitchel,  ap- 
peared before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship 
and  communion  of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their 
knowledge  &  piety  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Richard  Yan  Giesin,  who  by  a  decision  of  the  Session,  on  the  27th  of 
August,  1823,  was  suspended  from  the  communion  of  the  Church,  ap- 
peared before  the  Session  and  requested  to  be  restored  to  his  standing  in 
the  Church.  He  professed  sincere  repentance  for  his  past  misconduct. 
He  stated  to  the  Session  that  he  had  for  a  long  time  past  been  enabled  to 
abstain  from  all  improper  use  of  ardent  spirits,  &  that  it  was  his  solemn  de- 
termination, by  the  help  of  God's  Grace,  to  avoid  entirely  the  use  of  intox- 
icating liquors.  After  conversing  sometime  with  Mr.  Yan  Giesin,  the 
Session  resolved  to  postpone  their  decision  upon  his  case  untill  their  next 
meeting,  that  in  the  mean  time  they  may  make  such  enquiries  respecting 
the  walk  of  Mr.  Yan  Giesin  as  shall  enable  them  to  come  to  an  enlightened 
decision. 

Whereas,  Clarissa  C ,  now  the  wife  of  John  Ryerson,  notwith- 
standing the  publick  profession  of  penitence  for  her  sin,  in  neglecting  to 
fulfill  her  covenant  vows,  which  she  made,  on  the  12th  of   Sept.    last,    has 


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for  about  five  months  past,  entirely  withdrawn  herself  from  the  worship  & 
ordinances  of  God's  house;  Therefore,  resolved  that  Messrs.  Warren  & 
King  be  a  committee  to  converse  with  her  upon  the  subject,  &  report  to 
the  Session  at  their  next  meeting. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday,  June  20th,  1827.     7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present—  Saml  Fisher,  Modr.  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  &  James  War- 
ren, Elders.  Absent — John  R.  Gould,  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin.  The  minutes 
of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they 
agreed  to  receive  at  their  last  meeting,  were  admitted  into  the  church 
Lord's  day,  April  1st,  1827.  Also  that  on  the  9th  Instant,  he  dismissed 
James  Brooks  &  Ann  his  wife,  to  join  some  Church  in  the  State  of  New 
York,  where  God  in  his  Providenee  may  cast  their  lot. 

Widow  Margaret  Getty,  Catharine  Finkey,  &  Polly  Bowman,  appeared 
before  the  Session  &  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  com- 
munion of  this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge 
&  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse   with   Mrs.   Clarissa    R , 

informed  the  Session  that  circumstances  had  prevented  them  from  attend- 
ing to  the  duty  assigned  them. 

Resolved,  That  the  same  committee  be  continued. 

The  case  of  Mr.  Van  Giesin  was  then  taken  up. 

The  Session  conversed  freely  with  Mr.  Van  Giesin,  who  was  present,  & 
being  satisfied  with  his  professions  of  penitence,  &  as  to  his  reformation  of 
life  ;  it  was  resolved,  that  he  be,  and  he  is  hereby  restored  to  his  standing 
in  the  Church.  Resolved  that  this  decision  be  announced  to  Mr.  Van  Gie- 
sin in  the  presence  of  the  Church,  at  their  meeting  on  Wednesday  evening 
next. 

Whereas  it  is  publickly  reported  that  Mr.  John  Rutherford,  a  member  of 
this  church,  is  in  the  habit  of  using  arjdent  spirits  to  excess  ;  Therefore, 
resolved  that  Messrs.  Godwin  &  Bensen  be  a  committee  to  enquire  as  to 
the  truth  of  this  report,  and  to  converse  with  Mr.  Rutherford,  and  that 
they  report  to  the  Session  the  result  of  the  enquiries,  at  their  next  meeting. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday,  June  28th  1827,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was   opened    with   prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.     Jas.  Warren,  John  Bensen,  &  Aaron  King, 
Elders.     Absent — John  R.  Gould  &  Caleb    M.  Godwin.     The    minutes   of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 


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The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  the  minute  respecting  the  res- 
toration of  Mr.  Van  Giesin  was  read  to  him  in  the  presence  of  the  Church 
at  their  meeting  last  evening. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hinchman  &  Apollos  Ferris  requested  to  be  received  as 
members  of  this  church  &  produced  certificates  of  their  regular  standing 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  Amity,  State  of  New  York.  Whereupon 
the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with  Mr.  Rutherford  were  not 
prepared  to  report.     Resolved  that  the  same  committee  be  continued. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with    Mrs.    Clarissa    R , 

reported  that  they  had  attended  to  the  duty  assigned  them.      Mrs.  R 

acknowledged  that  she  had  greatly  neglected  her  duty,  &  manifested  her 
regret  at  the  course  she  had  pursued,  but  stated  in  extenuation  of  her  con- 
duct, that  her  husband  had  objected  to  her  attending  meeting  at  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  &  had  insisted  upon  her  going  with  him  to  the  Episcopal 
church.  She  however  stated  to  the  Committee,  that,  from  present  appear- 
ances, she  hoped  and  believed  that  his  objections  would  be  removed,  &  that 
she  should  be  enabled  to  attend  punctually  to  her  duty.  The  above  report 
was  accepted. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday,  Sept.  24th,  1827.     7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Jas.  Warren,  John  Bensen,  Aaron  King  & 
C.  M.  Godwin.  Absent— John  R.  Gould.  The  minutes  of  the  last  meet- 
ing were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  all  the  persons  whom  they 
agreed  to  receive  at  their  meeting  on  the  20th  of  June  last,  were  admitted 
into  the  Church  Lord's  day,  July  1st,  1827. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with  Mr.  Rutherford,  reported 
that  he  had  departed  this  life  on  the  10th  of  August  last. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  James  Fields,  appeared  before  the  Session  &  requested 
to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  and  communion  of  this  church.  After  a 
careful  examination  as  to  her  knowledge  &  piety,  the  Session  agreed  to  re- 
ceive her. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hanover,  Oct.  3,  1827. 
Thus  far  examined  &  approved. 

P.  Kanouse,  Moderator. 

Saturday,  Jany  5th,  1828.  6  O'clock 
P.  M.  The  Session  met  according  to  appointment  &  was  opened  with 
prayer.     Present- Sa.m\.  Fisher  Modr,  John  R.  Gould,  John  Bensen,  Jas. 


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Warren  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders.  Absent — Aaron  King.  The  min- 
utes of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  28:h  of  Sept.  1827.  he 
dismissed  Mrs.  Ellen  Van  Giesin  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Rochester,  State  of  New  York. 

Silas  Day  &  Mary  his  wife,  from  the  Church  in  Newfoundland  &  Mrs. 
Rebecca  Shanks  from  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  York,  applied 
to  the  Session  to  be  received  as  members  of  this  church.  &  produced  certif- 
icates of  their  regular  standing  with  their  respective  Churches.  Where- 
upon the  Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Whereas  it  is  reported,  by  common  fame    that    Robert    McE -,    & 

Mrs.  Sally  B ,  members  of  this  church,  are  guilty  of  an  intemper- 
ate use  of  ardent  spirits.  Therefore,  Resolved,  that  Mr.  Pensen  be  ap- 
pointed   to    visit    Mr.    McE &  enquire  as  to  the  truth  of  the  reports 

respecting  him  ;  &  that  Dr.  Warren  be  appointed  to  attend  the    same    duty 

respecting  Mr.   B 1,  &  that  they  report  at  the  next   meeting  of   the 

Session. 

Mr.  King  was  appointed  to  visit  Mrs.  Margaret  Robinson,  to  enquire 
the  reason  why  she  neglects  the  worship  &  ordinances  of  God's  house. 

Adjourned  to  meet  on  Monday,  the  21st  Inst.,  at  6  O'clock,  P.  M. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Monday,  Jany.  21st,  1828.  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The 
Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Pres- 
ent— Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Tohn  R.  Gould,  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen, 
&  C.  M.  Godwin,  Elders.  Absent — Jas.  Warren.  The  minutes  of  the 
last  meeting  were  read- 
Mr.  King,  who  was  appointed  to  converse  with  Mrs.  Robinson,  respect- 
ing her  neglect  of  public  worship,  reported  that  he  had  attended  to  the  duty 
assigned  him.  Mrs.  Robinson  stated,  that  though  she  regretted  much  her 
neglect  of  the  ordinances  of  God's  house,  yet  having  the  care  of  a  family  of 
young  children,  &  several  boarders,  and  being  destitute  of  help,  it  was  not 
in  her  power  to  attend  public  worship.  But  inasmuch  as  Mrs.  Robinson  ad.  < 
mitted  that  she  had  opened  her  store  on  the  Sabbath,  the  Session  felt  it  to 
be  their  duty  to  labor  still  farther  with  her,  in  order,  if  practicable,  to  con- 
vince her  of  the  impropriety  of  her  conduct.  And  the  Moderator  &  Mr. 
King  were  appointed  to  converse  farther  with  her  upon    the   subject.     Mr. 

Bensen  who  was  appointed  to  converse  with  Mr.  McE respecting  the 

reports  in  circulation  against  him,  reported  that  he  had  attended  to  the  duty 

assigned  him.     Mr.  McE acknowledged  that  he  had  been  guilty   of 

using  ardent  spirits  to  excess.     Whereupon,  it  was  resolved  that    Mr.    Ben 


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sen  be  appointed  to  converse  further  with  him  upon  the  subject.  &  request 
him  to  attend  the  next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Dr.  Warren  being  unable  to  attend  the  present  meeting  of  the  Session, 
informed  the  Moderator  that  he  had  conversed  with  Mrs.  B 1  re- 
specting the  reports  of  her  intemperance,  &  that  she  informed  him  that 
there  was  no  truth  in  the  reports.  But  inasmuch  as  these  reports  are  in 
general  circulation,  it  was  resolved  that  Mr.  Godwin  be  appointed  to  make 
further  enquiries,  &  endeavor  to  ascertain  whether  testimony  of  the  fact  of 
her  intemperance  can  be  obtained  ;  &  report  to  the  Session  at  their  next 
meeting. 

Adjourned  to  meet  on  Saturday  the  27th  Inst,  at  6  O'clock  P.  M.  Con- 
cluded with  prayer. 

Saturday,  Jany  27th,  1828.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  pra)er. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Jas.  Warren,  Aaron  King,  &  JohnBensen, 
Elders.     Absent — John    R.  Gould  &  Caleb  M.   Godwin.       The  minutes  of 

the    last    meeting   were   read.     Mr.    McE -,  in  compliance  with  the 

request  of  the  Committee  appointed  to  wait  on  him,  appeared  before  the 
Session.  He  acknowledged  that  he  had  on  several  occasions  made  an  im- 
proper use  of  ardent  spirits,  professed  sincere  penitence  for  his  sin,  &  his 
determination,     by    divine  assistance,    entirely    to    reform.     The    Session 

conversed  freely    with  Mr.    McE ,  pointed    out    to    him    his  danger, 

&  solemnly  admonished  him,  bv  prayer  &  watchfulness,  to  guard  against 
being  led  astray  in  future. 

After  deliberation,  the  Session  resolved,  that,  inasmuch  as  the  fall  of 
Mr.  McE  -----  is  not  very  extensively  known,  &  as  he  has  appeared  to 
manifest  a  right  spirit  since  they  have  been  dealing  with  him.  they  will 
accept  of  his  private  confession. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  converse  further  with  Mrs.  Robinson  were 
not  prepared  to  report.     Resolved  that  they  be  continued. 

Dr.  Warren,  who  had  been  previously  appointed  to  converse  with  Mrs. 
B  - 1,  &  to  enquire  respecting  the  reports  of  her  intem- 
perance,    informed    the     Session    that    since     he    conversed     with     Mrs. 

B 1,  he  had  made  such  enquiries  as  led  him  to  believe  that  she    was 

in  the  habit  of  frequently  becoming  intoxicated,  &  that  the  facts  could  be 
substantiated  by  sufficient  testimony.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  she 
be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  at  their  next  meeting  to  answer  the 
charge  of  intemperance,  brought  against  her  by  common  fame  ;  &  that  the 
Moderator  issue  a  citation  accordingly. 

Adjourned  to  meet  on  Friday,  the  8th  of  Feby  next,  at  3  O'clock  P.  M. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 


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Friday,  Feby  8th,  1828.  3  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with   prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher.  Modr.     John  R.    Gould,    Aaron    King,  John    lien- 
sen,  Jas.  Warren,   Elders.     Absent — Caleb    M.    Godwin,      The  minutes  of 
the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  agreeable  to  their  resolution 
at  the  last  meeting,  he  had  issued  a  citation  for  Mrs.  B 1  to  ap- 
pear before  the  Session  at  their  present  meeting,  &  had  delivered  it  to  her 
himself  in  due  season. 

Mrs.    B 1     acknowledged    to    the    Moderator    that    the    reports 

respecting  her  intemperate  use  of  ardent  spirits  were  true,  &  stated  to  him 
that  trouble  had  led  her  on  several  occasiens  to  use  thtm  to  intoxication, 
but  she  did  not  appear  to  manifest  any  feelings  of  penitence  for  her  sin. 
She,  however,  promised  that,  in  obedience  to  the  citation,  she  would 
appear  before  the  Session.      Mrs.  B 1  did  not  appear. 

Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  the  Moderator  cite  her  again  to  appear 
before  the  Session  on  Friday  evening  next  at  6  O'clock  P.  ML,  at  the  house 
of  the  Moderator,  &  that  Dr.  Warren  deliver  the  citation,  &  also  enquire 
the  reason  of  her  not  attending  the  present  meeting. 

Adjourned  to  meet  in  this  place,  on  Friday  next  at  6  O'clock. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Friday,  Feby.  15,  1828.  6  O'clock  P.  M.  The  Session  met  according 
to  appointment  &  was  opened  with  prayer.  Present — Saml.  Fisher, 
Modr.  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  Jas.  Warren,  Caleb  M.  Godwin.  Ab- 
sent— John  R.  Gould.      The  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

Dr.  Warren  informed  the  Session  that  he  had    visited    Mrs.    B 1, 

agreeable  to  the  resolution  of  the  session  at  their  last  meeting,  & 
delivered  to  her  the  citation  to  appear  before  the    Session    at    their  present 

meeting.      Mrs.  B did    not    assign  to  him  any  satisfactory    reason 

for  not  obeying  the  first  citation. 

Mrs.    B -1  diil    not    appear.      Whereupon    it   was    resolved— 1st. 

That,     inasmuch    as    Mrs.    B 1    promised    to    attend    the    present 

meeting  &  may  have  been  providentially  detained,  the  Session  will  not  now 
proceed  to  issue  in  her  case,  but  will  give  her  notice  of  the  time  of  the  next 
meeting,  that    if  disposed,  she  may  have  opportunity  to  attend. 

2d  Resolved  that  the  Session  will  meet  en  Wednesday,  the  5th  of  March 
ensuing  at  7  O'clock  P.  M.  at  the  house    of  the  Moderator  ;  and  that  Mr. 

King  inform  Mrs.  B 1  of  the  time  &  place  of  meeting. 

Concluded  with  prayer- 
Wednesday  March  5,  1828.     7  O'clock  P.  M.     The 
Session  met  according  to  agreement  &  was   opened    with   prayer.     Present 


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— Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  Jas.  Warren,  John  R. 
Gould,  &  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders.  The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting- 
were  read. 

Mr.  King  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  informed    Mrs.    B 1 

of     the    present      meeting.      Mrs.     B    ------  1    did     not      appear. 

Whereupon,      after      due       deliberation,       the      following      preamble    & 
resolutions    were    unanimously      adopted,     (viz.)     Whereas     Mrs.      Sally 
B    ------    1,      a    member    of   this    church,    has    fully   acknowledged 

the  fact  of  her  intemperance  to  two  of  the  members  of  this  Session,  & 
whereas  she  has  neglected  to  obey  the  citations  to  appear  before  the 
Session,  which  have  been  delivered  to  her;  Therefore,  Resolved  1st. 
That  she  be,  &  she  hereby  is  suspended  fiom  ihe  communion  of  this  church 
untill  she  gives  satisfactory  evidence  of  true  repentance  &  a  thorough 
reformation. 

2d    Resolved    that    the  proceedings   of  the    Session    in    relation  to  Mrs. 

B 1  be  read  to  the  Church  at  their  next  meeting. 

Concluded  with  prayer.* 

March  20,  1829. 

Whereas,        Margaret       R n,      a      member     of      this      church, 

has,  for  several  years  past,  entirely  neglected  the  worship  & 
ordinances  of  God's  house,  notwithstanding  the  repeated  private  admoni- 
tions of  the  Session,  by  Committees  appointed  for  that  purpose,  &  whereas 
common  fame  accuses  her  of  an  improper  use  of  ardent  spirits,  &  also  of 
selling  ardent  spirits  on  the  Sabbath;  Therefore,  Resolved,  That  she  be 
cited  to  appear  before  the  Session,  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  on  Mon- 
day, the  30th  Instant,  at  3  O'clock  P.  M.,  to  answer  to  the  foregoing 
charges. 

Whereas,  Robert  Mc  E  -----  ,  a  member  of  this  church,  has  for  sev- 
eral months  past  entirely  neglected  the  worship  and  ordinances  of  God's 
house,  and  is  also  accused  by  common  fame  of  an  excessive  use  of  ardent 
spirits,  notwithstanding  the  solemn  promise  which  he  made  to  the  Session, 
that  he  would  entirely  reform,  when  he  made  to  them  his  private  confes- 
sion. Therefore,  Resolved,  that  he  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session,  at 
the  above  specified  time  &  place,  to  answer  to  the  foregoing  charges. 

Whereas  James  Cuper  &  Robert  Sclater,  members  of  this  church,  are  ac- 
cused by  common  fame  of  an  excessive  use  of  ardent  spirits,  &  of  having, 
at  several  different  times,  been  intoxicated, — Therefore  Resolved,  That 
they  also  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  at  the  above  specified  time  & 
place  to  answer  to  the  foregoing  charges. 

Concluded  with  ptayer. 

*  The  minutes  of  Session  to  this  point  have  been  printed  in   full,     Henceforth  only 
extracts  will  be  given. 


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Monday,  March  30th,  1829.     3  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  adjournment  and  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Robert  S ,  appeared  before  the  Session,  &   acknowledged    that 

he  had  on  several  occasions  used  intoxicating  liquors  to  excess.  He  mani- 
fested a  penitent  spirit  &  expressed  his  determination  to  refrain  entirely 
from  the  use  of  ardent  spirits  in  future.     Inasmuch  as  this  is  the  first    time 

that  Mr.  S r  has  been  called  before  the    Session,    &    with    the    hope 

that  he  will  be  able  to  keep  his  resolution,  &  hereafter  to  adorn  his  chris- 
tian profession,  the  Session,  after  solemnly  admonishing  him,  resolved  to 
accept  his  private  acknowledgment. 

James  C appeared  before  the  Session,  &  acknowledged  that  he  had 

used  ardent  spirits  to  excess,  &  that  he  had  been  intoxicated.  Though  he 
expressed  a  determination  to  be  more  guarded  in  future,  yet  he  did  not 
manifest  a  determination  wholly  to  refrain  from  the  use  of  intoxicating 
liquors;  &  though  he  stated  that  he  was  sorry  for  his  sin,  yet  he  did  not  ex- 
hibit to  the  Session  any  satisfactory  evidence  of  real  penitence. 

Whereupon  the  Session,  after  due  deliberation,  adopted  the  following 
preamble  and  resolution  (viz.) 

Whereas.  James  C r,  on  a  former  occasion  appeared  before  the  Ses- 
sion &  acknowledged  that  he  had  been  guilty  of  the  sin  of  intemperance; 
&  whereas  upon  his  professing  penitence  &  promising  reformation,  the  Ses- 
sion, after  solemnly  admonishing  him.  agreed  to  accept  his  private  confes- 
sion, with  the  hope  that  he  would  keep  his  promise  and  amend  his  life;  & 
whereas  he  has,  by  his  own  confession,  been  again  convicted  of  the  same 
degrading  and  soul  destroying  sin, — Therefore,  Resolved  that  he  be,  &  he 
hereby  is  suspended  from  the  communion  of  this  church  untill  he  gives 
satisfactory  evidence  of  sincere  repentance  &  a  thorough  reformation  of 
life. 

Mrs.  Margaret  R -  n  appeared  before  the  Session,  <!\.  stated    that, 

though  she  occasionally  made  use  of  ardent  spirits,  yet  that  she  did  not  use 
them  to  excess.  She  also  stated  that  for  some  time  past,  she  had  refrained 
from  the  practice  of  selling  refreshments  on  the  Sabbath.  At  the  same 
time  she  acknowledged  that  for  more  than  three  years  past,  she  had  entire- 
ly neglected  the  worship  and  ordinances  of  God's  house;  but  endeavored  to 
justify  her  conduct  by  a  variety  of  excuses,  which  were  by  no  means  satis- 
factory to  the  Session.  Whereupon,  after  due  deliberation,  the  Session 
adopted  the  following  preamble  &  resolution  (viz)  Whereas,  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet R -  -  n,  by  her  own  acknowledgment,    has   entirely    neglected 

the  worship  &  ordinances  of  God's  house  for  more  than  three  years  past, 
notwithstanding  she  has  been  several  times  admonished  of  her  neglect,  by 
Committees  of  the  Session  appointed  for  that   purpose;   and   whereas,   in- 

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stead  of  manifesting  penitence  for  her  neglect,  &  a  desire  to  attend  to  her 
duty,  she  endeavors  to  justify  her  conduct  by  excuses,  which,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  Session,  are  entirely  unsatisfactory —  Therefore,  Resolved. 
That  she  be,  and  she  hereby  is,  suspended  from  the  communion  of  this 
church,  untill  she  gives  satisfactory  evidence  of  sincere  repentance  &  a 
thorough  reformation  of  life. 

Robert  McE did  not  appear  agreeable  to  the  citation  delivered  to 

him.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  he  be  again  cited  to  appear  before 
the  Session,  on  Monday  the  6th  of  April  next,  at  3  O'clock  P.  M. ,  &  Mr. 
King  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation. 

Concluded  with  prayer. 

April  6,  1829. — Robert  McE appeared  before  the  Session  in  obe- 
dience to  the  second  citation  delivered  to  him.  He  acknowledged  that  on 
several  occasions  he  had  fallen  into  the  sin  of  intemperance,  since  he  made 
his  acknowledgment  before  the  Session  &  promised  reformation;  &  also 
that  for  several  months  past  he  had  entirely  neglected  the  worship  of  God's 
house.  Still  he  professed  his  sorrow  for  his  past  misconduct,  &  promised, 
if  God  should  spare  him,  that  he  would  amend  his  life.  Whereupon,  the 
Session,  after  solemnly  admonishing  him,  agreed  to  suspend  for  the  pres- 
ent any  further  proceedings  in  the  case  of    Mr.  McE -  ,    in    order    to 

afford  him  another  opportunity  to  test  the  strength  and  sincerity  of  his  reso- 
lutions. 

Resolved,  that  the  minutes  relating  to   the    suspension    of    Mr.    C r 

and   Mrs.  R n,  be  read  publicly  to  the  church  at  their  next  meeting. 

Monday,  December  28,  1829. — Whereas,  Mary  B n,  a   member    of 

this  Church,  is  charged  by  common  fame  of  Having  been  guilty  of  the  sin 
of  fornication, 

Therefore  Resolved,  That  she  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  on 
tuesday  the  12th  of  Jany  1830  at  6  O. Clock  P.  M.  to  answer  to  the  above 
charge;  and  that  Mr.  Godwin  be  appointed  to  deliver  the  Citation. 

Tuesday,  Jany  12th,  1830. — Mr.  Godwin  informed  the  Session  that  he 
delivered  a  written  Citation  to  Mary  B  -  -  -  n  to  appear  before  them  at 
their  present  meeting.     Miss  B n  did  not  appear. 

Monday,  Feby  8th,  1830. — Miss  B n   appeared  before  the  Session 

and  acknowledged  that  the  charge  brought  against  her  by  common  fame, 
as  stated  in  the  preceding  minute,  was  true.  She  acknowledged  that,  by 
her  conduct,  she  had  greatly  dishonored  her  divine  Master,  &  brought  re- 
proach upon  her  religious  profession.  She  professed  sincere  repentance  for 
her  sin. 

After  mature  deliberation,  the  Session  adopted  the  following  preamble 
&  resolutions  (viz.)  Whereas,  Mary  B  -  -     -  -  ,  by  her  lewd    &    unchristian 


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conduct,  has  greatly  dishonored  her  religious  profession,  brought  reproach 
upon  the  cause  of  Christ,  and  caused  his  religion  to  be  evilly  spoken  of  by 
the  world;  Therefore  resolved,  That,  notwithstanding  her  acknowledg- 
ment &  profession  of  penitence,  the  honor  of  religion  requires  that  she 
be  suspended  from  the  communion  of  this  church,  untill  she  affords  satis- 
factory evidence  of  the  sincerity  of  her  repentance. 

Resolved,  that  the  foregoing  minute  be  read  publicly  to  the  Church  at 
one  of  their  meetings. 

Wednesday,  Jan.  18th,  1832,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator  &  was  opened  with 
prayer.  Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Modr.  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Tohn  Ben- 
sen,  &  Chas.  Hequembourg.  Absent — Aaron  King,  John  R.  Gould,  Jas. 
Nazro,  &  G.  R.  Van  Houten.     The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 

The  Session  having  been  informed  by  Mr.  Godwin  that,  when  he  deliv- 
ered the  2d  citation  to  Mrs.  Ann  Canaan,  she  stated  to  him,  that  if  the 
meeting  was  postponed  till  7  O'clock  in  the  evening  she  would  endeavor  to 
attend.  Due  notice  having  been  given,  the  meeting  was  accordingly  post- 
poned, &  the  Session  met  at  7  O'clock,  instead  of  3  O'clock  P.  M.,  to 
which  hour  they  had  adjourned.  After  waiting  a  suitable  time  &  Mrs. 
Canaan  not  appearing,  the  Session  resolved  to  adjourn,  to  meet  in  this 
place  on  the  25th  inst.  at  3  o'clock  P.  M.,  in  order  to  afford  Mrs.  Canaan 
another  opportunity  to  appear  before  them,  if  she  desires  it;  and  Messrs. 
Godwin  &  Hequembourg  were  appointed  to  inform  her  of  the  meeting. 

Whereas  Robert  II n,  a  member  of  this  church,  is  accused  by  com- 
mon fame  of  the  intemperate  use  of  ardent  spirits  &  also  of  using  profane 
language, — Therefore,  Resolved,  that  Messrs.  Bensen  &  Van  Houten  be  a 
eommittee  to  enquire  into  the  matter,  &  endeavor  to  ascertain  the  facts  of 
the  case;  &  that  they  report  to  the  Session  at  their  next  meeting. 

Monday,  Feb.    1st,    1832,  8    O'clock    P.   M.— Mr.   H n    appeared 

before  the  Session,  and  acknowledged  that  he  had,  at  times,  made  an  im- 
proper use  of  ardent  spirits.  He  also  stated  that,  though  he  was  not  in 
the  habit  of  using  profane  language,  yet  he  admitted  that  while  under  the 
influence  of  passion  he  might  have  been  guilty  of  it.  He  freely  acknowl- 
edged that  his  conduct  for  sometime  past  had  been  inconsistent  with  his 
christian  profession.  He  expressed  penitence  for  his  past  misconduct,  & 
stated  to  the  Session  that  he  had  come  to  a  full  determination  to  change  his 
course  &  live  a  new  life.     After  conversing  freely  with  him  for  sometime,  & 

solemnly  &  affectionately    admonishing   him,  Mr.  II n  retired.     The 

Session  then  proceeded  to  deliberate  upon  his  case.  After  due  consulta- 
tion the  Session  agreed  to  suspend,  for  the  present,  their  final  decision  in 
the  case  of  Mr.  H n,  in  order  to  afford  him  a  suitable  opportunity  to 


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prove  the  strength  of  his  good  resolutions.     Mr.  Bensen  was  appointed    to 

converse  further  with  Mr.  H n,  &  to  inform  him  of  the  result   of   the 

deliberations  of  the  Session. 

Tuesday,  Oct.  23,  1832.  3  O'clock  P.  M.— The  Session   proceeded    to   a 

consideration  of  the  case  of  Robert  H n,  which  had  been    postponed 

for  future  consideration.  After  due  deliberation,  the  Session  agreed  to 
adopt    the    following    preamble    &    resolution    (viz.)     Whereas,     Robert 

H n,  a  member  of  this  church,  was,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Session  on 

the  first  day  of  Feby  last,  convicted  on  his  own  confession  of  the  intemper- 
ate use  of  ardent  spirits,  &  of  using  profane  language, — and  Whereas, 
upon  his  promise  of  repentance  &  reformation,  the  Session  agreed  to  sus- 
pend for  a  time  their  decision  upon  his  case,  in  order  to  afford  him  oppor- 
tunity to  prove  the  strength  of  his  good  resolutions — and  Whereas,  the 
Session  have  from  their  own  observation  &  from  the  declarations  of  other 
members  of  the  church,  obtained  convincing  evidence  that  he  not  only  per- 
severes in  the  intemperate  use  of  ardent  spirits,  but  has  also  again  been 
guilty  of  using  profane  language. 

Therefore,  Resolved  1.  That  the  Session  are  now  fully  prepared  to  come 
to  a  decision  in  his  case. 

Resolved  2d,  That  Robert  II  -  -  -  n  be,  &  is  hereby  suspended  from  the 
communion  of  this  Church,  untill  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  sincere 
repentance  &  of  a  thorough  reformation  of  life. 

Resolved  &d  That  this  minute  be  read  publicly  to  the  Church  at  their  next 
meeting. 

Whereas  common  fame  accuses  Henry  II.  L k,  a  member   of 

this  church,  of  having  been  intoxicated  on  the  evening  of  the  first  of  Octo- 
ber, &  of.  unchristian  conduct  towards  several  of  his  neighbors — Therefore, 
Resolved,  that  Mr.  Bensen  i\:  Mr.  Van  Houten  be  a  committee    to    enquire 

into  the  circumstances  of  the  case  &  to  cite    Mr.    L  - k    to    appear 

before  the  Session,  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  on  Friday  the  2d  of 
November  next,  at  3  O'clock  P.  M. 

Whereas  common  fame  charges  Robert  McE ,  a  member   of   this 

church,  with  persisting  in  the  intemperate  use  of  ardent  spirits,  notwith- 
standing he  has  been  twice  admonished  by  the  Session  for  his  intemper- 
ance, &  each  time  solemnly  promised  entirely  to  refrain  from  the  use  of 
ardent  spirits— also  of  the  neglect  of  the  worship  &  ordinances  of  God's 
house;  &  with  abusive  conduct  towards  his  family, — 

Therefore,  Resolved,  That  Mr.  Godwin  &  Mr.  Hequembourg  be  a  com- 
mittee to  visit  Mr.  McE ,  &  cite  him  to  appear  before  the    Session, 

at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  on  Friday  the  2d  day  of  Nov.  next  at  3 
O'clock  P.  M. 


385 

Friday.  Nov.  16th,  1832—3  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  was  opened  with  prayer. 
Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Modr.  John  R.  Gould  &  Chas.  Hequembourg, 
Elders.  Absent — Aaron  King,  Jas.  Nazro,  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Garrabrant 
R.  Van  Houten,  &  John  Bensen. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  the  3d  of  Nov.  Instant,  he 
dismissed  Rebecca,  wife  of  Robert  Huston,  to  join  one  of  the  churches  in 
the  State  of  Virginia,  where  she  has  removed. 

Mr.  Hequembourg,  from  the  Committee  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation 
to  Robert  McE ,  informed  the  Session  that  the  Committee  had  per- 
formed the  duty  assigned    them,  &    that    Mr.    McE ,    at    first    said 

that  he  should  not  attend  the  Session,  but  afterwards  promised  that  he 
would.  He  assigned  as  a  reason  why  he  had  not  attended  the  ordinances 
of  God's  house,  that  he  had  not  paid  up  his  pew  rent,  &  said  he  never 
meant  to  attend  untill  that  was  paid.  He  also  acknowledged  that  he  had 
been  in  the  constant  habit  of  using  intoxicating  liquors,  &  had  been  intox- 
icated.     Mr.  McE did    not    appear.      Whereupon    it    was   resolved 

that  he  be  again  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  on  Wednesday,  the  21st 
instant  at  7  O'clock  P.  M.  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  &  that  the  Mod- 
erator inform  him  in  the  citation,  that  in  case  he  does  not  then  appear,  the 
Session  will  proceed  to  issue  in  his  case  in  his  absence,  <x  censure  him  fur 
contumacy. 

Mr.  Hequembourg  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation. 

Mr.   Henry  H.  L k  appeared  before  the  Session  in  obedience  to 

the  citation  delivered  him.  He  acknowledged  that  he  had  been  intoxicated, 
but  professed  sincere  penitence  for  his  sinful  conduct,  &  declared  his  sol- 
emn resolution  entirely  to  refrain  from  the  use  of  ardent  spirits  in  future. 
He  solemnly  declared  that  the  reports  respecting  his  unchristian  conduct 
towards  his  neighbors  were  not  founded  in  truth.  After  conversing  with 
him  for  some  time,  &  admonishing  him  to  greater  circumspection  in  his 
walk,  it  was  agreed  to  take  no  further  order  upon  his  case  at  present,  but 
give  him  opportunity  to  prove  the  strength  of  his  resolutions  of  amend- 
ment. 

Whereas  it  is  reported  that  Patrick  M ,  a    member  of    this   church, 

has  been  guilty  of  using  ardent  spirits  to  intoxication,  therefore  Resolved, 
that  he  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  on  Wednesday,  the  21st  in- 
stant, to  answer  to  the  above  charge  brought  against  him  by  common  fame. 
Mr.  Godwin  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation. 

Whereas,  Garret  Van  Riper,  a  member  of  this  church,  has  for  some  time 
past  neglected  the  worship  &  ordinances  of  God's  house,  therefore  Resolved, 
that  Mr.  Godwin  &  Mr.  Hequembourg  be  a  committee   to   converse   with 


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him,  &  enquire  into  the  reasons  of  his  absence,  &  to  report  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Session. 

Wednesday,  Nov.  21st,  1832,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

Patrick  M appeared  before  the  Session  &  acknowledged  that   on   a 

certain  occasion,  in  the  month  of  April  last,  he  had  been  led  to  use  ardent 
spirits  to  excess.  He  stated  that  he  was  consious  of  the  sin  of  his  con- 
duct, &  regretted  his  folly  in  being  thus  led  astray.  He  expressed  sincere 
penitence  &  his  full  determination  to  be  more  watchful  of  himself  in  future. 

After  conversing  with  Mr.  M for  some  time,  &  admonishing   him   of 

the  dishonor  done  to  the  cause  of  Christ  by  his  misconduct,  the  Session 
agreed  to  accept  of  his  private  acknowledgment. 

Mr.  Hequembourg,  who  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation  to  Mr. 
McE ,  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  performed  the  duty  as- 
signed him.     Mr.  McE did    not   appear.     After   due    deliberation, 

the  Session  agreed  to   adopt  the  following   preamble    &    resolutions   (viz.) 

Whereas  Robert  McE ,  a  member  of  this  church,  has  for  some  time 

past  entirely  neglected  the  worship  &  ordinances  of  God's  house,  as  is  fully 
known  to  the  members  of  this  Session,  &  when  conversed  with  by  a  com- 
mittee of  the  Session,  could  assign  no  justifiable  reason  for  his  conduct;  & 
whereas  he  acknowledged  to  said  committee  that  he  continued  to  use,  & 
some  times  to  excess,  ardent  spirits,  in  violation  of  his  solemn  pledge  to 
the  Session,  when  before  dealt  with,  that  he  would  entirely  refrain;  & 
whereas  having  been  twice  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  to  answer  to 
the  foregoing  charges,  he  has  disregarded  the  citations  &  neglected  to  ap- 
pear— Therefore  Resolved  /. — That  Robert  McE be,    &  he  hereby 

is  suspended  from  the  communion  of  this  church  untill  he  shall  give  satis- 
factory evidence  of  sincere  repentance  &  a  thorough  reformation  of  life. 

Resolved  2. — That  this  minute  be  read  publicly  to  the  Church  at  their 
next  meeting. 

The  committee  appointed  to  converse  with  Garret  Van  Riper  not  being- 
prepared  to  report,  it  was  resolved  that  they  be  continued,  &  report  at  the 
next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Jan.  2d  1833,  6  O'clock  P.  M. 
Mr.  Hequembourg,  from  the  Committee  appointed  to  converse  with  Gar- 
ret Van  Riper,  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  performed  the  duty  as- 
signed him.  Mr.  Van  Riper  stated  to  him  that  he  had  neglected  the  wor- 
ship &  ordinances  of  God's  house  in  consequence  of  difficulties  which  ex- 
isted in  his  mind  with  respect  to  some  of  the  members  of  the  church. 
Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  he  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session,  at 
the  house  of  the  Moderator,  on  Tuesday  the  15th  Instant  at   6   O'clock    P. 


3§7 

M.,  to  answer  to  the  charge  of  covenant  breaking,  in  neglecting  the  ordi- 
nances of  God's  house.  Mr.  Hequembourg  was  appointed  to  deliver  the 
citation. 

Whereas  Moses  Harrison,  a  member  of  this  church,  has  of  late  frequent- 
ly neglected  the  worship  of  God's  house;  &  is  accused  by  common  fame  of 
violating  the  Sabbath  by  riding  &  laboring  on  that  day.  There- 
fore Resolved,  that  he  be  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session,  at  the  house 
of  the  Moderator,  on  Tuesday  the  15th  Instant  at  -J  past  7  O'clock  P.  M. 
to  answer  to  the  foregoing  charges.  Mr.  Bensen  was  appointed  to  deliver 
the  citation. 

Jan.  15th,  1833,  6  O'clock  P.  M. 

Mr.  Hequembourg,  who  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation  to  Garret 
Van  Riper,  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  performed  the  duty  assigned 
him.  Mr.  Van  Riper  appeared  before  the  Session  in  obedience  to  the  cita- 
tion. The  Session  had  a  free  &  full  conversation  with  him  respecting  the 
ordinances  of  God's  house.  Mr.  Van  Riper  stated  that  he  had  been  led  to 
absent  himself  from  the  church  from  what  he  supposed  to  be  unkind  treat- 
ment on  the  part  of  some  of  the  members.  But  from  the  view  he  now  had 
of  the  subject,  he  was  convinced  that  his  conduct  had  been  wrong  &  un- 
justifiable, &  that  he  was  sorry  for  the  couise  which  he  had  pursued,  & 
desired  to  rtturn  to  his  duty  as  a  member  of  this  church.  After  further 
conversation  &  prayer,  the  Session  agreed  to  accept  his  private  acknowledg- 
ment &  give  him  opportunity  to  evince  his  sincerity  by  his  future  conduct. 

Mr.  Bensen,  who  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  citation  to  Moses  Harri- 
son, informed  the  Session  that  he  had  performed  the  duty  assigned  him. 
Mr.  Harrison  did  not  appear.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  Mr.  Ben- 
sen be  a  committee  to  cite  Mr.  Harrison  to  appear  before  the  Session  on 
Tuesday  the  22d  Instant,  at  the  house  of  the  Moderator,  at  i  past  6  O'clock 
P.  M. 

Tuesday,  Jan.  29th,  1833,  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

Mr.  Harrison  appeared  before  the  Session  in  obedience  to  the  citation 
delivered  to  him  by  Mr.  Bensen.  Having  been  called  to  attend  the  Court 
at  Hackensack  as  a  witness,  he  was  unable  to  attend  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Session.  He  stated  to  the  Session  that  severe  indisposition  for  many 
months  past  was  the  principal  cause  of  his  irregular  attendance  upon  the 
ordinances  of  God's  house.  He  acknowledged  that,  though  he  did  not 
labour  himself  on  the  Sabbath,  yet  on  several  occasions  he  had  been  called 
upon  by  his  employers  to  go  to  the  shop  &  give  directions  to  the  hands  em- 
ployed, &  that  he  had  been  induced  to  comply.  He  admitted  that  it  was 
wrong  &  stated  that  he  was  resolved,  by  divine  assistance,  to  resist  any 
solicitations  of  the  kind  in  future.  After  serious  admonition  &  prayer,  the 
Session  agreed  to  accept  his  private  acknowledgment. 


388 

Whereas  Alexander  Paul,  a  member  of  this  church,  has  for  some  time 
past  greatly  neglected  the  ordinances  of  God's  house.  &  is  accused  by  com- 
mon fame  of  sometimes  spending  the  afternoon  of  the  Sabbath  with  world- 
ly company  at  taverns  &  other  places  of  publick  resort,  &  of  attending  to 
his  worldly  business  &  employing  his  workmen  on  the  Lord's  day,  there- 
fore resolved,  that  the  Moderator  request  him  to  meet  the  Session  at  this 
place,  on  Tuesday,  the  5th  of  Feb.  next,  at  I  past  7  O'clock  P.  M.,  that 
the  Session  may  learn  from  him  whether  the  foregoing  charges  are  founded 
in  truth. 

Tuesday,  Feby  5th  1833,  i  past  7  O'clock  P.  M. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  requested  Alexander 
Paul,  by  a  written  communication,  to  attend  the  present  meeting  of  the 
Session.  That  Mr.  Paul  called  on  him  on  Monday  &  informed  him  that 
he  was  to  leave  Paterson  this  morning  for  the  State  of  Georgia,  where  he 
expected  to  spend  the  remaining  part  of  the  winter.  &  should  not  be  able  to 
meet  the  Session  according  to  their  request.  Some  of  the  charges  Mr. 
Paul  denied,  but  admitted  that  he  had  occasionally  employed  his  workmen 
on  the  Sabbath.  He  endeavored  to  justify  his  conduct  in  so  doing,  but 
his  excuses  were  not  at  all  satisfactory.  As  Mr.  Paul  has  left  town  the  fur- 
ther consideration  of  his  case  was  postponed  for  the  present. 

Whereas  Nancy  A n  ,  now  Mrs.  W t,  has  been  guilty  of 

the  sin  of  Antenuptial  fornication,  Therefore  Resolved,  that  she  be  cited  to 
appear  before  the  Session  on  Monday,  the  11th  Instant  at  i  past  7 
O'clock  P.  M.  at  this  place.  The  Moderator  was  requested  to  deliver  the 
citation. 

Monday,  Feb.  11,  1833,  £  past  7  O'clock  P.  M, 
The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  he  had  visited  Mrs. 
W  ---------  t  according  to  appointment,  but  found  her  in  circum- 
stances, in  consequence  of  sickness  in  her  family,  that  rendered  it  imprac- 
ticable for  her  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  Session  at  this  time.  That  he 
conversed  freely  with  her  respecting  her  fall.  She  expressed  her  willing- 
ness to  appear  before  the  Session  if  practicable.      After  due    deliberation    it 

was  agreed,  that,  as  the  Christian  walk  of  Mrs.  W  - t    had    ever 

been  unexceptionable  untill  she  was  led  astray  by  her    present    husband,    & 
as  she  appeared  truly  penitent,  the  Moderator,  together   with    Mr.    Godwin 
.X:  Mr.  Hequembourg,  be  a  committee  to  visit  her  &  to  receive  her  acknowl- 
edgment at  her  house,  &  to  report  to  the  Session  at  their  next  meeting. 
Mr.  Van  Houten,  through  Mr.  Bensen,  informed  the  Session  that  he  had 

delivered  the  citation  to  Margaret  W t  according  to  appointment, 

that  she  could  assign  no  satisfactory  reason  for  not  obeying  the  last  citation, 
&  gave  him  no  encouragement  that  she  would  attend  the   present   meeting. 


389 

After  due  deliberation,  the  Session  agreed  to  adopt  the  following   preamble 

Ov  resolutions  (viz.)      Whereas  Margaret    W s,   a  member   of    this 

Church,  has  for  a  long  time  past,  neglected  the  ordinances  of  God's  house, 
notwithstanding  she  has  been  several  times  privately  admonished  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Session,  &  urged  to  attend  to  her  duty,  &  whereas  her  general 
course  of  life  has  been  utterly  inconsistent  with  her  christian  profession,  & 
whereas  she  has  been  three  times  cited  to  appear  before  the  Session  &  has 
entirely  disregarded  these  citations, — Therefore  Resolved  /. — That  Mar- 
garet W s  be  &  she  hereby  is  suspended  from  the   communion   of 

this  church,  untill  she  gives  satisfactory  evidence  of  sincere  repentance  & 
a  thorough  reformation  of  life. 

Resolved  j. — That  the  foregoing  minute  be  read  publicly  to  the  church 
at  their  next  meeting. 

Oct.  28,  1833,  8  O'clock  P.  M. 

Mr.  Van  Riper  appeared  before  the  Session  in  obedience  to  the  3rd  cita- 
tion. He  acknowledged  the  fact  that,  notwithstanding  the  counsel  & 
admonition  of  the  Session  when  he  was  before  them  in  Jany.  last,  &  the 
encouragement  he  gave  them  of  returning  to  his  duty,  he  had  continued  to 
neglect  the  ordinances  of  God's  house,  &  had  lived  in  the  violation  of  his 
solemn  covenant  engagements.  When  questioned  respecting  his  unchris-' 
tian  conduct,  he  stated  that  he  could  not  deny  that,  on  a  certain  occasion 
he  had  united  with  a  party  in  playing  cards,  but  asserted  that  he  had 
played  only  for  amusement  &  not  for  money.  He  admitted  also  that  he 
had  at  times  rode  out  of  town  on  the  Sabbath  to  visit  his  friends.  The 
Session  conversed  with  him  for  sometime  with  a  view  to  bringing  him  to  a 
proper  sense  of  his  sin;  but  he  appeared  disposed  to  palliate  his  conduct  & 
gave  the  Session  no  satisfactory  evidence  of  true  penitence  for  his  unchris- 
tian course.  Whereupon,  the  Session,  after  due  deliberation  &  prayer, 
agreed  to  adopt  the  following  resolutions  I 

/.    Resolved  th  from 

the  com mu :,  y   evidence  of 

sincere  repenta; 

2.  —  Resolved  th  hurch, 

at  their  next  me<  I 

Jan.  3,  1834,  8  O'clock  ]  '■  <quest 

from  the  Singing  Society  thai    hey  might  be  permitted  ■  iass-viol 

in  the  church  to  assist  the  singing.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  the 
request  be  granted  ;  but  that  they  be  not  permitted  to  introduce  any  other 
musical  instrument  without  the  consent  of  the  Session  previously  obtained. 
Resolved  that  Mr.  Chas.  Hequembourg  &  Mr.  Benjamin  Crane  be  a  com- 
mittee to  collect  a  list  of  tunes  suitable  to  be  sung-  in  the  church. 


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March  14,  1834. — The  committee  appointed  to  deliver  the  second  citation 

to   Mr.  L  -  -  - ,  reported  that  they  had  performed  the  duty  assigned 

them.      Mr.  L k    appeared    before  the  Session    &    acknowledged 

that  he  had  been  led  astray  by  an  improper  use  of  intoxicating  liquor,  lie 
expressed  his  regret  at  his  conduct  &  his  determination  to  avoid  such  con- 
duct in  future.  After  the  Session  had  solemnly  admonished  him.  &  united 
in  prayer,  Mr.  L  -------  k  retired. 

After  due  deliberation,  the  Session  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances  of 
the  case,  unanimously  adopted  the  following  resolution  (viz)  Resolved, 
That,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Session,  the  honor  of  religion  A:  the  good  of 
Mr.  L  -  k  requires  that  he  be  suspended,  &  he  hereby  is  suspend- 

ed from  the  communion  of  this  church  for  six  months— that  is,  to  the  14th 
ol  Sept.  next,  that  he  may  have  opportunity  to  prove  the  strength  of  his 
resolutions,  &  manifest  a  thorough  reformation  of  life. 

"June  22,  i8j6. — John  Inslee  appeared  before  the  Session,  &  stated  that 
he  had  once  been  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  City  of  New 
York,  but  that  he  had  greatly  neglected  his  duties  and  violated  his  obliga- 
tions,— that  he  had  seen  ami  felt  the  wickedness  of  his  course,  &  now- 
wished  to  return  to  his  covenant  engagements  iV  be  received  under  the 
watch  &  care  of  this  church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  his  evi- 
dences of  repentance  &  conversion  to  Cod.  the  Session  voted  to  receive  him 
mi  confession  of  his  faith. 

Jane  Rippey  presented  a  certificate  of  recommendation  from  a  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Ireland,  &  requested  admission  into  this  church.  After 
being  examined  as  to  her  experimental  piety,  it  was  voted  to  receive  her. 

Monday  evening,  Nov.  14,  1S;J6. — Session 
met  at  the  house  of  D.  Burnett — opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Sylvester  Eaton,  Moderator. 
Aaron  King,  ) 

John  Bensen,         -  Elders. 
I  >avid  Burnett,     1 

Absent — John  R.  Could  &  C.  M.  Godwin. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  the  persons    proposed    foi    ad 

mission  to  the  church  at  the  last  communion,  were  present,  and  entered 
into  the  usual  covenants. 

Rev.  S.  Eaton  having  hitherto  kept  the  Session  Book,  and  being  about 
to  leave  this  place,  David  Burnett  was  appointed  Clerk  of  Session. 

The  following  persons  were  dismissed,  at  their  own  request,   to    join    the 
First  Free  Independent  Presbyterian  church  of  Paterson: 
Garrabrant  R.  Van  Houten,  (Elder) 
Sampson  W,  Buffum. 


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Rachel  Rutan. 

William  Hugginson, 

lohn  Hartley. 

Charlotte  I  [artley. 

Eliza  Benjamin. 

1'liebe  Frances  Bowen. 

Sarah  Could. 
James  R.  Thompson  &  Jane  his  wife,  to  join    a    church    in    Alexandria, 
I).  C. 
Thomas  D.  Candy,  to  a  church  in  Philadelphia. 
Charlotte  Eaton,  to  a  church  in  Poughkeepsie. 

Nov.  24,   1S:!7.      Session  met  at  the 
house  of  I).  Burnett  at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  and  opened  with  prayer. 
nt — Rev.  John  F.  Clark,  Moderator. 

Aaron  King,  John  Pensen,  David  Purnett. 

Absent — John  R.  Could,  Caleb  M.  Godwin,  Elders. 

After  consultation  it  was  Resolved,  That  it  is  expedient  to  divide  the 
congregation  into  six  districts,  for  the  purpose  of  more  convenient  super- 
vision and  visitation. 

The  districts  are  as  follows: 

1st.   All  south  of  Ward  street. 

2d.  Both  sides  of  Ward  street — west  side  of  Main  street  from  Ward  to 
Congress — all  the  south  side  of  Congress,  and  including  the  intermediate 
streets. 

'.),/.  North  side  of  Congress  st.  from  Prospect  to  Mill  st. — through  Mill 
to  Boudinot — through  Poudinot  to  Prospect — w-est  side  of  Prospect  to 
Congress,  and  including  all  within  those  limits. 

Atli.  East  side  of  Prospect  st.  from  Congress  to  the  river — down  the 
river  to  the  County  bridge — west  side  of  Park  and  Main  streets  to  Congress 
— north  side  of  Congress  to  Prospect,  and  including  the  intermediate 
streets. 

•1///.  East  side  of  Main  street  from  Smith  st.  to  Broadway — south  side  of 
Broadway  east  of  Main  St.,  including  all  south  and  east  of  those  lines. 

<»///  North  side  of  Broadway  east  of  Main  st.  east  side  of  Parke  St.,  in- 
cluding all  in  that  angle,  and  all  over  the  river. 

The  1st  district  was  assigned  to  Mr.  Gould — 2d  to  Mr.  King — 3d  to  Mr. 
Pensen — Mil  to  Mr.  Burnett — iit/i  to  Mr.  Clark— Qtk  to  Mr.  Godwin. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Dec.  sg,   1837. 

After  consultation,  it  was  deemed  advisable  and  Resolved,  That  the 
Monthly  Concert  of  Prayer  for  the  conversion  of  the  world  be  hereafter  ob- 


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served  by  this  church  on  the  first  Sabbath  evening  in  each    month,    instead 
of  the  first  Monday  evening. 

The  arrangement  of  districts  made  on  24///  November  was  so  changed  as 
to  unite  the  1st  and  Sounder  the  care  of  Messrs.  Gould  and  Bensen — the 
2d  and  3d  under  Messrs.  Godwin  and  King,  and  the  3</  and  4/7/  under 
Messrs.  Clark  and  Burnett;  and  it  was  agreed  to  hold  a  general  church 
meeting  for  prayer  on  the  first  Tuesday  evening  of  each  month,  and  three 
district  prayer  meetings  on  every  other  Tuesday  evening. 

Feb.  j,  tSj8. 

Mrs.  Graee  C  -  -  ,  one  of  the  members  of  this  church,  being 
accused  by  general  rumour  of  the  sin  of  habitual  intoxication,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  the  aron  King  be    a    committee    to 

wait  upoi  said  accusation. 

Mr.   '  having  for  a  long    time 

neglec  i    vii  lation    of    his 

covena  it 

["hat  I  to  invite  Mr.  Cat- 

lin  to  ;>  with  a   view    to 

confer  up< 

Feb.  24.  i8jS. 
The  absence  from  home  of  the  Moderator  having    prevented    a    meeting 
according  to  adjournment,  Session  met  this  evening,  and  was  opened    with 
prayer. 

Present — Rev.  J.  F.  Clark,  Moderator. 

A.  King,  J.  Bensen,  D.  Burnett,  Elders. 
Mr.  Catlin,  having  been  invited  to  meet    the    Session   this   evening,  ap- 
peared, and,  after  friendly  conference  and  admonition,    manifested    contri- 
tion for  his  misconduct  and  a  disposition  to  return  to  the  discharge   of   his 
Christian  duties. 

March  g,  1838. 
Session  met  and  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present — Rev.  J.  F.  Clark,  Moderator. 
Aaron  King,  John  Bensen,  and  D. 
Burnett,  Elders. 
Absent— J.  R.  Gould,  C.  M.  Godwin. 
Dismissed  Miss  Lucy  Thompson,  to  connect  with  Murray  street   church, 
N.  York,  and  Miss  .Sarah  Bentley,  to  any  church  of    Christ,   where    Provi- 
dence may  appoint  her  residence. 

Resolved,  That  John  G.  Van  Houten,  James  Mcllhose,  Giles  Van  Ness, 
Mrs.  Catharine  Van  Ness,  and  Miss  Sarah  Ellis,  be  severally   cited    to  ap- 


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pear  before  Session  two  weeks  from  this  evening,  to  answer  to   charges    for 
breach  of  covenant  engagements  as  members  of  this  church. 

March  23,  iSjS. — Mr.  John  G.  Van  Houten  appeared  in  obedience  to 
citation.  Me  was  informed  that  the  principal  charge  against  him  was  his 
neglect  of  public  worship  and  ordinances  of  God's  House.  He  alleged  as 
a  reason  for  his  conduct  in  this  respect,  some  difficulty  between  himself 
and  one  of  the  former  Trustees  of  the  church,  and  stated  that  he  had  en- 
deavored to  maintain  a  Christian  character  by  a  faithful  observance  of  pri- 
vate duties  and  public  worship  in  other  churches.  He  further  stated  that 
he  entertained  no  feelings  of  enmity  towards  any  member  of  the  church, 
nor  the  individual  whom  he  had  supposed  had  injured  him.  He  had,  how- 
ever, contemplated  connecting  himself  with  another  church,  and  desired  a 
little  time  to  determine  whether  he  should  do  so,  or  return  to  his  duty  as  a 
member  of  this  church.  Session  agreed  to  comply  with  this  request,  and 
to  suspend  any  further  action  upon  the  subject  for  the  present. 

The  Moderator  reported  that  Sarah  Ellis  had  called  upon  him  subse- 
quently to  her  citation,  and  confessed  that  her  conduct  and  conversation 
had  been  in  some  instances,  indiscreet  and  unbecoming,  and  manifested  a 
good  degree  of  penitence;  that  after  admonition  and  counsel  she  had 
solemnly  promised  to  be  more  prudent  and  careful  in  the  future.  Session 
therefore  agreed  to  drop   her   case  for  the  present. 

March  2g,  iSjS. — Mr.  Giles  Van  Ness  appeared  in  obedience  to  citation, 
and  offered  excuses  for  himself  and  Mrs.  Van  Ness  for  not  obeying  the 
first  citation,  which  were  sustained,  and  stated  also  that  Mrs.  Van  Ness 
was  detained  this  evening  by  ill  health.  After  a  free  and  friendly  confer- 
ence with  Mr.  Van  Ness  in  regard  to  his  covenant  engagements  and 
Christian  duties,  and  his  expressing  a  willingness  and  determination  to  be 
more  faithful  hereafter,  and  his  belief  that  Mrs.  Van  Ness  would  concur 
and  co-operate  with  him — Session  agreed  to  suspend  any  further  proceed- 
ings in  their  case  for  the  present. 

Mr.  King  informed  the  Session  that  the  two  citations  had  been  duly 
served  upon  Mr.  James  Mcllhose.  He  did  not  appear,  and  Session,  after 
due  deliberation,  came  to  the  following  decision: 

Whereas  James  Mcllhose  has  been  twice  regularly  cited  to  appear  before 
the  Session  to  answer  charges  for  breach  of  covenant  engagements,  and 
refused  to  appear,  and  it  being  known  by  members  of  Session  that  he  has 
for  a  long  time  past  neglected  the  duties  which  he  solemnly  promised  to 
perform,  and  renounced  the  faith  which  he  publicly  professed  when  he 
entered  into  covenant  with  God  and  this  church; 

Therefore,  Resolved,  That  James  Mcllhose,  for  his  contumacy  and 
unchristian  conduct,  be,  and  he  hereby  is,  suspended  from  the  communion 


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of  this  church,  until  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  true  repentance. 

Oct.  4,  iSjS — Mr.  William  M 1  appeared  before  Session  in  com- 
pliance with  the  request  of  their  committee.     Upon  inquiry,  he  admitted  that 

he  had  been  frequently    intoxicated    within  thepastyear.      Mr.  M 1 

was  then  solemnly  admonished  by  the  pastor,  and  expressed  deep  regret  for 
his  conduct,  and  declared  his  resolution  to  abstain  in  the  future  from  all 
intoxicating  drinks.  Session  advised  him  not  to  participate  in  the  approach- 
ing communion,  and  agreed  to  suspend  any  further  action  upon  the  mat- 
ter,   until     time    shall    have     tested     the    strength    of    Mr.    M -  l's 

resolution  and  the  sincerity  of  his  repentance. 

/tin.  j,  iSjg. — On  motion  it  was  resolved,  That  Session  recommend 
the  introduction  of  the  Assembly's  Psalms  and  Hymns  in  the  public  wor- 
ship of  the  congregation  as  a  substitute  for  those  hitherto  used. 

The  following  persons  were  respectively  dismissed  to  join  the  2d  Presb) 
terian  Church  in  this  place: 

May  iS,  1S40. — Mrs.  Helen  Ridgway,  Samuel  G.  Wheeler.  Mrs.  Almira 
Wheeler,  Lemuel  Burr,  Mrs.  Theresa  Burr. 

May  rg,  JS40. — John  Bensen,  Aaron  King,  and  Caleb  M.  Godwin, 
(elders) — Mrs.  Maria  Griffith,  Mrs.  Martha  King,  Mrs.  Evelina  Godwin, 
Miss  Catharine  Flood,  Miss  Eliza   Ann   Read.  Miss  Sophia  Bensen. 

May  20,  1840. — William  Snow,  Mrs.  Clementine  Force. 

May  22,  1S40. — Pliny  Lawton  and  Mrs.  Lucy  Lawton  his  wife, 
Abraham  Gould  and  Hannah   Gould  his  wife. 

May  2j,  1840. — Mrs.  Margaret  Taylor,  Jotham  Richards,  and  Sarah 
Richards  his  wife,  Mrs.   Catharine  Ward. 

Juiir  2 ',  1S40. — Dismissed  Mrs.  Mary  Coventry  to  join  2d  Presbyterian 
Church,  Paterson. 

July  /./,  1S40. — Dismissed  Mrs.  Jane  Van  Ilouten  to  join  2d  Presbyterian 
( 'hurch,  Paterson. 

Aug.  20,  1840. — Dismissed  Christopher  Brower  and  Elizabeth  his  wife, 
to  join  2d  Presbyterian  Church,  Paterson, 

Sept.  28,  1840. — Dismissed  Mr.  John  F.  Van  Winkle  and  Rebecca  his 
wife,  to  join  2d  Presbyterian  Church,  Paterson. 

Nov.  4.  1S40. — Dismissed  Miss  Emma  Ridgway  to  join  2d  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Paterson;  also  Mr.  Aaron  Post  and  Mary  Ann  his  wife,  and 

jVov.j,  1840.  —  Mrs.  Ann  Espie. 

A'ov.  6,  /fyo.  —  Mr.  Hiram  Hatheway  and  Mary  his  wife. 

March  jo,  1841.  —  Dismissed  Mrs.  Sarah  Cluss  to  join  2d  Presbyterian 
Church  in  this  place. 

April  /-r,  iS  1 1 . 
William  McGee,  having  been  sometime  since  licensed  to  preach  the    gos- 


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pel,  has  ceased  to  be  under  the  watch  and  care  of  this  church,  and  his 
name  is  accordingly  removed  from  our  list  of  communicants. 

In  Presbytery  at  Metuchen,  thus  far  examined  and  approved,  Oct.  Gl/i, 
1841,  with  the  exception  pf  a  record  which  refers  to  the  relation  which  a 
licentiate  sustains  to  the  church  of  which  he  is  a  member. 

A.   I  Ienry  Dumont. 

Moderator. 

July  jr,  rS44. 
Session  met  at  the  house  of  1  >.  Burnett  at    8    o'clock    P.     M.    and    began 
\\  ith  prayer. 

Present  —  Rev.  Win.  II.  Hornblower,  Moderator,  and  D.  Burnett,  elder. 
Also  Mr.  Jesse  Talbot,  who  was  an  elder  cf  the  church  from  which  he 
came  to  us,  and  having  been  duly  elected  and  installed  as  an  elder  of  this 
church,  took  his  seat  as  a  member  of  Session. 

Absent — John  R.  Gould,  elder. 

Sept.  18,  1844. 

Session  met  at  the  study  of  the  pastor  and  opened  with  prayer. 

Present,  same  as  at  last  meeting. 

The  Moderator  stated  that  Ellis  E.  C s,  a  member  of  this  church, 

had  been  accused  of  improper  and  licentious  familiarity  with  female  chil- 
dren attending  his  school,  that  he  had  seen  and  conversed  with  Mr. 
C  -  -  s  upon  the  subject,  that  the  present  meeting    was    called   to    take 

the  case  into  consideration,  and  that   Mr.  C s   had    agreed    to    meet 

the  Session  at  this  time,  but  that  he  was  subsequently  arrested  and  is  now 
imprisoned  on  the  same  charge. 

It  was  thereupon  Resolved.  That  D.  Burnett  be  appointed  to  confer  with 

Mr.  C ■  -  s  and  request  him  to  appoint  some  person    to    appear  in    his 

behalf  (if  he  could  not  appear  personally)  before  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Session;  or  otherwise  to  communicate  his  views  to  them  in  writing. 

Mr.  Burnett  reported  that  he  had  visited    Mrs.  P n    according 

to  appointment — that  she  admitted  she  had  occasionally  drank  some  ardent 
spirits,  but  not  so  much  as  to  produce  intoxication,  and  that  she  promised 
wholly  to  abstain  from  it  in  future,  and  to  strive  to  conduct  herself  in  a 
manner  more  becoming  her  Christian  profession.  Session  thereupon  con- 
cluded that  it  is  unnecessary  to  take  any  further  proceedings  in  her  case  at 
present. 

Oct.  jo.  1844. 

Mr.  Burnett  reported  that  he  had  visited   Mr.  C s,    according    to 

appointment,  who  authorized  him  to  say  to  the  Session  that  he,  Mr. 
C s,  waived  all  formalitv,  confessed  himself  guiltv  of    the   sin    with 


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which  he  was  charged,  desired  the  Session  in  executing  the  discipline  of  the 
church  to  have  a  regard  to  his  spiritual  welfare,  &  besought  an  interest  in 
the  prayers  of  the  members  of  the  church. 

Whereupon  the  Session   Resolved,    That  whereas   Ellis    E.    C s, 

was  guilty,  by  his  own  confession  of  the  sin  of  licentiousness,  he  be  sus- 
pended from  the  sacraments  of  the  church,  till  he  shall  give  satisfactory 
evidence  of  the  sincerity  of  his  repentance. 

And  that  this  sentence  of  suspension  be  communicated  to  the  members  of 
the  church,  by  the  pastor,  at  the  next  preparatory  lecture  to  the  Com- 
munion. 

The  Moderator  reported  that  he  was  present  at  the  last  regular  meeting 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth,  at  Liberty  Corner,  that  the  subject  of 
church  extension,  referred  by  the  last  General  Assembly  to  the  Presbytery, 
was  referred  by  the  Presbytery  down  to  the  church  sessions. 

Resolved,  That  having  limited  our  collections  to  certain  other  benevo- 
lent objects,  it  is  not  in  our  power  to  contribute  to  this  cause  during  the 
present  year,  but  that  we  regard  it  with  great  interest  &  consider  it  deserv- 
ing the  future  benevolence  of  the  church. 

In  view  of  the  low  state  of  religion  in  our  church,  the  Session  Resolved, 
To  appoint  Friday  the  8th  of  November,  as  a  day  of  fasting,  humiliation 
&  prayer,  on  account  of  our  sins  &  for  the  out-pouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
and  that  there  be  a  public  prayer  meeting  in  the  morning  of  that  day;  and 
the  regular  service  preparatory  to  the  communion  in  the  evening. 

Nov.  4,  1S44. 

Session  met  according  to  adjournment  &  opened  with  prayer.  ♦ 

Present,  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Hornblower,  Mod.,  Messrs.  D.  Burnett  &  J. 
Talbot,  Elders.      Absent  Mr.  J.  R.  Gould,  Elder. 

It  appearing  to  the  Session  that  Patrick  McG  -  -,  a  member  of  this 
church,  is  publicly  reported  to  be  guilty  of  the  intemperate  use  of  intoxicat- 
ing liquors,  &  that  he  has  been  kindly  warned  of  his  sin,  without  effect,  by 
members  of  the  church,  it  was  Resolved,  that  the  Moderator  &  Elder 
Burnett  be  a  committee  to  wait  upon  Mr.  McG  -  -  cS;  converse  with  him  up- 
on the  subject,  &  report  the  result  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

Dec.  /j,  /S44.  —The  Committee  appointed  to  visit  Patrick  McG  -  -  re- 
ported that  they  had  done  so,  when  he  confessed  his  guilt,  appeared  peni- 
tent, iv  signed  a  written  promise  to  abstain  from  the  use  of  all  intoxicating 
liquors;  notwithstanding  this  however,  he  has  since  indulged  in  the  same 
vice,  but  insists  on  his  sincere  desire  to  reform.  Whereupon  it  was  re- 
solved that  the  Committee  be  continued  &  Mr.  Talbot  be  added  to  it,  & 
that  each  member  of  this  Committee  consider  it  his  duty  to  visit  this  erring- 
brother,  &  converse  &  pray  with  him  as  often  as  may  be. 


397 

The  Session  Resolved,  that  the  new  Hymn  Book,  authorized  by  the 
General  Assembly  of  1842,  be  hereafter  used  in  the  public  services  of  our 
church,  after  due  time  shall  be  given  to  people  to  provide  themselves  with 
copies. 

Feb.  j,  1845. — The  Session  agreed  upon  a  plan  by  which  collections  for 
the  usual  charitable  objects  shall  be  made  by  private  weekly  subscriptions 
>.V  not  by  the  usual  way  of  passing  the  box  in  church. 

Oct.  31,  1845. — -^s  tne  scheme  of  collections  adopted  by  the  Session  in 
February  last  did  not  appear  to  be  acceptable  to  the  people,  nor  successful 
in  its  operations,  it  was  resolved  to  abandon  it,  &  to  fix  upon  certain  Sab- 
baths of  the  year  as  the  regular  times  for  the  usual  charitable  collections. 
Moderator  was  appointed  a  Committee  to  designate  the  objects  to  which 
the  church  should  hereafter  be  invited  to  contribute,  &  the  times  when  such 
collections  shall  be  taken,  and  report  at  next  meeting. 

Nov.  5,  1845. — The  report  in  reference  to  charitable  collections  was  ac- 
cepted &  adopted,  and  was  as  follows:  That  annual  collections  be  made 
for  the  following  objects  sometime  during  the  month  specified,  viz: 

Board  of  Domestic  Missions,  in  February. 

Board  of  Education,  in  May. 

Bible  Society,  in  August. 

Poor  of  the  Congregation,        in  October. 

Board  of  Foreign  Missions,     in  December. 
Oct.  6,  /S46.  —  Upon  motion  it  was  agreed    that  the  Session  would  estab- 
lish a  parochial  school   for    the    education    of    the    baptized   children  of  our 
church,  and  would  proceed  to  elect  a  teacher,  secure  a  room,  &  adopt  rules. 

Nov.  2.  1S4S. — Session  met  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator.  Present,  Wm. 
II.  Hornblower,  Mod.,  and  David  Burnett,  esq.  Elder.  Absent,  J.  R. 
Gould  and  Jesse  Talbot,  Elders.  The  Moderator  ..V  elder  present,  having 
taken  into  consideration  the  facts  that  Elder  Gould  has  been  for  many 
years  laid  aside  from  the  active  duties  of  the  eldership  by  the  infirmities  of 
his  age,  &  that  Elder  Talbot  is  now  detained  in  the  City  of  New  York  by  his 
business  so  much  that  he  is  rarely  to  be  found  in  Paterson,  on  which  ac- 
counts it  has  been  impracticable  to  hold  a  meeting  of  the  Sessionffor  the  last 
six  months) — (to  the  serious  detriment  of  the  church),  resolved,  that  they 
consider  themselves  a  legal  quorum   for    the  transaction  of  business. 

Nov.  (j,  1848. — Session  met  according  to  adjournment  and  opened  with 
prayer.      Present  as  above. 

The  need  of  an  increased  eldership  having  been  prayerfully  considered, 
the  following  resolutions  were  adopted: 


39§ 

1.  Resolved,  That  a  meeting  of  the  male  members  of  the  church  be 
called  on  the  23</of  November  inst.,  (Thanksgiving  Day)  for  the  election  of 
two  additional  elders. 

2.  Resolved,  That  the  Session  nominate  for  this  office,  John  *  D.  Lock- 
wood  and    \Ym.  Dickey. 

Nov.  8,  1S4Q. — The  Session  having  heard  that  Wm.  Kay,  a  member  of 
this  church,  has  deserted  his  lawful  wife,  and  left  the  town  in  company 
with  another  woman;  and  his  present  place  of  residence  being  unknown, 
and  nothing  having  been  heard  from  him  in  several  months:-Resolved, 
That  they  would  proceed  to  a  trial  of  the  case  as  though  the  accused  part} 
were  present,  and  for  that  purpose  would  summon  witnesses  to  appear  be- 
fore them  on  Thursday  evening,  November  23</  next,  and  would  adopt 
such  discipline  as  the  case  may  seem  to  require. 

Vov.  22,  184Q. — Session  met  according  to  adjournment.  Present  as 
above;  opened  with  prayer.  Mr.  Patrick  McG  -  -  appeared,  confessed  that 
he  was  guilty  of  the  crime  of  drunkenness,  declared  his  penitence,  his 
determination  to  reform,  and  his  readiness  to  submit  to  the 
discipline  of  the  church,  but  earnestly  besought  the  Session  to  bear 
with  him  a  few  months  longer,  that  the  sincerity  of  his  repentance  might 
be  manifest.  After  due  consideration  of  the  long  standing  of  this  case, 
the  extreme  lenity  of  the  Session  heretofore,  and  the  repeated  violation  of 
his  promise  to  the  same  effect  as  those  which  he  now  made;  the  Session 
Resolved,  That  Patrick  McG  -  -  be  iV  is  hereby  suspended  from  the  sealing 
ordinances  of  this  church  until  such  time  as  the  sinceritv  of  his  repentance 
shall  be  made  manifest  by  entire  abstinence  from  intoxicating  drinks;  and 
the  Moderator  shall  publish  this  sentence  to  the  church. 

The  Moderator  reported  that  the  only  witness  in  the  case  of  Wm.  Ray 
is  Sarah  Ray,  his  wife,  ancf  as  she  was  unable  to  come  out  in  the  eyening 
air,  on  account  of  feeble  health,  he  had  cited  her  to  appear  before  the 
Session  on  the  next  Monday  afternoon,   provided  the  weather  was  pleasant. 

Monday,  Nov.  26///,  being  an  unpleasant  day,  the  Session  did  not  meet, 
and  now  met  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator,  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Ray, 
and  proceeded  to  take  the  testimony  of  Mrs.  Ray  in  the  case  of  her  husband, 
Mr.  Ray. 

The  Moderator  having  first  declared  "the  solemnity  of  the  case  and  the 
obligation  of  the  witness  to  give  a  full  and  impartial  statement  of  the  facts 
so  far  as  known  to  herself,  she  testified  as  follows: 

In  the  middle  of  May,  1S47,  Wm.  Ray,  her  husband,  and  herself  left 
Paterson  and  went  to   reside    in  Richmond,  Massachusetts.     ( )n  Tuesday, 


*  An  error  for  James  D.    I.ockwood.      It   does   not   appear  that   the   proposed  election 
was  held. 


399 

April  Bd,  184!),  he  left  her  in  that  town  and  she  has  never  heard  from  him 
since  that  time.  On  the  same  day,  a  woman  residing  in  Richmond,  left  her 
husband,  ami  was  seen  at  the  Rail  Road  Station  at  a  place  called  the  State 
Line,  in  company  with  a  man  who  was  supposed  to  be  Mr.  Ray,  and  that 
she  also  had  never  been  heard  from  since  that  time. 

While  the  witness  herself  was  absent  from  Richmond  some  little  time 
before  this  occurred,  she  having  gone  to  Little  Falls  in  this  state  to  attend 
her  sick  and  dying  mother,  the  woman  above  referred  to  was  often  seen 
going  in  and  coming  out  of  Mr.  Ray's  house.  This  woman  had  twice  be- 
fore deserted  her  husband,  and  her  relatives  now  believed  that  she  had 
gone  with  Mr.  Ray  and  declared  that  they  knew  this  to  be  a  fact. 

The  Session  considered  this  evidence  conclusive  as  to  the  fact  that  Win. 
Ray  had  wilfully  deserted  his  wife,  resolved,  That  Win.  Ray  be  &  is  here- 
by excommunicated  from  this  church  for  the  violation  of  the  marriage 
contract,  and  that  the  Moderator  publish  this  sentence  to  the  church. 

Aug.  4,  iSjj. 

A  letter  having  been  received  from  Absalom  B.  Woodruff,  Esq.,  declaring 
hisdetermination  to  withdraw  from  the  membership  of  this  church,  but  with- 
out specifying  his  reasons  for  wishing  to  do  so;  the  Moderator  stated 
that  after  receiving  this  letter,  he  had  called  upon  Mr.  Woodruff  and  ascer- 
tained that  the  chief  cause  of  his  writing  said  letter,  was  a  change  of  views 
in  reference  to  certain  points  of  doctrine.     Whereupon  the  Session 

Resolved!.  That  however  conscientiously  Mr.  Woodruff  may  act  in 
this  matter,  it  having  been  decided  by  the  General  Assembly  that  "there  is 
no  constitutional  or  scriptural  mode  of  separating  members  from  the  com- 
munion of  the  church,  except  by  death,  by  dismission  to  join  another 
church,  or  by  discipline;"  (vid.  minutes  of  Gen.  Assem.  1851,  p.  32.)  and 
again,  "that  no  church  Session  has  authority  to  dissolve  the  connection  of 
a  communicant  with  the  church  of  Christ,  except  by  excommunication,  and 
that  the  Sessions  of  our  churches  are  bound  to  proceed  according  to  the 
directions  given  in  our  Book  of  Discipline,  when  they  do  excommunicate  a 
member;"  (vid.  minutes  of  Gen.  Assembly,  1851,  p.  33),  therefore,  the 
Session  are  not  at  liberty  to  permit  Mr.  Woodruff  to  withdraw  himself  from 
the  communion  of  this  church  by  his  own  voluntary  act,  but  must  regard 
him  as  still  under  their  watch,  care  and  discipline. 

Resolved  2.  That  Mr.  Woodruff  be  invited  to  meet  with  the  Session 
at  the  parsonage,  on  Wednesday  evening  of  next  week,  August  10th,  at  T£ 
o'clock,  that  they  may  confer  together  in  reference  to  those  points  of  doc- 
trine, concerning  which  he  has  expressed  or  entertained  serious  doubts. 

Resolved  3.  That  we  express  to  Mr.  Woodruff  our  continued  regard  and 
interest  for  him  personally,  and  do  earnestly  commend    him   to   the    Spirit 


400 

of  truth  and  grace,  that  he  may  be  delivered  from  what  we  believe  to  be 
fatal  delusion  and  heresy,  and  be  instructed,  edified,  and  sanctified  by  the 
true  doctrine  of  Christ  and  Him  Crucified. 

Resolved  4.  That  a  copy  of  the  Minute  and  Resolutions  in  this  case  be 
put  into  the  hands  of   Mr.  Woodruff. 

Elder  Burnett  was  appointed  to  wait  upon  Mr.  Woodruff  and  put  a  copy 
of  the  minute  iV  resolutions,  in  this  case,  into  his  hands. 

Thursday  evening,  Aug.  //,  J$jJ- 

Session  met  at  the  parsonage  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator.  Present  as 
above.      Opened  with  prayer. 

Elder  Burnett  reported  that  he  had  not  been  able  to  see  Mr.  Woodruff 
on  account  of  the  absence  of  that  gentleman  from  the  city.  Mr.  Burnett 
was  requested  to  see  him  as  soon  as  possible  and  ask  him  to  appoint  a  time 
to  meet  the  Session  at  his  earliest  convenience. 

Monday  Morning,  Sept.  19th,  1853. 

Session  met  at  the  parsonage,  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator.  Present  as 
above.  Opened  with  prayer.  A  letter  was  received  and  read  from  Mr. 
Woodruff  declining  to  meet  the  Session  and  setting  forth  those  points  of 
doctrine  in  reference  to  which  he  disagreed  with  our  standards.  The  fur- 
ther consideration  of  the  letter  of  Mr.  Woodruff  was  postponed. 

Thursday  evening,  November  3,  1853. 

In  the  case  of  Mr.  Woodruff  Session  resolved  to  cite  him  to  appear  be 
fore  them  on  Monday,  the  21st  of  November  next,  at  7-i  o'clock  P.  M.  at 
the  parsonage,  to  answer  to  the  charges  following,  namely: 

I.  In  entertaining  opinions  in  reference  to  the  doctrine  of  justification 
by  faith,  which  are  erroneous  and  dangerous;  the  evidence  of  which  ap- 
pears in  his  letter  to  the  Session  of  September  17///  1853. 

IT.  In  appearing  to  set  at  naught  his  covenant  engagements  and  the 
authority  of  the  church  session,  by  professing  to  withdraw  himself  from  the 
church,  and  the  jurisdiction  of  its  courts. 

III.  In  having  so  far  disregarded  his  relations  to  us  as  to  present  his 
child  for  baptism  in  a  church  of  another  denomination. 

Monday  evenings  November  21,  r8jj. 

Session  met  according  to  their  own  appointment.  Present  as  above.  A 
letter  from  Mr.  A.  I>.  Woodruff  to  this  Session  was  presented  and  read — by 
which  it  appeared  that  Mr.  Woodruff  declined  to  appsgj  before  the  Session 
on  the  ground  that  there  was  no  dispute  as  to  the  facts  on  which  the 
charges  issued  against  him  were  based.  In  the  opinion  of  the  Session  Mr. 
Woodruff's  letter  was  virtually  a  confession  in  the  premises  and  rendered  it 
their  duty  to  proceed  at  once  to  the  exercise  of  discipline.  Whereupon  it 
was  Resolved, 


401 

That  A.  1!.  Woodruff,  Esq. ,  shall  be  and  hereby  is  suspended  from  the 
communion  of  this  church  until  such  time  as  he  shall  have  given  satisfac- 
tory evidence  of  his  hearty  repentance  for  his  departure  from  the  faith,  and 
disorderly  conduct. 

While  the  Session  have  come  to  this  conclusion,  they  consider  it  due  to 
Mr.  Woodruff  to  state  on  their  minutes,  that  his  course  in  this  matter  has 
been  courteous  towards  themselves;  and  they  do  earnestly  hope  and  pray 
that  he  may  speedily  be  delivered  from  those  erroneous  views  and  perilous 
doubts,  which  threaten  to  make  shipwreck  of  his  faith. 

Mr.  Burnett  was  appointed  to  acquaint  Mr.  Woodruff  with  this  decision. 

Feb.  /,  18J4 
Mrs.  Mary  Simpson,  formerly  Mary  Scofield,  appeared  in  Session  and 
stated  that  she  was  formerly  a  member  of  this  church;  that  some  years  since 
she  had  joined  the  Shaking'  'Quakers;  but  that  she  now  was  desirous  of  re- 
turning to  the  communion  of  this  church.  The  Session  not  being  satisfied 
of  her  intelligent  perception  and  renunciation  of  the  fanatical  &  heretical 
opinions  of  the  sect  with  which  she  had  been  connected,  postponed  her  re- 
quest for  future  consideration. 

November  ro,  1854. 

Session  met  according  to  adjournment.  Present  as  above.  Opened  with 
prayer. 

Mrs.  Mary  Simpson  appeared  before  Session,  and  having  been  informed 
of  the  decision  of  Presbytery  in  her  case,  consented  that  the  Moderator 
should  make  a  full  statement  of  her  case,  declare  her  conviction  of  her 
error,  her  penitence  for  it,  and  her  earnest  wish  for  the  prayers  of  the 
church,  prior  to  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  on  the  next  Sun- 
da)-.  And  thereupon  Mrs.  Mary  Simpson  was  restored  to  the  full  com- 
munion of  the  church. 

November  2j,  /Sjj. 
After  consultation  the  Session  resolved  t.o  call  a  meeting  of  the  members 
of  the  church  to  convene,  on  Friday  evening,  December  7th,  immediately 
after  the  services  preparatory  to  communion,  to  elect  elders;  and  the  Ses- 
sion further  resolved  to  nominate  the  following  as  fit  persons  to  serve  the 
church  in  that  capacity,  namely,  James  D.  Lockwoocl,  Henry  Clark.  An- 
drew Derrom,  Henry  Muzzy  and  David  Inglis. 

December  22,  rSfj. 

Session  met  at  the  parsonage  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator.  Present  as 
above.  It  appearing  that  James  D.  Lockwood,  Henry  Clark,  Andrew 
Derrom,  Plenry  Muzzy,  Ralph  P.  Westervelt  and  David  Inglis,  had  been 
unanimously  chosen  to  the  eldership  by  the  members  of  this  church,   it  was 


4-02 

Resolved,  that  the  same  should  be  solemnly  ordained  and  installed  into  the 
office  of  the  eldership,  on  Sunday  morning,  the  thirtieth  of  December  next 
following. 

December  j;  fSj6. 
On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  hereafter  the    collection    taken    at    the 
administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  shall  be  applied  to  the   relief    of    poor 
communicants  and  to  the  defrayal  of  the  expenses  of  the  ordinance. 

May  ig,  1S37. 

The  Moderator  submitted  a  plan  for  dividing  the  congregation  into  Dis- 
tricls,  each  District  to  be  under  the  especial  superintendance  of  one  elder. 
Its  further  consideration  was  postponed  to  the  next  meeting  of  the  Session. 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  we  engage  a  Missionary  to  labor  in 
Paterson  for  six  months,  with  a  view  to  church  extension;  and  that  the 
Moderator  endeavor  to  find  a  suitable  man  for  the  work. 

December  //,  jSjj. 
Moderator  informed  the  Session,  that  rumour  accused    Mrs.    Mary    Ann 

R h  of  having  been  again  guilty  of  intemperance;  that  he  had  seen  her 

&  conversed  with  her  on  the  subject;  that  he  had  requested  her  to  meet  the 
Session  this  evening,  but  she  declared  her  inability  to  do  so,  and  authorized 
him  to  inform  the  Session  in  her  behalf,  that  she  acknowledged  the  truth 
of  the  rumour,  confessed  her  fault,  was  penitent  &  resolved  to  sin  no  more. 

The  Session,  after  consultation,   Resolved,   That    Mary    Ann    R h    be 

and  hereby  is  suspended  from  the  communion  of  the  church,  till  she  shall 
have  given  satisfactory  proof  of  her  reformation  and  penitence.  The 
Session    further    Resolved,  in    view    of    Mrs.    R    -    -    -    h's    profession   of 

penitence,  that  this  suspension  shall  not  be  published  unless  Mrs.  R h 

again   brings    scandal  upon  the  church  by  a  repetition  of  her  sin. 

January  _?y,  iS^S. 
Moderator  reported  that  in  accordance  with  the  resolution  of  Session 
passed  in  May  last,  he  would  designate  Mr.  Wni.  C.  Roberts,  a  licentiate 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Passaic  and  a  member  of  the  Senior  class  in  Princeton 
Seminary,  as  a  suitable  person  to  be  employed  as  a  city  missionary,  if  his 
services  could  be  procured.  Whereupon  Session  resolved  to  invite  Mr. 
Roberts  to  accept  this  office  from  the  first  of  May  next,  for  six  months,  at 
a  salary  at  the  rate  of  eight  hundred  dollars  a  year.  Moderator  was  appoint- 
ed to  confer  with  Mr.  Roberts  on  this  subject. 

March  4,  1S5S. —  The  Session  agreed,  in  view  of  the  approaching  com- 
munion and  the  evidence  of  God's  special  presence  in  our  midst,  to  hold  a 
prayer  meeting  in  the  Lecture  Room  every  evening  next  week,  except  Fri- 
day, between  the  hours  of  7  >.V  8  o'clock. 


4°3 

March  n,  1858, —  The  Session  agreed  to  continue  the  prayer  meetings 
next  week  on  every  evening,  between  the  hours  of  7^  and  S.1.  o'clock. 

yiui<-  7,  /SjS. — Mrs.  Jane  Close,  having  been  baptized  in  her  infanc)  in 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  the  Session  resolved,  that  Mrs.  Close  should 
decide  for  herself  whether  she  now  receive  the  sacrament  of  Baptism  or 
not. 

June  jo,  /Si$. — Jane  Close  appeared  and  signified  her  wish,  after 
prayerful  consideration  of  the  subject,  to  receive  the  sacrament  of  Bap 
tism. 

September  _>,  i8j8. — Session  resolved,  alter  communion  Sunday,  that 
Divine  service  in  the  church  should  be  held  at  :i  I'.  M.,  instead  of  7'   1'.  M. 

March  /j,  iSbi. 

Charles  Sandford,  a  member  of  this  church,    and    late    President  of    the 
Cataract    City  Bank,  appeared  voluntarily  before  Session,  and  made  a  state 
ment  as  to  the  failure  of  that  Bank  and  the  causes  thereof,    and    confessed 
that  he  had  been  guilty  of  wrong  in  certain  particulars. 

The  Session  Resolved,  That  Mr.  Sandford  has  laid  himself  open  to  cen- 
sure and  ought  to  be  deeply  humbled  before  God  and  men;  and  that  the 
Session  recognizes  with  pleasure  a  disposition  on  his  pait  to  acknowledge 
this,  and  do  join  with  him  in  prayer  that  he  may  be  forgiven  of  God  and  be 
enabled  so  to  evince  the  sincerity  of  his  penitence  and  the  honest)'  of  his 
purposes,  as  shall  re-establish  him  in  the  contidence  of  the  church  and  of 
the  community. 

The  Session  farther  Resolved,  That  the  case  of  Mr.  Sandford  be  kept 
under  advisement,  until  the  charges  made  against  him  in  the  community 
either  have  been  subjected  to  legal  investigation  or  have  ceased  to  be  urged 
against  him.  * 

Jinn-  ij,  /Sdr. —  Session  agreed  to  change  the  time  of  the  second  service 
on  Sunday  from  afternoon  to  evening. 

September  12,  1861. — Session  agreed  to  change  the  time  of  the  second 
service  on  Sunday  from  the  evening  to  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 

December 5,  1861.  —  Moderator  reported  that  he  had  dismissed,  Nov.  8, 
1801,  William  Nelson,  jane  P.  Nelson,  the  wife  of  William,  Ann  Nelson, 
and  Elizabeth  Nelson,  the  wife  of  Charles  Henry  Hall,  to  join  the 
church  in  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

yune  // ,  1863. — On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  a  collection  be  taken  for 
the  benefit  of  the  Mission  School  of  our  city  on  the  last  Sunday  of  this 
month. 

*  The  Session  minutes  contain  no  further  reference  to  this  case.  Mr.  Sandford  was 
indicted,  convicted  and  sent  to  State  prison,  where  he    died. 


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September  /6,  /S6j. — On  motion,  it  was  Resolved,  That  the  Bible  Class 
should  meet  on  Tuesday  evening,  in  place  of  the  weekly  lecture,  and  the 
pastor  should  preside  at  the  prayer  meeting  on  Friday  evenings. 

On  motion,  it  was  Pesolved,  that  John  W.  Cortelyou  should  be  nom- 
inated to  active  service  as  an  Elder  in  this  church. 

December  _',  r86j. — On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  that  Mr.  Cortelyou 
should  be  installed  as  an  elder  of  this  church  before  the  administration  of 
the  Lord's  Supper  on  Sunday  after  next. 

Jinic  /<),  1864. 

Peter  R.  Westervelt  appeared  before  Session,  and  presented  a  certificate 
of  membership  in  the  church  of  the  2i3th  Regiment  N.  J.  Volunteers,  which 
church  was  dissolved  when  that  Regiment  was  mustered  out  of  service  in 
June  1862,  .and  after  careful  examination  as  to  his  knowledge  and  piety, 
was  received  into  the  full  communion  of  this  church. 

Mary  Kane,  formerlv  Mary  Hall,  appeared  before  Session,  and  said  that 
she  had  formerly  been  a  member  of  the  1st  Reformed  Dutch  Church  of 
Paterson,  but  as  her  name  is  not  to  be  found  on  the  records  of  that  church, 
the  Consistory  declined  to  give  her  a  certificate  of  dismission;  she  present- 
ed a  certificate  signed  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Wiggins,  I).  !>.,  a  former  pastor 
of  that  church,  testifying  that  she  did  join  that  church  during  his  ministry; 
the  Session,  after  careful  examination  as  to  her  knowledge  and  piety,  re- 
ceived Mrs.  Kane  into  the  membership  of  this  church. 

September  7,  /,V/>./.  —  Elder  Burnett  offered  his  resignation  as  Treasurer  of 
the  Session,  assigning  as  his  reasons,  the  distance  of  his  residence  from  the 
business  part  of  the  city,  and  his  increasing  years.  His  resignation  was 
accepted  and  Elder  Henry  ("lark  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

December  bth,  /S'6j. — On  motion,  it  was  resolved,  that  donations  for  Pat- 
erson Orphan  Asylum  should  be  received  on  the  next  Sabbath. 

May  j,  1866 —  It  was  Resolved,  that  after  next  week  the  prayer  meetings 

shall  hz  held  in  the  Lecture  Room  instead  of  at  private  houses. 

December  1 j>,  i86j—\\  was  resolved,  to  appropriate  last  collection  for 
Passaic  Co.  Bible  Soc,  to  constitute  Mrs.  Matilda  A.  Horn  blower  and  Mrs. 
Catharine  Clark,   Life  Members  of  the  American  Bible  Society. 

June   J-',  1868. 

It  having  pleased  Cod  to  remove  from  his  church  on  earth,  a  revered 
and  beloved  Elder  of  this  church,  therefore  be  it  Resolved,  that  the  follow" 
ing  minute  lie  entered  on  our  Sessional  Records: 

David  Iuglis  was  born  of  very  pious  parents,  July  26///,  1780,  at  Fernie 
parish,  Money  meal,   Fifeshire,    Scotland.      He  was  ordained  to  the  ruling- 


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eldership  in  Scotland  nearly,  if  not  quite,  fifty  years  ago.  Having  come  to 
this  country  with  his  family,  he  was  received  into  the  membership  of  this 
church,  May  14th,  1854;  and  was  installed  a  Ruling  Elder  of  the  same, 
December  30th.  1355.  He  continued  in  the  active  discharge  of  his  duties 
as  an  Elder  up  to  the  day  of  his  death,  which  occurred  May  14//;.  1868, 
just  fourteen  years  to  a    day  from  the  record  of  his  membership. 

Notwithstanding  his  advanced  age,  he  enjoyed  almost  to  the  end  of  his 
life  great  vigor  of  body  and  mind.  His  last  illness  was  severe  and  short; 
but  was  the  occasion  for  the  exercise  and  display  of  his  Christian  faith  and 
holy  submission  to  the  will  of  God.  He  closed  a  long,  serene  and  useful 
life  in  fulness  of  peace  and  assurance  of  hope. 

We  gratefully  bear  our  testimony  to  his  exemplary  piety,  cheerful  dis- 
position, Christian  love  and  sympathy;  to  his  untiring  activity  and  industry; 
to  his  integrity  and  extraordinary  purity  of  character;  and  to  the  fidelity  with 
which  he  discharged  the  duties  of  the  eldership  in  the  Church  of  Christ. 

We  pray  that  this  event  may  be  sanctified  to  us  as  a  Session  and  a 
church;  we  commend  to  God  the  children  who  have  lost  an  honoured  father; 
and  we  beseech  the  Saviour  to  sustain  and  comfort  the  venerable  widow, 
who,  after  a  happy  marriage  of  fifty-eight  years,  is  unexpectedly  left  to 
survive  and  mourn  her  devoted  Christian  husband. 

It  was  further  Resolved,  That  this  minute  be  read  to  the  communicants 
at  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  next  Sunday,  and  be  published 
in  "The  Presbyterian." 

March  4,  i86g. — On  motion  it  was  Resolved  that  the  Pastor  give  notice 
of  the  election  of  Elders  and  Deacons  of  this  church,  after  the  services  pre- 
paratory to  the  Lord's  Supper,  on  Friday  evening  of  next  week. 

March  11,  i86g. — On  motion  it  was  Resolved  to  nominate  for  Elders, 
Abraham  Gould,  and  Henry  A.  Williams,  and  for  Deacons,  John  O.Smith, 
Francisco  Van  Dyk  and  Charles  Caulkins.* 

March  j,  1870. — The  Moderator  reported  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  church 
convened  in  the  Lecture  Room,  after  preparatory  lecture,  according  to 
notice  previously  given,  an  election  of  elders  and  deacons  was  held,  on 
Friday  evening  March  12///,  18G9,  which  resulted  in  the  choice  of  Abraham 
Gould  and  Henry  A.  Williams  for  Elders,  and  John  O.  Smith,  Francis  C. 
Van  Dyk  and  Charles  Calkins  for  Deacons.  On  motion  it  was  resolved, 
That  these  officers  be  ordained  and  installed  at  the  regular  service  on  next 
Sunday   afternoon. 

March  10,  1870. — Moderator  reported  that  Abraham  Gould  and  Henry 
A.  Williams  were  ordained  and    installed    elders  of  this  church,  on  Sunday 

*  Charles  H.  Calkins. 


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last,  March  6tk.  and  at  the  same  time  John  O.  Smith,  Francis  C.  Van  Dyk 
and  Charles  H.  Calkins  were  ordained  deacons. 

April  12,  i8jo. — A  statement  having    been    made  that  a  debt  of  seventy 
five  dollars,  contracted  for  the  Mission  School  in  Division  St.,  near  Auburn, 
remained  unpaid,  it  was   Resolved,    That    a    collection   for  this  purpose  be 
taken  up  in  the  church    as    soon    as    it    well    can    be    within  the  next  three 
months. 

The  Deacons  were  requested  to  report  at  our  next  regular  meeting  some 
plan  of  systematic  benevolence  best  adapted  to  our  church  and  congrega- 
tion. 

yuiie  g,  i8jo. — The  Deacons  made  a  report,  recommending  the  adoption 
of  what  is  called  the  Foundation  Plan   for  collections,  which  was  adopted. 

March  g,  i8ji. — A  letter  was  read,  being  an  application  for  pecuniary 
relief,  in  behalf  of  the  widow  of  Zadoc  Brown,  one  of  the  original  elders 
of  this  church,  said  widow  being  a  second  wife  of  Zadoc  Brown,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Episcopal  Church  and  now  residing  in  North  Carolina.  The 
matter  was  referred  to  Deacon  Van  Dyk  with  power  to  send  her  fifty 
dollars. 

August  10,  i8ji. — The  pastor  announced  that  he  had  received  a  call 
from  the  Directors  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  to  the  chair  of 
Sacred  Rhetoric,  Pastoral  Theology  and  Church  Government,  in  lhat 
institution. 

After  prayerful  and  affectionate  consultation,  it  was  agreed  that  the 
pastor  should  invite  the  congregation  to  meet  in  the  church  on  Monday 
evening,  August  21st,  to  take  action  in  this  matter. 

*  Paterson,  N.  J.,  August  21,  1871. 

Pursuant  to  notice  from  the  pulpit,  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  this  city  was  held  this  evening  to  take 
action  on  the  resignation  of  the  Pastor,  Kev.  Dr.  Hornblower.  The 
meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Elder  Henry  Clark.  Mr.  H.  A.  Williams 
was  chosen  chairman.  Prayer  was  offered  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Cortehou.  On 
motion,  William  Nelson  was  elected  secretary. 

The  chairman  announced  that  he  had  a  letter  from  the  Pastor,  which  he 
handed  to  the  Secretary,  who  read  it. 

The  Chairman  expressed  the  belief  that  whatever  action  would  be  taken 
in  the  matter  would  be  taken  by  those  present  in  the  interest  of  the  church 
and  the  cause  all  professed  to  love. 

Judge  Barkalow  stated  that  he  had  been  in  consultation  with  some  mem- 

*  The  minutes  of  this  meeting  are  not  in  the  Session  records;  they  are  given  here  as  tran- 
scribed (in  .November,  1892)  from  the  original  shorthand  minutes  of  the  Secretary. 


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bers  of  the  church  and  with  the  Session,  and  had  prepared  a  series  of 
resolutions  which  he  submitted  to  the  meeting.  He  felt  that  we  stood 
between  two  great  dangers.  First,  that  of  considering  our  own  feelings  to 
the  exclusion  of  the  church  and  Dr.  Hornblower,  Second,  to  set  aside  too 
far,  perhaps,  the  interests  of  this  particular  church  and  of  ourselves. 
Therefore,  he  considered  the  cause  was  one  properly  subject  to  the  action 
of  others,  the  authorities  of  the  church.   * 

Elder  Clark  cheerfully  agreed  with  the  sentiments  expressed  in  that 
resolution.  He  felt  that  even  more  could  be  said  of  the  esteem  felt  by 
every  member  toward  Dr.  Hornblower.  All  felt  sadly  that  we  should 
come  to  this  point  of  separating  from  our  beloved  Pastor.  It  seemed 
proper  to  leave  the  matter  to  Presbytery  to  settle. 

Mr.  Tuttle  said  that  if  he  understood  Dr.  Hornblower  aright  on  this 
subject  yesterday,  he  had  remarked  that  if  this  congregation  could  submit 
to  him  any  argument  showing  or  convincing  him  that  he  ought  not  to  ac- 
cept the  call,  he  would  gladly  remain.  Mr.  Tuttle  offered  one  argument, 
namely,  a  salary  of  $5,000  yearly.  It  was  a  small  enough  salary  for  a  man 
of  Dr.  Hornblower's  age,  position  and  ability.  He  thought  that  if  Presby- 
tery should  not  agree  to  dissolve  the  connection  between  him  and  the 
church,  that  the  church  should  pledge  itself  to  pay  him  a  salary  of  $'5,000 
yearly  for  the  support  of  himself  and  family. 

Elder  Clark  did  not  think  it  was  in  the  mind  of  Dr.  Hornblower  to  be 
dissatisfied  with  his  compensation.  In  conversation  he  had  expressed  the 
idea  that  there  was  no  inducement  of  salary  that  could  lead  him  to  change 
his  mind. 

Mr.  Nelson  spoke  of  the  warm  personal  regard  the  membersof  the  church 
has  always  felt  toward  Dr.  Hornblower.  He  said  it  was  sad  to  think  that 
the  time  might  be  near  at  hand  when  we  should  no  longer  see  that  loved 
form  in  the  pulpit  and  hear  that  earnest  voice  pleading  with  his  people  for 
their  salvation. 

Mr.  Tasney  asked,  should  Presbytery  refuse  to  dissolve  the  relation, 
what  then? 

The  Chairman — Then  it  would  not  be  dissolved. 
Mr.  Tasney — In  the  event  of  his  voice  failing  him,  what  then? 
The  Chairman — Try  to  restore  it,  sir. 

Elder  Henry  Muzzy — Dr.  Hornblower  wishes  the  congregation  to  unite 
with  him  in  asking  Presbytery  to  dissolve  this  relation.  The  next  question 
is,  is  it  his  duty  to  go?  Could  his  field  of  operation  be  more  extended? 
He  thought  perhaps  it  would  be-      We  love  him,  he  loves  us. 

*The  resolutions  provided  for  a  committee  to  go  before  Presbytery  and  express  the  re- 
luctance of  the  Church  to  part  with  Dr.  Hornblower,  but  leaving  the  whole  decision  with 
Presbytery. 


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Major  John  Edwards — Dr.  Hornblower's  voice  is  better  today  than  it  was 
ten  years  ago.  He  didn't  think  he  would  leave  the  old  church  to  preach 
in  a  new  one,  he  would  stay  by  the  old  spot. 

Mr.  George  Townley — He  should  part  with  Dr.  Hornblower  very  re- 
luctantly. He  liked  nothing  better  than  his  preaching,  but  would  agree 
to  his  request. 

Mr.  John  Ramage — Dr.  Hornblower  and  the  church  have  been  together 
twenty-five  years.  He  had  baptized  the  children,  had  married  many,  had 
performed  the  last  rites  over  many.  He  was  a  man  of  great  weight.  'We 
should  use  every  possible  means  to  keep  him. 

Col.  Andrew  Derrom  —  He  thought  the  people  had  been  too  conservative. 
Opportunities  to  extend  Presbyterianism  had  been  neglected.  He  thought 
the  salary  ought  to  be  raised.  Journeymen  carpenters  received  as  much 
as  our  Pastor  did.     He  would  do  all  in  his  power  to  keep  him. 

Mr.  John  Ramage — If  Dr.  Hornblower  consented  to  remain  he  should 
be  told  to  go  away  for  two  months  or  more,  and  that  the  church  would 
supply  his  place. 

Mr.  Tuttle — Since  his  suggestion  had  been  favored  by  others  he 
was  emboldened  to  offer  a  motion.  Something  might  occur  between 
now  and  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  and  cause  a  change  in  the  position  of 
affairs.  He  spoke  strongly  of  the  inadequate  salary,  and  moved  that  it  be 
raised  to  $5,000  a  year. 

Mr.  Coulsen — It  was  not  a  question  of  dollars,  of  big  churches,  of  feel- 
ings; it  was  not  necessary  for  anybody  to  say  that  Dr.  Plornblower  loves 
his  people,  nor  that  they  love  him.  He  did  not  like  this  form.  Dr. 
Hornblower  declared  that  he  felt  it  his  duty  to  go.  The  vocation  he  is 
called  to  fill  is  that  of  teaching  others  the  importance  of  preaching.  That  is 
the  reason  why  the  man  who  has  occupied  that  pulpit  for  twenty-five  years 
thinks  it  his  duty  to  go  out  west  to  teach.  How  much  we  felt,  how  many 
hearts  are  made  sad,  it  would  not  be  possible  to  tell.  Silence  is  more  ex- 
pressive. The  question  is,  however,  whether  he  will  do  more  to  improve 
the  church  by  teaching  the  sublime  truths  of  Calvinism  than  he  would  by 
staying  here  and  preaching  for  us.  Let  us  let  him  go  to  this  position  of 
honor  and  renown  which  he  wili  make  renowned.  He  would  guarantee 
that  five  men  would  pay  five  hundred  dollars  each  to  make  the  salary  up  to 
$5,000,  but  he  would  not  insult  him  by  making  him  such  an  offer. 

Col.  Andrew  Derrom — Agreed  with  Mr.  Coulsen.  The  congregation 
should  put  their  thoughts  together  and  express  their  feelings.  They  should 
consult  with  their  Pastor,  present  some  proper  inducement  why  he  should 
remain.  In  his  position  he  can  be  a  teacher  of  our  children,  making 
preachers  of  the  men  in  our  congregation.     Let  a  committee  be   appointed 


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to  go  before  Presbytery.      If  we  have  enough  reasons  to  present    why    he 
should  remain,  let  us  try  it. 

Mr.  Tuttle  withdrew  his  motion. 

Mr.  Coulsen — Let  us  pile  up  obstacles  between  us  and  this  woful  sep- 
aration, but  don't  pile  up  dollars.  Let  us  place  the  bodies  of  our  wives  and 
children  and  of  ourselves  in  the  way,  but  not  dollars. 

Elder  Muzzy — It  is  not  a  question  of  dollars  and  cents,  it  is  a  question  of 
what  is  our  duty  and  Dr.  Hornblower's  duty  in  this  matter. 

A  vote  being  taken  on  Judge  Barkalovv's  resolutions,  they  were  unani- 
mously agreed  to. 

On  motion,    the    chairman    and    Messrs.    David    Burnett    and    John    O. 
Smith,  were  appointed  Commissioners  to  Presbytery  to  represent  the  views 
of  the  Congregation  on  this  matter. 
Adjourned. 

William   Nelson,    Secretary. 

Thursday,  Sept.  7,  1871,  8  P.  M. 

Session  met  in  the  Pastor's  study  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator  and  opened 
with  prayer. 

Present,  Moderator  W.  R  Hornblower,  Elders  Burnett,  Clark,  Muzzy 
and  Westervelt.  Absent,  Elders  Cortelyou,  Lockwood,  Derrom,  Gculd  and 
Williams.      Elder  Cortelyou  sent  reasons  for  absence. 

The  Presbytery  in  Jersey  City  having  on  the  22nd  day  of  August  last, 
passed  a  resolution  dissolving  the  present  pastorship  of  this  church  on  the 
first  day  of  October  next,  the  Session  elected  Elder  David  Burnett,  Clerk 
of  the  Session,  to  take  possession  of  the  books  of  the  church  after  the  first 
day  of  October  next. 

Oct.  /,  1S71. 

Session  met  in  the  Lecture  Room  in  pursuance  to  notice  given  by  the 
Pastor  in  the  afternoon.  The  relation  of  pastor  and  church  having  been 
formally  dissolved,  since  this  notice  was  given,  at  the  close  of  the  after- 
noon service,  W.  H.  Hornblower  was  invited  to  act  as  Moderator,  and 
opened  with  prayer.  Present.  Elders  Cortelyou,  Clark,  Muzzy,  Westervelt, 
Gould,  Williams.  Deacons  J.  O.  .Smith,  Van  Dyk.  Absent,  Elders 
Burnett,  Lockwood,  Derrom.     Deacon  Calkins. 

Mr.  Muzzy  was  appointed  delegate  to  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  at 
Englewood,  and  Mr.  Williams  to  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  at  Bloomfield. 

On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That  Mr.  Bell  be  authorized  to  pay  back  to 
any  who  have  contributed  to  the  Memorial  Church  Fund  the  sums  so  con- 
tributed, when  the  donors  demand  it. 

Messrs.  Williams,  Van  Dyk,  Muzzy  and  Westervelt  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  supply  the  pulpit. 


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Dece?nber  ib,  i8ji. 

Session  met  at  the  house  of  Elder  Burnett. 

On  motion,  it  was 

Resolved,  That  all  the  members  of  the  congregation  be  requested  to 
meet  on  Thursday  evening  next,  at  half  past  seven  o'clock,  at  the  church, 
then  and  there,  if  it  be  agreeable  to  them,  to  proceed  to  the  election  of  a 
Pastor  for  this  congregation;  and  that  notice  of  said  meeting  be  given  from 
the  pulpit  to-morrow. 

Agreeable  to  the  foregoing  resolution,  <a  meeting  of  the  congregation 
was  held  on  the  21st  of  Dec.  1871,  Rev.  I.  B.  Hopvvood,  Pastor  of  the 
Second  Presbyterian  Church,  presiding  as  Moderator  and  Wm.  Nelson  ap- 
pointed Secretary,  and  by  adjournment  on  the  28th  of  the  same  month  & 
the  4th  of  January,  1872,  at  the  latter  meeting  it  was  unanimously  agreed 
to  extend  a  call  to  the  Rev.  David  Magie,  D.  D.,of  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.,  to 
become  Pastor  of  this  church. 

*Paterson,  N.  J.,  Dec.  21,  1871. 

A  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  was  held  this  evening,  in 
the  church  edifice,  pursuant  to  an  announcement  made  twice  from  the  pul- 
pit on  Sunday,  the  17th  inst.,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  action  relative  to 
the  selection  of  a  pastor  of  the  church. 

By  request  of  the  Session,  the  Rev.  I.  B.  Ilopwood,  pastor  of  the 
Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  this  city,  acted  as  Moderator  of  the  meet- 
ing, which  was  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stevenson,  and  the 
singing  of  the  137th  Psalm,  2d  part,  after  which  the  Moderator  declared 
the  meeting  ready  for  business. 

On  motion,  William  Nelson  was  chosen  Secretary  of  the  meeting. 

The  Moderator  announced  that  the  purpose  of  the  meeting  was  to  see 
whether  the  congregation  was  ready  to  call  a  paster. 

He  read  from  the  Rules  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  America,  the  regulations  for  proceeding  to  choose  a  pastor,  and 
made  some  general  remarks  on  the  subject.  He  also  suggested  that  it 
would  be  well  to  decide  who  were  qualified  to  vote  on  the  question. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Stevenson  said  the  first  question  was,  Do  female  mem- 
bers of  the  church  vote  ?  and  the  second  was,  Are  those  entitled  to  a  vote 
who  are  not  members,  but  who  contribute  ? 

Col.  Andrew  Derrom  moved  that  all  female  members  of  the  church  be 
accorded  the  ri^ht  to  vote;  also,  all  persons  who  pay  pew  rents. 

Dr.  Stevenson  called  for  a  division  of  the  question. 

Mr.  Beach  said  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Jersey  had  affirmed  the  right 

♦Transcribed,  November,  1802,  from  the  original  shorthand  minutes  of  the  Secre- 
tary. 


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of  the  supporters  of  the  church  to  vote  on  questions  affecting  the 
church. 

Judge  David  Burnett  moved  an  amendmept,  "that  none  but  pewholders 
be  allowed  to  vote,"  which  had  always  been  the  practice  of  the  church. 

Mr.  Tuttle  asked  who  would  decide  this  motion  ? 

The  Moderator  said  all  members  of  the  congregation  would  have  a   right 
to  vote  on  this  question- 
Mr.  Tuttle  raised  the  point  of  order  that  Judge  Burnett's  motion   was  a 
substitute  and  not  an  amendment. 

The  Moderator  decided  the  point  well   taken. 

Mr.  Tuttle  moved  that  the  substitute  be  laid  upon  the  table. 

The  question  was  called  for,  and  a  standing  vote  taken,  when  the  mo- 
tion to  table  the  substitute  was  carried,  oO  to  15. 

The  original  tnotion  of  Col.  Derrom — '  that  all  members  of  the  church, 
and  all  pewholders,  be  accorded  the  right  to  vote,''  was  then  called  for,  and 
was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

Senator  H.  A.  Williams  moved  "that  further  proceedings  in  reference 
to  the  election  of  a  pastor  be  postponed  till  one  week  from  this  evening,"  or 
till  Thursday,  28th  inst. 

After  some  remarks  by  Messrs.  Andrew  Derrom,  H.  A.  Williams,  S. 
Tuttle,  Benj.  Salter,  and  Dr.  Stevenson,  the  motion  to  postpone  was 
agreed  to. 

■  Mr.  Tuttle  moved  that  the  action  of  the  meeting,  declaring  who  should 
vote,  and  the  time  of  the  next  meeting,  be  announced  from  the  pulpit  next 
Sunday  morning  and  afternoon,  24th  inst.      Which  was  agreed  to. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark,  the  meeting  adjourned,  with  prayer  by  the 
Moderator  and  the  singing  of    the  doxology  by  the  congregation. 

William   Nelson, 

Secretary. 

*Paterson,  N.  J.,  Dec.  28.  1871. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  was  held  this 
evening  in  the  church  edifice,  the  Rev.  I.  B.  Hopwood.  ot  the  2nd  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  this  city,  acting  as  Moderator,  and  William  Nelson  as 
Secretary. 

The  meeting  was  opened  with  the  singing  of  the  378th  hymn,  "All 
Hail  the  Power  of  Jesus'  Name."  and  prayer  by  the  Moderator. 

The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

On  motion  of  Judge  D.  Burnett  it  was  unanimously  resolved  to  proceed 
to  the  election  of  a  pastor. 

♦From  the  original  minutes,    prepared  and  written  out  at  the  time. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  it  was  unanimously  agrted  that  the  votingshould 
be  by  ballot. 

Mr.  Wm.  Crossett  nominated  the  Rev.  David  Magie,  of  Penn  Van,  N. 
Y.,  for  the  pastorate. 

Mr.  Clark  nominated  the  Rev.  Henry  M.  Booth,  of  Englewood,  N.  J. 
Mr.  Henry  A.  Williams  stated  that  the   Rev.  Mr.   Carlyle  and  the  Rev. 
Wm.  A.  Holliday  of  Bethlehem,  N.  Y.,  were  also  named. 

Mr.  S.  Tuttle  nominated  trie  Rev.  Geo.  S.   Mott,  of  Flemington,    N.    J. 
After  considerable  discussion,  a  ballot  was  taken,   which  resulted  as   fol- 
lows: 

Henry  M.  Booth 66 

Geo.  S.  Mott. ..10 

David  Magie 65 

Wm.  A.  Holliday 8 

Studdiford 2 

151 

The  point  being  raised,  the  Moderator  decided  that  voting  by  proxy  was 
not  permissible. 

A  second  ballot  was  taken,  resulting  thus  : 

Magie 76 

Booth 63 

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On  motion  of  Mr.  Nelson,  it  was  resolved  to  postpone  further  action  till 
Thursday  night,  Jan.  4,   1872. 
Adjourned. 

Wm.  Nelson, 

Secretary 

*  Paterson,  N.  J.,  January  4,  1872. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  this  city  was  held  this  evening  in  the  church,  the  Rev.  I.  B. 
Hopwood,  Pastor  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  in  this  city,  Modera- 
tor, and  William   Nelson,  Secretary. 

The  meeting  was  opened  with  the  singing  of  the  494th  Hymn,  and  prayer 
by  the  Moderator. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
The  Moderator  stated  that  he  had   been  acquainted    with    the    fact    that 
there  is  a  provision  irr  the  deed  giving  the   property  on   which  the  church 

*From  the  Secretary's  original  shorthand  notes,  transcribed  in  November,  1893. 


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is  built,  relative  to,  or  making  a  condition  as  to  who  are  entitled  to  vote  in 
the  calling  of  a  pastor  and  for  the  election  of  trustees  of  this  church.  This 
provision  provides  that  only  pew  holders  are  to  vote  at  such  elections,  so 
that  while  the  meeting  had  adopted  what  is  the  custom  in  the  church  at 
large,  at  the  same  time,  unless  the  congregation  was  prepared  to  throw  its 
property  into  litigation  all  that  had  been  done  in  regard  to  voting 
would  be  null  and  void.  "That  question  should  come  before  you,  and  is 
before  you.     I  should  be  glad  to  hear  from  the  brethren." 

At  the  request  of  Mr.  Van  Dyk  the  Secretary  read  the  clause  in  the 
deed. 

Mr.  Beach  moved  that  the  resolution  formerly  adopted    by  this   congre- 
gation, whereby  all  members  of  the  church  were  permitted  to  vote,  as  well 
as  pew  holders,  shall  be  rescinded. 
Seconded  by  Mr.  Clark. 

Mr.  Williams — If  that  resolution  was  illegal,  there  is  no  use  in  adopting 
this  motion.  If  it  was  not  legal  it  was  an  open  question.  This  clause  is 
only  directory,  and  does  not  work  forfeiture.  I  suggest  that  we  vote  as 
we  did  at  the  last  meeting.  That  we  all  vote  to  indicate  the  choice  of  the 
congregation  ;  when  we  come  to  vote  for  the  selection  of  a  pastor  let  only 
pevvholders  vote,  but  that  they  vote  as  directed  by  a  majority  of  the 
whole.  "That  all  vote  pursuant  to  the  resolution  adopted;  then  the  pevv- 
holders, under  the  provision  of  this  deed,  vote  for  the  pastor,  but  certainly 
carry  out  the  idea  as  expressed  by  the  whole  congregation." 

Mr.  Beach  declined  to  accept  the  amendment.  He  urged  the  importance 
of  carrying  out  the  provision  of  the  deed,  as  a  matter  of  propriety,  if  not 
as  a  matter  of  law.  There  has  never  been  but  one  provision  (to  wit  in 
1711)  adopted  by  the  Presbyterian  Church  as  to  the  qualification  of  electors: 
"That  none  shall  be  allowed  to  vote  for  the  calling  of  a  minister  but  those 
that  shall  contribute  forthe  maintenance  of  him.  and  that  the  major  vote  of 
those  shall  be  determinative."  In  1787  the  provision  practically  as  it  now 
stands,  was  adopted  as  a  part  of  the  constitution  of  the  church. 
The  point  was  raised — Who  shall  vote  under  that  resolution  ? 
The  Moderator — The  whole  congregation  under  that  resolution. 

Mr.  Williams  thought  the  voting   should    be    universal,    as   much    as 
possible. 

Mr.  Salter  —  Knew  nothing  of  the  provision  of  the  deed  until  last  even- 
ing. Never  saw  it  until  to-day.  Has  favored  the  whole  congregation 
voting  for  a  pastor  ;  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  church  did  not  know  of 
that  provision  ;  as  a  Trustee  he  felt  bound  to  carry  out  that  provision.  We 
should  honor  and  respect  that  provision  of    the    deed,    whether    obligatory 

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upon  us  or  not.  He  was  not  familiar  with  the  legal  points  of  the  deed, 
but  believed  we  should  vote  as  required  by  it. 

Mr.  Clark — When  the  first  meeting  was  called  that  clause  was  submitted 
to  Mr.  Williams;  he  thought  it  did  not  work  a  forfeiture,  and  he  thought  it 
better  to  have  a  large  representation  of  voters.  He  looked  at  it  a  second 
time  and  still  was  of  the  same  opinion.  After  the  last  meeting  Dr.  Horn- 
blower  had  written  to  Mr.  Williams  expressing  his  surprise  at  our  taking  a 
whole  evening  to  determine  who  were  voters. 

Mr.  Ramage — Thought  the  clause  was  very  plain,  not  a  legal  question  at 
all,  but  one  of  common  sense  and  honor. 

Mr.  Tuttle — Called  for  the  reading  of  the  deed  again. 

The  Secretary  read  the  whole  deed. 

The  question  then  came  up  on  the  motion  of  Mr.  Beach,  to  rescind  the 
former  resolution. 

The  Moderator  decided  that  all  allowed  to  vote  under  that  resolution 
should  have  the  right  to  vote  on  the  motion  to  rescind. 

A  show  of  hands  being  taken,  the  Moderator  was  unable  to  decide.  A 
standing  vote  being  taken,  Mr.  Beach's  motion  was  carried. 

Moderator — If  I  had  known  of  that  provision  I  should  certainly  have  re- 
commended proceeding  under  it  as  a  matter  of  propriety  and  safety.  I 
would  suggest  that  it  would  be  highly  proper  and  conciliatory  if  you  will 
concede  an  expression  of  vctes  to  the  members  of  the  church  at  large. 

Mr.  Williams — Moved  that  all  be  entitled  to  vote  under  the  resolution 
rescinded,  to  indicate  their  choice  of  a  pastor — that  the  voting  for  a  pastor 
be  by  pew-holders  only,  with  the  understanding  that  they  shall  vote  only 
in  accordance  with  the  expressed  wish  of  the  congregation. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  Moderator,  Mr.  Williams  omitted  the  obliga- 
tion upon  pewholders  in  voting  for  a  pastor. 

Mr.  Stevenson  moved  that  on  taking  the  sense  of  the  congregation  as  to 
their  choice  of  pastor,  we  agree  to  elect  legally  the  candidate  who  re- 
ceives the  majority  of  the  votes  in  the  congregation,  as  the  choice  of  the 
congregation  at  large.  "We  hereby  agree  to  elect  as  the  pastor  of  this 
church  that  man  receiving  the  largest  number  of  votes  of  all  the  members 
and  pewholders   of   the   congregation    combined." 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Mr.   Williams. 

Mr.  Muzzy  insisted  upon  conforming  to  the  provisions  of  the  deed. 

Mr.  Tuttle  thought  a  conciliatory  resolution  was  of  much  importance. 
He  thought  it  doubtful  if  any  lawyer  would  insist  that  a  failure  to  con- 
form to  the  deed  would  work  forfeiture.  It  would  be  unwise  to  force  this 
thing  through  irrespective  of  the  views  of  the  members  of  the  church.  He 
thought  it  fair,  conciliatory  and  kind,  therefore,  to  favor  this  resolution. 


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Mr.  Hobart  moved  that  we  proceed  to  take  an  informal  ballot  of  the 
congregation  as  to  their  choice  of  a  pastor,  without  any  restriction  as  to 
voters.     Which  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Salter  raised  the  point  of  order,  whether  any  voting  at  the  last 
meeting  was  binding  r 

Moderator— I  presume  not. 

Mr.  Salter  suggested  that  the  informal  vote  be  by  standing. 
After  some   discussion    concerning   different   candidates,    the   vote   was 
taken  with  the  following  result  : 

Mr.  Magie 63 

Mr.  Booth 44 

Mr.  Mott 7 

Mr.  Holliday 1 

115 
A  second  vote  was  called  for,  which  being  taken,  resulted  as  follows: 

Mr.  Magie 69 

Mr.  Booth 46 

115 

Mr.  Tuttle — The  congregation  had  come  prepared  to  vote  as  formerly. 
He  moved  to  adjourn  to  such  time  as  might  bethought  best. 

Mr.  Salter  advocated  the  withdrawal  of  the  motion  and  hoped  the  congre- 
gation would  unite  in  calling  Mr.  Magie. 

Mr.  Tuttle  withdrew  his  motion. 

Mr.  Salter  moved  that  another  informal  vote  be  taken  and  hoped  that 
the  friends  of  Mr.  Booth  would  unite  on  Mr.   Magie. 

The  Moderator  appointed  the  Session  as  tellers. 

Mr.  Bell  suggested  that  the  number  of  the  pew  voted  be  marked  on  the 
ballot. 

Mr.  William  L.  Evans  moved  that  the  final  vote  be  postponed  until  next 
week.     Which  was  not  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Salter  moved  that  the  names  of  the  pewholders  be  called  and  the 
members  come  forward  as  called  and  vote  at  the  Secretary's  table.  Which 
was  agreed  to. 

The  vote  of  the  pewholders  being  taken,  it  resulted  as  follows: 

Magie 53 

Booth ...33£ 

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Mr.  Henry  Clark  moved  that  the  call  to  Mr.  Magie  be  made  unanimous. 


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Mr.  Beach — This  cannot  be  constitutionally  done.  It  would  be  irregu- 
lar. 

The  Moderator  so  decided. 

Mr.  Evans  moved  to  postpone  until  next  week. 

Mr.  Stevenson  moved  to  adjourn  for  one  month. 

Mr.  Williams  moved  as  an  amendment,  to  adjourn  for  one  week.  Which 
was  not  agreed  to. 

The  motion  to  adjourn  for  one  month  was  lost. 

Mr.  Williams  moved  as  the  sense  of  the  congregation,  that  the  call  to 
Mr.  Magie  should  be  made  unanimous. 

The  Moderator  put  Mr.  Williams's  motion  as  a  test  vote. 

Mr.  Nelson  said  the  law  had  been  conformed  to,  and  there  was  no  oppo- 
sition to  Mr.  Williams's  motion. 

Mr.  Beach  coincided. 

The  Moderator  advised  the  congregation  to  unite  in  favor  of  Mr.  Magie. 
He  expressed  the  belief  that  Mr.  Booth  would  not  accept  a  call.  lie 
trusted,  from  the  spirit  manifested  throughout  all  the  proceedings,  and  from 
the  genuine  piety  of  this  church,  that  the  meeting  would  see  the  way  clear  to 
decide  unanimously  in  favor  of  this  candidate. 

He  put  the  question  by  a  rising  vote,  and  thereupon  the  call  to  the  Rev. 
David  Magie  was  made  unanimous. 

Mr.  Burnett  moved  that  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  sign  the 
call  and  to  prosecute  it,  and  named  Messrs.  Clark,  Bentley  and  Van  Dyk 
as  such  committee.      Which  was  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  that  they  allow  the  pastor  a  salary  of  $2,500  a  year, 
and  the  free  use  of  the  parsonage.      Which  was  agreed  to. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark,  the  meeting  adjourned,  with  prayer. 

William  Nelson, 

Secretary. 

Tuesday  evening,  Feb.  20,  1872. 
Session  met  in  the  pastor's  study  at  the    call  of  the  pastor  elect,  who  was 
invited  to  preside  over  the  meeting  of  the    Session    until  his    installation. 
The  meeting  was  opened  with  prayer. 

Present,  Rev.  David  Magie,  Mod.  pro  tem. 
Elders — -David  Burnett. 

John  W.  Cortelyou. 
Henry  Clark. 
Henry  Muzzy. 
Ralph  P.  Westervelt. 
Abram  Gould. 


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Deacons — F.  C.  Van  Dyk. 
John  O.  Smith. 
Absent,  Elders — Andrew  Derrom. 

Henry  A.  Williams. 
Deacon — [Charles  H.]  Calkins. 
Elder  Clark  was  appointed  a  delegate  to  the  adjourned  meeting  of   Pres- 
bytery to  be  held  at  Hoboken  on  the  27th  inst. 

After  a  free  consultation  upon  the  religious  interests  of  the  church,  the 
meeting  adjourned  with  prayer. 

David  Magie,  Mod.  pro  tern. 
March  7,  1S72. — -Elders  Clark  and  Westervelt  were  appointed  with  the 
Moderator  a  committee  to  examine  Mr.  C.  E.  Christie  at  his  home  on  ac- 
count of  sickness  and  if  the  way  should  prove  clear  to  receive  him  into  the 
communion  of  the  Church,  and  on  the  coming  Sabbath  to  administer  to 
him  in  his  home  the  Lord's  Supper. 

March  9,  1872. — The  Committee  appointed  to  examine  Mr.  Christie  as 
to  his  knowledge  and  faith  met  in  his  rooms  this  afternoon,  and  admitted 
Charles  Edward  Christie,  after  due  examination,  to  the  sealing  ordinances 
of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

May  jo,  1S72. — A  communication  was  received  from  E.  Theo.  Bell  with 
reference  to  sums  of  money  remaining  in  his  hands  of  the  "Memorial 
Church  Fund,"  amounting  to  $233.24,  which  he  had  deposited  in  the 
name  of  the  Church  in  the  "Paterson  Savings  Institution."  Whereupon  it 
was  resolved  that  the  Session  assume  the  care  of  the  above  fund  and  hereby 
relieve  Mr.  Bell  of  all  further  responsibility  for  the  same.  And  that  as  far 
as  it  may  be  desired  the  money  be  returned  to  the  donors. 

June  6,  1872. —  Mr.  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  was  appointed  to  notify  the  donors 
to  the  "Memorial  Church  Fund"  that  the  several  amounts  of  their  subscrip- 
tions were  at  their  disposal  and  that  in  the  event  of  a  failure  to  request  the 
return  of  such  amounts  they  would  be  appropriated  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Session. 

February  27 ,  1873. — Elder  Clark  resigned  the  charge  of  the  Toor  Fund 
of  the  Church,  and  Deacon  Smith  was  appointed  as  the  Treasurer  in  his 
place. 

June  23,  1873. — After  full  discussion  it  was  resolved  that  henceforth  col- 
lections be  taken  in  the  Church  every  Sabbath  as  offerings  to  God,  to  be 
devoted  with  prayer  to  His  service,  and  to  be  forwarded  monthly  to  the 
Assembly's  Committee  of  Benevolence  and  Finance. 

September  if,  1873. — The  action  of  an  informal  meeting  in  postponing  a 
change  in  the  method  of  our  collections  was  duly  confirmed. 


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H.  A.  Williams  and  Henry  Clark  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  draft 
resolutions  as  the  expression  of  the  feelings  of  the  Session  upon  the  death 
of  David  Burnett. 

September  12,  1873. 

The  following  resolutions  were  submitted  by  the  Committee  appointed 
at  the  previous  meeting  and  unanimously  adopted. 

Whereas,  (rod  in  His  all-wise  providence  has  removed  by  death  our 
brother,  David  Burnett,  who  has  been  a  member  of  this  Session  for  more 
than  forty  years,  and  who  by  his  faithfulness  in  office,  his  amiability  and 
kindness,  and  his  becoming  walk  and  conversation,  has  endeared  himself 
to  us  all,    Therefore — 

Resolved:  That  while  we  bow  with  submission  to  an  all-wise  Providence 
in  the  removal  of  David  Burnett,  yet  we  feel  we  have  lost  a  wise  counsel- 
lor, a  kind  friend,  and  a  faithful  fellow-laborer  whose  place  cannot  easily 
be  filled. 

Resolved:  That  we  hereby  tender  our  heartfelt  sympathy  to  his  family 
in  their  bereavement,  and  trust  that  they  with  us  will  recognize  that  their 
and  our  loss  is  his  eternal  gain. 

Resolved:     That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  presented  to  the    family 
and  entered  in  full  upon  the  records  of  the  Session. 

March  j,  /Sjj.  — It  was  resolved  that  at  the  Preparatory  Lecture,  preced- 
ing the  Communion  following  the  one  now  approaching,  additions  should 
be  made  to  the  Session  by  the  election  of  new  elders. 

March  6,  1S74. — Ida  Amelia  Cortelyou  appeared  before  Session  and  was 
examined  upon  her  religious  experience.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved, 
owing  to  her  age  (she  being  only  eleven  years  old),  that  she  be  taken  under 
the  care  of  the  Session  and  if  her  mother  shall  deem  it  wise  for  her  to  come 
now  to  the  Lord's  Supper  and  shall  so  notify  the  Pastor,  she  shall  be  re- 
ceived at  this  Communion.  Otherwise  we  deem  it  best  for  her  to  wait  un- 
til the  next  communion. 

[March  8,  1874.] — The  Lord's  Supper  was  duly  celebrated,  when  those 
who  had  been  received  by  the  Session  entered  into  Communion  with  the 
church.  Ida  A.  Cortelyou  was  also  received,  her  mother  giving  her  ap- 
proval of  the  step. 

May  26,  1874. — The  Session  at  a  previous  meeting  having  considered  it 
advisable  to  increase  the  number  of  Ruling  Elders  in  the  Church,  resolved 
that  there  shall  be  an  addition  of  two  to  the  present  number;  and  that 
Francis  C.  Van  Dyk  and  John  Ramage  be  considered  by  the  Session  suit- 
able persons  for  this  office  and  that  they  shall  be  recommended  to  the  Con- 


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gregation  meeting  at  the  time  and  place  before  specified  for  election,  and 
that  notice  of  such  an  election  be  given  to  the  Congregation  by  the  Pastor 
on  the  Sabbath  preceding  the  Preparatory  Lecture. 

June  12,  rSj4. — According  to  the  action  of  the  Session  and  the  announce- 
ment from  the  Pulpit  on  the  preceding  Sabbath,  an  election  was  held,  after 
the  preparatory  Service,  for  elders  of  the  Church.  A  vote  was  taken  upon 
the  number  to-be  added,  which  resulted  in  adopting  the  recommendation  of 
the  Session  that  two  elders  should  be  elected.  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  and  John 
Ramage  were  then  named  as  recommended  to  the  Church  by  the  Session 
for  this  office.  No  other  nominations  were  made.  The  persons  recom- 
mended were  theu  elected  without  opposition  to  this  office. 

F.  C.  Van  Dyk  and  John  Ramage  having  been  recommended  to  the 
Church  by  the  Session  were  at  the  Preparatory  Lecture  after  due  notice  duly 
elected  to  fill  the  office  of  Ruling  Elder.  On  Sunday,  June  21,  1874, 
they  were  ordained  after  the  morning  service  to  this  office  in  the  presence 
of  the  congregation. 

September  21st,  1874. 

Whereas  on  the  Session  assumed  the  charge 

of  the  Mission  School  on  Spring  St.,  then  completed  and  owned  by  the 
Trustees  of  this  Church,  and  appointed  one  of  its  members,  Abraham 
Gould,  to  act  as  their  representative  in  its  matters;  it  was  resolved — 

1.  That  in  so  doing  the  Session  reserved  to  itself  the  right  to  appoint 
annually  the  officers  of  the  school. 

2.  That  in  the  exercise  of  this  right  they  do  now  appoint 

John  Ramage,  Superintendent. 
Hiram  Hathaway,  Vice- 
Henry  Muzzy,  Secretary. 
Miss  Jennie  Redman,  Treasurer. 
John  Bowering  and 
William  Shorrock,  Librarians. 

3.  That  these  officers  shall  serve  for  the  term  of  one  year. 

F.  C.  Van  Dyk  was  appointed  in  the  name  of  the  Session  to  ask  Mr.  J. 
H.  Goetschius  to  assume  the  duty  of  leading  the  singing  in  the  service 
in  the  Lecture  Room. 

The  services  heretofore  conducted  at  the  Mission  Chapel  were  assumed 
by  the  Session,  and  it  was  resolved  that  a  member  of  the  Session  should  in 
regular  order  take  charge  of  the  service  each  Sabbath  afternoon. 

December  18,  18J4. — It  was  resolved  that  Rev.  W.  H.  Megie,  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Jersey  City,  be  engaged  for  three  months  to  labor  in  the 
Mission  School  connected  with  this  church,  and  that  he  be  paid  for  services 
rendered  One  Hundred  and  Twenty  Five  Dollars. 


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March  12,  1S75. — -After  reports  of  the  work  in  the  Mission  Chapel,  it 
was  resolved  that  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Megie  be  engaged  to  labor  in  that  field 
for  another  three  months  at  the  same  rate  of  compensation  and  that  Elders 
Ramage  and  Van  Dyk  be  a  Committee  to  devise  and  put  into  practice  a 
method  of  raising  what  shall  be  needed  to  supplement  his  salary  above  the 
amount  raised  by  the  Sunday  School. 

May  ijth,  iSjj. — After  a  general  discussion  of  the  Mission  work  of  the 
Church  it  was  resolved  that  for  the  present  the  efforts  to  continue  a  religious 
service  with  preaching  in  the  Chapel  on  Sunday  mornings  be  discontinued 
after  the  expiration  of  the  period  for  which  the  labors  of  the  Rev.  W.  H. 
Megie  had  been  engaged,  and  that  the  Pastor  be  requested  to  notify  Mr. 
Megie  of  this  action. 

August  30.  1875. 

Abraham  Gould  was  elected  Treasurer  in  place  of  Henry  Clark,  deceased. 

John  Ramage  was  elected  to  have  the  care  of  the  Communion  Service 
and  make  all  needful  preparation  for  the  Lord's  Supper  in  place  of  Henry 
Clark  deceased. 

The  following  resolutions  informally  adcpted  and  sent  to  the  family  of 
Henry  Clark,  were  then  formally  adopted  and  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the 
records. 

Whereas,  it  has  pleased  God  who  has  established  Mis  Church  upon  the 
earth  and  has  appointed  officers  to  guide  and  bless  it,  to  remove  by  death, 
Henry  Clark,  who  has  been  an  Elder  in  this  church  for  twenty  years,  and 
during  a  membership  of  almost  forty  years  has  with  love,  and  zeal,  and 
fidelity  served  the  church  by  leading  in  the  praises  of  God's  people,  by  labor 
in  the  Sabbath  School  and  as  a  Trustee, 

Resolved,  that  we  do  humbly  acknowledge  God's  righteous  hand  in  this 
event,  and  give  expression  to  the  feelings  of  our  hearts  for  the  gift  to  this 
Church  of  a  life  so  blameless,  a  counsel  so  discreet,  and  a  service  so  faith- 
ful. 

Resolved,  that  we  express  to  the  bereaved  family  our  sympathy,  and  com- 
mit them  to  the  consolation  and  grace  of  the  Covenant  God,  praying  that  in 
the  place  of  the  father  in  the  Church  may  be  the  children. 

Resolved,  that  we  put  on  our  records  these  resolutions  as  a  just  tribute 
of  respect  and  affection,  and  as  an  expression  of  our  sense  of  the  loss  the 
Session  and  the  Church  have  sustained. 

Resolved,  that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  family. 

December  7,  i8j$. — The  Pastor  was  appointed  to  write  to  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Shuler  and  engage  him,  if  possible,  to  take  charge  of  the  services  at  the  M  is- 
sion  for  three  months  at  the  rate  of  compensation  of  Seventy  Five  Dollars 
a  month. 


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March  2,  1S76. 

Mr.  Ramage  reported  the  action  of  the  Trustees  with  regard  to  the  en- 
largement of  the  Mission  School  building  in  appointing  a  Committee  to 
secure  a  plan  and  to  raise  the  money  for  the  work.  Whereupon  the  action  of 
the  Trustees  was  cordially  endorsed  by  the  Session. 

It  was  resolved  that  "Gospel  Hymns  and  Sacred  Songs"  be  introduced 
in  the  evening  services  during  the  week. 

The  Pastor  asked  the  Session  to  unite  with  him  in  inviting  the  former 
Pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hornblower,  to  preach  the  historical  discourse  recom- 
mended by  the  General  Assembly,  in  which  the  facts  concerning  each 
Church  shall  be  grouped  and  be  preserved  as  records  of  interest  to  the  whole 
Church.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that  Dr.  Hornblower  be  requested  to 
prepare  such  a  discourse  and  deliver  it  at  such  time  in  July  next  as  may 
suit  his  convenience. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Shuler  was  not  able  to  comply  with  the  wishes  of  the  Ses- 
sion and  assume  the  temporary  charge  of  the  Mission. 

The  Lord's  Supper  was  duly  celebrated  March  12,  1876,  when  those  who 
had  been  received  by  the  Session,  with  the  exception  of  Sally  L.  D- 
Barnes,  who  was  sick,  entered  publicly  into  Covenant  with  the  Church. 
The  Session  formally  sanctioned,  at  a  meeting  called  after  this  Service, 
the  action  of  a  Committee  of  the  Session  in  receiving  into  the  communion 
of  the  Church  and  administering  to  her  the  Lord's  Supper,  Agnes  Forbes, 
wife  of  Henry,  in  her  own  house  on  her  death-bed. 

March  2S,  1S76, 

The  Pastor  reported  that  the  Pev.  Mr.  Megie,  now  preaching  at  Lake 
View,  had  made  application  to  be  put  in  charge  of  our  Mission  Work. 
Also  that  he  had  reeeived  a  letter  from  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Granger,  of  Mill 
River,  Mass.,  asking  about  the  condition  of  this  work.  Whereupon  it  was 
resoived  that  the  Pastor  write  to  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Granger  and  make  him 
an  offer  to  preach  in  the  Mission  Building  on  Sunday  afternoons  and 
attend  a  service  during  the  week,  and  visit  in  the  neigborhood  for  the  Sum- 
mer months  at  the  rate  of  Eight  Hundred  Dollars  a  year. 

yitne  /,  1S76. 

A  communication  was  received  from  the  officers  of  the  2d  Presbyterian 
Church  returning  their  thanks  for  the  use  of  our  Church  for  their  Sunday- 
School,  when  they  were  not  able  to  meet  in  their  own  building  through  the 
effects  of  the  fire  that  threatened  its  total  destruction.  It  was  ordered  that 
the  fact  of  such  communication  should  be  entered  on  the  minutes. 

The  pastor  reported  that  Rev.  Mr.  Granger  had  declined  the  offer  made 
to  him  to  supply  our  Mission  Chapel,  and  that  in  accordance  with  the  un- 
derstanding of  the  previous  meeting  and  in  private  consultation  with  the 


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Superintendents  of  our  Sunday  Schools,  he  engaged  Mr.  Willard  Scott  for 
the  Seminary  vacation ,  a  student  in  New  York  City,  and  that  he  was  laboring 
successfully  in  the  field. 

June  30,   i8j6. 
The  pastor  was  requested  on  behalf  of  the  Session    and    the    Church   to 
request  Dr.  Hornblower  to  furnish  a  copy  of  his  historical    sermon  to   be 
preached  on  July  2nd  for  publication 

September  26,  1S76. 
The  Session  appointed  as  officers  of  the  Mission  School 
John    Ramage — Superintendent 
Willard  Scott — Vice 
William  Cooke — Treasurer. 
These  officers  were  empowered  to  add  to  their  number  as  they   shall   see 
expedient    for    raising    or    disbursing    the  funds  necessary  to  carry  on  the 
Mission  Work. 

A  communication  addressed  to  F.  C.  Van  Dyk,  from  J.  O.  Smith,  was 
read,  in  which  the  facts  concerning  his  trust  of  the  poor  fund  were  described. 
It  was  resolved  that  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  be  appointed  to  see  Mr.  Smith,  and  to 
request  him  to  continue  in  the  exercise  of  this  trust,  but  if  he  decline  anel 
declare  that  this  communication  was  intended  to  be  a  resignation,  his 
resignation  be  accepted,  and  Abraham  Gould  be  appointed  in  his  place  to 
administer  this  fund. 

As  applications  were  made,  not  infrequently,  for  the  use  of  our  Church 
for  other  than  distinctly  religious  purposes  in  connection  with  crdir.iry 
services,  the  following  resolution  was  offered  and  was  passed,  Mr.  Muzzy 
dissenting  from  the  action  and  desiring  to  have  his  vote  recorded: 

In  consideration  of  the  condition  upon  which  the  grant  of  the  land  on 
which  our  church  is  erected,  to  wit:  that  it  shall  be  used  only  ft  r  the 
preaching  of  the  Gospel,  as  recognized  by  the  Presbytei  ian  Church,  and 
for  no  other  purpose— it  is  therefore  considered  inexpedient  to  permit  the 
Church  Edifice  to  be  used  for  temperance  meetings  or  temperance  or  other 
lectures  unconnected  with  usual  religious  sei  vices. 

A  request  from  the  Totowa  M.  E.  Church  for  the  use  of  our  Lecture 
Room  in  order  that  a  lecture  for  the  benefit  of  their  church  might  be  de- 
livered in  it,  was  presented  through  Mr.  Ramage.  The  subject  was  re- 
ferred to  John  Ramage  and  F.  C.  Van  Dyk  with  power. 

November  2S,  iSj6. — F.  C.  Van  Dyk  was  appinted  Sessional  Committee 
on  Systematic  Beneficence  as  required  by  the  action  of  the  last  General 
Assembly. 

March  1,  iS-j-j. — John  O.  Smith  having  intimated  through  Mr.  Van 
Dyk  that  his  communication  to  the  Session  was  intended  to  be  a  resignation 


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of  his  office,  Abraham  Gould  has,  in  accordance  with  a  previous  resolution 
of  the  Session,  assumed  the  care  and  distribution  of  the  Church  Funds 
for  the  relief  of  members  who  may  need  pecuniary  help. 

March 5,  1877. — It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  Session  considered  it 
advisable  to  change  the  hymn  book  now  in  use  in  the  Church  for  one  of 
more  recent  date  and  that  the  pastor  and  three  elders  be  appointed  to 
select  and  purchase  a  book  for  the  use  of  the  church. 

March  10,  1878. — Session  met  pursuant  to  adjournment  at  the  Mission 
Chapel  at  4:30  P.  M.  There  were  present  Rev.  David  Magie,  Mod.,  with 
Elders  Williams,  Ramage,  Muzzy,  Westervelt,  Gould  and  Van  Dyk. 

Abram  Wanamaker. 

John  Milligan. 

Joanna  Millington,  w.  of  Wm. 

William  Millington. 

John  Millington. 

Mary  Ann  Sayles  w.  of  Major. 

Helen  Maria  Yarl  w.  of  Charles. 

Catharine  Ann  Gould. 

Maria  Francis  w.  of  Alexander. 

Agnes  Wilson  w.  of  John. 

Thomas  Nichols. 

Jane  Eliza  Scofield. 

Libbie  Sayles. 

Fannie  Sayles  and 

Mary  Jane  Young  appeared  before  Session  and 
were  examined  as  to  their  religious  experience  when  having  made  a  satis- 
factory profession  of  their  faith  they  were  received  to  the  sealing  ordin- 
ance of  the  Lord's  Supper.  The  last  three  named  were  also  received  to 
the  ordinance  of  Baptism. 

May  13,  1877. — After  consideration  of  our  Mission  Work  and  on  report 
that  Mr.  Scott  who  preaches  in  our  Mission  Chapel  might  leave  us  on 
account  of  the  tax  of  these  labors  on  his  time  and  strength;  it  was  resolved 
that  he  be  requested  to  remain  in  charge  of  our  Mission  Chapel  at  the  pre- 
sent rate  of  compensation,  five  hundred  dollars  a  year,  it  being  understood 
that   he  be  relieved  from  the  Friday  evening  service. 

May  31,  1877. — Mr.  Ramage  reported  that  in  letters  addressed  to  himself 
and  the  Pastor,  Mr.  Scott  had  resigned  the  charge  of  the  Mission  Chapel, 
the  resignation  to  take  effect  after  the  second  Sabbath  in  June.  It  was  re- 
solved that  the  resignation  be  accepted  and  that  an  effort  be  made  to  se- 
cure as  soon  as  practicable  some  person  to  take  charge  of  the  services  in 
the  Chapel. 


424 

November  27 ,  iSjj. — It  was  resolved  that,  in  consequence  of  the  recent 
purchase  of  Hymn  Books  by  the  Congregation,  the  Session  request  the 
Trustees  of  the  Church  to  purchase  for  use  in  the  Lecture  Room  one 
hundred  copies  of  "Hymns  and  Songs  for  Social  and  Sabbath  Worship," 
and  that  Mr.  Ramage  be  a  Committee  to  present  a  copy  of  this  Resolution 
to  the  Trustees. 

May  jo,  iSjS. — Elder  Ramage  having  announced  that  he  was  soon  to 
leave  the  City  to  take  up  his  residence  in  Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  that  he 
must  therefore  on  his  departure  resign  his  charge  of  the  Mission  Chapel 
Sunday  School,  he  was  appointed  with  Mr.  Van  Dyk  to  confer  with  Mr. 
Eugene  Stevenson  with  regard  to  his  taking  charge  of  the  Sunday  School, 
and  if  he  decline,  with  any  others  they  may  see  proper  to  take  charge  of 
the  same. 

June  7,  iSjS. — The  pastor  having  announced  that  John  E.  Woodbridge, 
who  had  been  in  charge  of  our  Mission  Chapel,  had  been  compelled  to  re- 
sign on  account  of  his  health,  and  that  Rev.  J.  C.  Wyckoff  would  accept 
the  temporary  charge  of  the  Chapel,  he  was  authorized  to  engage  Rev.  Mr. 
Wyckoff  at  the  rate  of  $500  a  year. 

The  pastor  having  announced  that  Rev.  Mr.  Shaw  of  the  2nd  Presby- 
terian Church  was  about  to  be  absent  from  his  pulpit  for  a  term  of  ten 
weeks,  it  was  resolved  that  the  pastor  be  authorized  to  make  an  arrange- 
ment with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shaw,  by  which  his  supply  should  preach  in  our 
Church  during  the  vacation  of  the  pastor  each  Sabbath  evening,  and  that 
the  pastor  of  this  church  should  occupy  his  pulpit  for  the  remaining  weeks 
of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shaw's  absence  if  he  should  desire  it. 

July  2,  iSyS. — Elder  Ramage  announced  that  owing  to  his  change  of 
residence,  to  take  place  immediately,  he  could  no  longer  have  the  charge  of 
the  Communion  service.  Elder  Van  Dyk  was  thereupon  appointed  to  pre- 
pare the  elements  for  that  service  and  to  take  charge  of  the  vessels  used, 
and  was  authorized  to  place  the  service  used  either  in  the  vault  of  the  1st  or 
2nd  National  Bank,  as  he  may  deem  proper. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  confer  with  Mr.  Stevenson  as  to  his  as- 
suming the  position  of  Superintendent  of  our  Mission  Sunday  School, 
announced  that  Mr.  Stevenson  had  declined  the  charge  of  the  same  and  that 
they  had  secured  Mr.  Mcllroy  to  serve  as  Superintendent  temporarily. 

September  3,  1878. 
Tt  was  resolved  that  the  thanks  of  the  Session  be  returned  to  Mr.  Samuel 
Mcllroy  for  his  acceptance    provisionally   of   the    Superintendency   of   the 
Mission  Sunday  School  and  that  he  be  confirmed  in  the  same  and  requested 
to  continue  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  that  office. 


425 

The  pastor  having  made  a  statement  of  the  financial  difficulties  of  the 
Mission  and  that  he  had  conferred  with  Mr.  Wyckoff  upon  the  subject  of 
himself  supplying  the  pulpit  services  in  that  field,  and  that  Mr.  Wyckoff 
had  thereupon  offered  gratuitously  and  cheerfully  to  supply  the  pulpit  until 
the  present  difficulties  had  passed.  It  was  resolved  that  the  generous  offer 
of  the  Rev.  J.  C.  Wyckoff  be  accepted  with  thanks,  and  that  he  should  be 
notified  of  this  acceptance  and  the  gratitude  of  the  Session  by  the  Pastor. 

It  was  resolved  that  a  collection  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  Mission  be 
taken  up  at  each  regular  preaching  Service  on  the  Sabbath  in  the  Mission 
Chapel  and  that  Henry  YVanamaker  be  appointed,  till  further  action,  to 
take  such  collection  and  have  charge  of  the  same  and  transmit  the  sums 
raised  from  time  to  time  to  William  Cooke,  the  Treasurer. 

It  was  resolved  that  William  Cooke  be  requested  as  soon  as  possible  to 
raise  the  deficit  in  the  Mission  Funds  by  subscription  and  that  he  have 
power  to  associate  any  one  with  him  in  this  work  whom  he  may  desire. 

It  was  resolved  that  the  thanks  of  the  Session  be  tendered  to  Mr.  Ram- 
age,  late  Superintendent  of  our  Mission  School,  for  the  use  of  the  organ 
he  so  generously  furnished  for  that  school;  and  that  the  Session  would  be 
pleased  to  have  Mr.  Ramage  make  known  his  wish  in  respect  to  the  same 
or  the  future  use  of  it. 

November  26,  iSjS. — It  was  resolved  that  the  Committee  appointed  to  en- 
deavor to  raise  money  to  liquidate  the  debt  against  the  Mission  Sunday 
School  be  requested  to  add  the  price  of  the  organ  now  in  use  there  as  a 
part  of  the  debt  and  that  the  monies  so  raised  be  applied  first  to  pay  the 
debt  of  the  school  and  secondly  to  the  assumed  debt  of  the  organ. 

February  /g,  1SS0. — There  had  been  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  Ses- 
sion privately  the  fact  that  a  sum  of  money  amounting  to  about  Three 
Hundred  Dollars  was  deposited  to  our  credit  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Bank, 
the  balance  of  a  fund  originally  contributed  for  a  Memorial  Church  during 
the  pastorate  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hornblower. 

The  Pastor  on  behalf  of  the  Superintendent  of  our  Mission  Sunday 
School  stated  that  such  a  sum  was  greatly  needed  to  enlarge  the  Infant 
Class  room  of  that  Sunday  School.  Whtreupon  it  was  resolved  that  the 
question  as  to  the  manner  in  which  this  money  was  deposited  in  the  Pater- 
son Savings  Institution  and  the  propriety  of  using  the  same  in  our  Mission 
School  be  referred  to  a  Committee  of  two  to  report  at  the  next  meeting  of 
Session.  Messrs.  Van  Dyk  and  Williams  were  appointed  to  serve  as  this 
Committee. 

March  g,  18S0. — The  Committee  appointed  at  the  previous  meeting  with 
regard  to  the  money  deposited  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Institution  which 
was  originally  contributed  as  a  Memorial  Church  Fund,  reported  verbally. 


426 

This  report  having  been  heard  was  approved  and  the  matter  was  recom- 
mitted to  them  to  be  reduced  to  writing  in  order  that  the  report  might  be 
entered  fully  on  our  minutes.  They  were  also  directed  to  report  a  minute 
with  regard  to  an  additional  sum  to  be  raised  by  subscription  for  the  Mis- 
sion Chapel. 

March  12.  1880. 
"The  subscribers,  a  Committee  appointed  by  the  Session  to  inquire  in 
respect  to  the  money  deposited  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Institution,  re- 
ceived as  contributions  to  the  'Memorial  Church  Fund,'  and  as  to  the  pro- 
priety of  using  the  same  in  aid  of  the  Mission  Chapel  connected  with  the 
1st  Presbyterian  Church,  beg  to  report,  that  in  obedience  to  such  appoint- 
ment they  have  ascertained  that  Mr.  E.  Theo.  Bell,  as  Treasurer  of  such 
fund,  depcsited  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Institution,  Jan.  20,  1871,  the 
sum  of  $175,  as  appears  by  certificate  of  that  date,  and  on  March  2.  1872, 
the  further  sum  of  $57.24,  and  which  with  interest  on  said  certificates 
amount  to  the  sum  of  $349.72,  and  which  certificates  are  endorsed  'in  full' 
to  the  order  of  Rev.  Dr.  Magie,  and  that  that  amount  is  now  subject  to  his 
order.  And  that  the  Savings  Institution  has  signified  its  desire  that  that 
money  should  be  drawn  and  has  stated  that  interest  will  not  be  computed 
beyond  the  first  day  of  February  last. 

"We  find  by  the  statement  accompanying  the  report,  marked  A.  that  the 
amount  of  the  two  certificates  was  the  balance  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Bell 
after  returning  to  two  of  the  contributors  the  sum  of  $75.  as  then  set  forth. 
"Of  the  contributions  unreturned,  the  largest  is  $6.09,  except  three,  viz. 
Mrs.  Pettigrew  $20,  W.  R.  Thompson, $100.,  and  B.  W.  Butler,  $25.,  of 
these  three  the  first  two  have  expressed  their  consent  to  have  their  contri- 
butions used  in  aid  of  the  said  Mission  Chapel.  The  consent  of  the  other 
has  not  been  ascertained,  not  having  been  able  to  ascertain  who  that  per- 
son is. 

"It  appears  from  examination  of  Statement  A,  and  vouchers,  that  Mr. 
Van  Dyk  subsequent. to  said  deposits  in  the  Savings  Institution,  has  re- 
turned to  contributors  the  sum  of  $107.90,  as  Treasurer  of  the  1st  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  the  sum  in  the  Paterson  Savings  Institution  ought  to 
be  charged  therewith. 

"Your  Committee  upon  consideration  of  the  premises  and  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  no  interest  for  the  future  will  be  allowed  on  such  money,  as  here- 
inbefore stated,  and  that  the  said  Institution  has  expressed  its  desire  that 
said  money  should  be  drawn,  and  of  the  object  for  which  said  money  is  in- 
tended to  be  used,  do  recommend  that  Dr.  Magie  endorse  said  drafts  to 
Samuel  Mcllroy,  Treasurer  of  the  Mission  Chapel,  to  the  end  that  the  said 
money  may  be  drawn,  but  before  it  shall  be  used  for  the  purpose  mentioned 
and  intended,  he  be  directed  to  apply  to  the  Trustees  of  this  Church  for 
their  consent  that  the  said  sum  of  $107.90.  so  as  aforesaid  refunded,  may 
be  used  in  aid- of  the  said  Mission  Chapel  and  not  to  be  so  used  without. 
And  also  to  obtain  as  far  as  conveniently  may  be,  the  consent  of  the  con- 
tributors not  already  obtained,  and  that  any  sum  of  any  such  contributor 
which  shall  be  used  for  the  purpose  mentioned  without  consent  obtained, 
shall  upon  demand  be  refunded  to  the  party  entitled  to  receive  the  same. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully"  submitted. 
Paterson,  March  9,  1880.  H.  A.  Williams. 

F.  C.  Van  Dyk. 


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Resolved  and  carried  that  the  foregoing:  report  and  recommendations  be 
adopted,  and  that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Magie  be  authorized  to  endorse  said  drafts 
as  therein  mentioned. 

It  was  further  resolved  and  carried  that  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mission 
Chapel  be  authorized  and  requested  to  solicit  subscriptions  from  the  Con- 
gregation of  the  Church  to  the  sum  of  $150.,  to  be  applied  towards  the 
cost  and  expenses  of  the  contemplated  improvement  of  the  Mission  Chapel, 
and  that  when  he  has  in  hand  $100.  above  such  cost  of  improvement,  he 
shall  pay  that  sum  to  the  Rev.  J.  C.  Wyckoff  for  his  services  rendered  in 
said  Chapel. 

It  was  moved  and  carried  that  the  interest  of  the  fund  left  in  the  care  of 
this  Church  in  the  will  of  the  late  Mrs.  Devereux,  for  this  year,  be  appro- 
priated in  paying  a  student  from  one  of  our  Theological  Seminaries  during 
his  vacation,  for  officiating  in  our  Mission  Chapel,  and  that  the  pastor  be 
requested  to  secure  such  person  and  to  pay  to  him  the  money  received  from 
Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark  in  charge  of  said  fund. 

Adjourned  with  prayer. 

]  >avid  Magie,  Mod. 

September  io,  iSSo. — After  general  discussion  of  the  Mission  Chapel  it 
was  resolved  that  the  Pastor  should  be  authorized,  with  the  consent  of  I  he 
Chapel  Congregation,  to  engage  a  minister  who  should  labor  statedly  in 
that  field  at  a  salary  not  to  exceed  One  Thousand  Dollars,  of  which  sum  at 
least  Six  Hundred  Dollars  should  be  raised  by  the  Church,  and  the  re- 
mainder to  be  made  up  in  equal  sums  from  the  people  of  the  Chapel  and 
our  Sunday  School.  Mr.  Van  Dyk  was  appointed  a  Commktee  to  raise 
this  money  and  have  charge  of  the  same. 

December  jo,  iSSo. 

The  Pastor  made  a  report,  with  the  assent  of  others,  as  to  the  feeling  of 
the  people  there  [at  the  Mission,  in  Spring  street],  with  regard  to  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Shuler,  who  had  recently  spent  a  Sabbath  in  the  city  and  who  had  oc- 
cupied the  pulpit.      Whereupon  the  following  minute  was  passed: 

The  Session  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson,  N.  J.,  believ- 
ing that  the  Spring  St.  Mission  under  the  charge  of  this  church,  should,  in 
view  of  its  past  success,  still  have  continued  to  it  the  aid  of  this  church,  and 
have  provided  for  it  a  stated  supply,  do  therefore  resolve 

First  :  that  the  Rev.  L.  T.  Shuler  be  and  hereby  is  called  by  the  Ses- 
sion of  this  Church  to  become  the  Stated  Supply  of  the  Spring  St.  Mission 
at  a  Salary  of  Twelve  Hundred  Llollars  per  year,  payable  monthly,  from 
the  time  of  his  entering  on  the  duties  of  said  Stated  Supply  for  the  term  of 
two  years  from  such  date. 


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Second:  that  the  Pastor  be  directed  to  forward  this  call  to  the  Rev.  L. 
T.  Shuler,  and  to  request  from  him  a  formal  acceptance  of  such  engage- 
ment, and  that  he  be  authorized  to  sign  this  call  in  the  name  of  the  Session 
of  this  Church. 

March  3,  1881. 

The  Pastor  announced  that  he  had  duly  forwarded  to  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Shuler  the  resolutions  passed  by  the  Session,  and  he  had  received  the  fol- 
lowing: 

Westtown,  Orange  Co.,  N.  Y. 

January  26,  1881. 
To  the  Session  of  the  1st  Presbyterian  Church,  Paterson  N.  J. 

Dear  Brethren 

I  hereby  acknowledge  with  thanks,  the  call  you  sent  me 
through  your  Moderator,  to  become  the  Stated  Supply  of  the  Spring  Street 
Mission.  The  delay  in  accepting  it  has  been  due  to  the  necessary  formal- 
ities connected  with  the  severance  of  my  connection  with  my  present 
charge.  At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Hudson,  held  in  Mid- 
dlctown,  N.  Y.,  yesterday  afternoon,  the  pastoral  relation  existing 
between  the  Westtown  Church  and  myself  was  dissolved.  Hence  I  am  at 
liberty,  and  now  formally  accept  the  call  referred  to  above,  earnestly 
praying  that  God  may  so  direct  me  in  His  work,  and  in  laboring  together 
with  you,  that  our  joint  efforts  may  be  successful  in  speedily  strengthening 
his  cause  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Mission. 

Fraternally  Yours, 

L.  T.  Shuler. 

The  Pastor  still  further  announced  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shuler  had  entered 
upon  his  labors  in  the  Spring  St.  Mission  on   February  1st,  1881. 

The  Pastor  announced  to  the  Session  the  receipt  of  a  check  from  H.  and 
J.  Clark  for  the  interest  of  the  Devereux  Fund.  Whereupon  it  was  re- 
solved: That  an  application  be  made  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the 
interest  on  the  Devereux  Fund  to  be  applied  to  the  aid  of  a  suitable 
Theological  student  by  employing  him  during  the  vacation  of  the  Semin- 
ary to  officiate  at  the  Spring  St.  Mission,  while  the  Stated  Supply  was 
absent  on  his  vacation. 

April  ii,  1 88 i. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Shuler,  in  charge  of  the  Mission  Chapel,  was  present  by 
invitation  of  the  Pastor,  and  the  work  under  his  care  was-discussed.  After 
general  discussion  the  following  resolutions  were  passed. 

I.  That  in  accordance  with  the  action  of  the  General  Assembly  a  roll  be 
formed  of  those  who  desire  co  unite  with  our  Chapel,  as  a  separate  organi- 
zation, whose  names  shall  be  entered  in  a  book  provided  for  that  purpose. 
And  that  the  Pastor  be  authorized  to  set  off  to  such  roll  those  who  make 
written  or  personal  application  to  be  thus  set  off. 


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II.  That  the  sacraments  of  the  Church  shall  henceforth  be  administered 
in  the  Chapel  and  that  the  3rd  Sunday  of  each  quarter  commencing  with 
June,  1881,  be  the  day  for  the  stated  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper 
in  that  place. 

III.  That  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shuler  and  the  Pastor  be  authorized  to  select 
and  introduce  a  hymn  book,  suitable  for  the  worship  of  God  in  the  Chapel. 

IV.  That  the  Pastor  shall  give  notice  from  the  pulpit  of  an  election  of 
an  additional  Elder  with  special  reference  to  our  Chapel  work.  That  such 
election  shall  be  held  at  the  next  Preparatory  Service,  and  that  Samuel 
Mcllroy,  the  Superintendent  of  our  Mission  Chapel,  be  nominated  by  the 
Session  to  be  such  additional  Elder. 

V.  That  looking  forward  to  the  future  of  this  work  and  desiring  that 
it  shall  become  self  supporting  in  due  time,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shuler  and 
Samuel  Mcllroy  are  empowered  to  appoint  a  Committee,  of  which  they 
shall  be  members,  to  raise  funds  for  the  support  of  the  Stated  Supply. 

June  10,  1S81. 

In  accordance  with  the  action  of  the  Session  and  notice  given  from  the 
pulpit,  immediately  after  the  Preparatory  Service,  the  pastor  announced  to 
the  Church  the  action  of  the  Session  and  their  reason  for  such 
action.  After  having  asked  if  any  objected  to  the  request  of  the 
Session,  he  put  the  question  whether  the  Church  would  now  proceed 
to  the  election  of  an  Elder.  This  was  carried  by  unanimous  vote.  There- 
upon he  presented  from  the  Session  the  n;:me  of  Samuel  Mcllroy  to  fill  the 
office  of  Elder  in  the  Church.  The  pastor  then  asked  if  there  were  other 
nominations.  None  being  made,  he  put  the  question  and  by  unanimous  vote 
Samuel  Mcllroy  was  elected  an  Elder  in  this  Church. 

On  June  19,  1881,  Samuel  Mcllroy  was  ordained  and  installed  as  Elder 
of  the  Church.  Ralph  P.  Westervelt  on  the  same  day,  suddenly  departed 
this  life. 

November  14,  1881. 

Mr.  Mcllroy  made  the  following  report  to  the  Session  of  the  condition 
of  the  Westminster  Chapel,  as  the  funds  for  the  support  of  the  present 
pastor  were  raised  under  its  supervision.  The  report  was  accepted  and 
ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  minutes  and  to  be  printed  and  distributed 
through  the  Church. 

Treasurer's  report  for  year  ending  Nov.  1,  1881. 
Income.  Expenditures. 

Balance  on  hand  Nov.  1,  1881,     $131.91         Rev.  Mr.  Pert  $10.00 

Interest  on  Bond  90.00  "     L.  T.  Shuler  910.00 

Collections  375.12  "     L.  L.  Overman       70.00 

1st  Pres.  Sunday  School  150.00         Treat  for  children 

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paid  out  of  Fathers' 

supper 59.99 

Donations  on  Subscription  Tapers  &  Books  16.11 

From  a  lady 25.00  Incidentals  as  per 

Mrs.  R.  Barbour 50.00  items  furnished  47.:  5 

"     Wm.  Ryle 100.00  Total  1173.45 

"     Danforth 100.00  Balance  Cash  on 

Mr.  Peter  Adams   100.00  hand 

"     James  Booth...  . 100.00  S.  Mcllroy  4:J.7:! 

"     E.T.Bell 50.00  F.  C.  Van  D\k  220.00  263.73 

"     F.  C.  Van  Dyk 50.00  575.00  

1437.18 

Total  $1437.18 

January  25,  1882. 
At  request  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shuler  gave  his  views  concerning  the  Chapel  in 
which  he  was  laboring  and  expressed  his  decided  opinion  that  the  time  had 
come  to  form  a  church  of  those  residing  in  that  neighborhood.  He  was 
followed  by  Mr.  Mcllroy,  who  expressed  similar  views  frcm  his  knowledge 
of  the  work  and  the  people.  Thereupon,  after  discussion,  the  following 
resolution  was  passed. 

Whereas,  after  consideration  of  the  condition  of  Westminster  Chapel 
and  hearing  the  opinions  of  those  connected  with  its  work,  it  appeared  ad- 
visable that  these  worshipping  there  be  formed  into  a  separate  church. 

Resolved  that  we  do  recognize  the  expediency  of  forming  a  church  of 
those  worshipping  in  the  Chapel,  now  known  as  the  Westminster  Chapel, 
and  do  call  them  to  meet,  after  due  notice  frcm  the  Tuipit  given  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Shuler,  to  act  in  this  matter,  and  if  the  way  be  clear  to  appoint 
representatives  to  appear  before  Presbytery  and  request  from  that  body  a 
Church  organization. 

March  2,  1882. 
"The  Session  has  received  with  deep  sorrow    the    announcement    of    the 
death  of  Elder  Ralph  P.  Westervelt,  who  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury had  been  a  ruling  Elder  in  this  Church. 

"In  the  death  of  the  late  Elder,  the  Session  and  the  Church  have  lost  a 
member  distinguished  for  his  humility  and  meekness,  which  not  only  en- 
deared him  to  his  associates  in  the  Eldership  and  afforded  proof  that  he 
had  an  abiding  faith  in  God,  but  also  gave  comforting  assurance  to  those 
who  knew  him  best  in  the  Church  that  in  death  he  found  the  rest  w  hich  the 
world  does  not  give. 

'  'It  is  resolved  that  the  above  minute  be  entered  in  the  Sessional  records, 
and  a  copy  sent  to  the  family  of  the  late  Elder." 


43i 

May  8,  r88j. 
A  communication  was  received  from  the  Rev.  L.  T.  Shuler  and  the 
Elders  and  Trustees  of  the  Westminster  Church,  reciting  their  efforts  to 
become  self  sustaining-  and  the  special  expenses  they  had  been  called  to 
bear  in  repairs  upon  their  Church  building,  and  asking  the  Session  of  this 
Church  to  take  measures  to  continue  to  aid  them  as  in  years  past.  The 
amount  asked  was  four  hundred  dollars.  Whereupon  it  was  resolved  that 
an  effort  be  made  to  raise  this  sum  by  subscription,  and  that  Mr.  Van  Dyk 
have  charge  of  the  matter. 

July  18,  1883. 

The  Session  met  in  the  Pastor's  study  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator  to 
take  action  with  regard  to  the  funeral  of  Rev.  William  H.  Hornblower, 
the  pastor  of  this  church  for  twenty-seven  years  preceding  the  present  pas- 
torate. There  were  present  Rev.  David  Magie,  Mod.,  with  Elders  Wil- 
liams, Derrom,  Muzzy,  Van  Dyk  and  Mcllroy.  The  meeting  was  opened 
with  prayer. 

The  following  resolutions  were  offered  and  adopted. 

"That  the  Elders  of  this  Church  attend  at  the  Midland  Depot  in  this 
City,  the  29th  Inst.,  upon  the  arrival  of  the  12  M.  train  from  New  Vork 
with  the  remains  of  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  William  H.  Hornblower,  to  officiate 
as  bearers  or  otherwise  as  may  be  desired." 

"'That  a  Committee  of  the  Session  be  appointed  to  prepare  and  present 
a  suitable  minute  for  record  in  regard  to  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wil- 
liam H.  Hornblower."  H.  A.  Williams  and  Andrew  Derrom  were  ap- 
pointed this  Committee. 

"That  the  Pastor  be  requested  to  announce  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
William  H.  Hornblower  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Presbytery,  and  move 
the  appointment  of  a  Committee  to  take  proper  action  in  respect  to  the 
death  of  the  deceased  Divine." 

Adjourned  with  prayer. 

David  Magie,  Mod. 
August  ji,  1883. 

The  following  paper  was  received  from  the  Committee  appointed  to  pre- 
pare and  present  a  suitable  minute  for  record  in  regard  to  the  death  of  the 
former  Pastor,  the  Rev.  William  H.  Hornblower,  D.  D. 

"The  Session,  for  themselves  and  in  behalf  of  the  Congregation  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Taterson,  desiring  to  have  preserved  on  record 
an  expression  of  their  estimate  of  the  character  and  worth  of  the  late  Rev. 
D.  William  H.  Hornblower,  and  of  the  loss  which  has  been  sustained  by 
his  death,  do  adopt  the  following  minute. 

"That  in  the  death  of  Dr.  William  H.  Hornblower,  Pastor  of  this  Church 


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for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  preceding  the  present  pastorate,  and 
for  more  than  ten  years  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  Professor  in  the  West- 
ern Theological  Seminary  at  Allegheny,  Pa.,  the  Church  and  the  Religion 
which  he  taught  have  suffered  a  loss  which  cannot  by  human  judgment  be 
estimated. 

"His  learning,  ripe  scholarship,  eminent  executive  ability,  his  fiimr.e's 
of  character,  united  with  great  charity  and  gentleness,  his  faithful  appli- 
cation in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  which  devolved  upon  him  as  Pas-tor 
and  Professor,  will  always  be  held  in  grateful  remembrance  by  all  who 
knew  him. 

"As  a  Theologian,  he  was  profound;  as  a  Presbyter,  versed  in  the  polity 
and  practice  of  the  Church;  as  a  Preacher,  earnest  and  eloquent;  as  a 
Pastor,  kind,  considerate  and  charitable;  as  a  Friend,  constant,  true  and 
generous;  as  a  Citizen,  loyal  and  patriotic. 

'He  loved  his  work  and  the  people  of  his  church;  to  the  poor  he  ever 
manifested  the  kindest  regard;  to  the  children,  especially  these  to  whom 
he  had  administered  the  sacrament  of  baptism,  he  always  showed  a  deep 
solicitude  for  their  welfare. 

"In  view  of  the  life,  labor  and  character  of  such  a  man,  the  language 
of  the  Apostle  might  not  unfittingly  have  been  appropriated  as  his  dyirg 
assurance  of  victory  over  death:  T  have  fought  the  good  fight,  I  have 
finished  the  course;  I  have  kept  the  faith;  henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for 
me  a  crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous  Judge,  shall 
give  me  at  that  day:  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all  them  that  love  his 
appearing.'  " 

H.  A.  Williams, 
Andrew  Derrom,  Committee. 

The  Pastor  announced  that  the  above  minute  had  been  forwarded  to  the 
family  of  the  late  Dr.  Hornblower,  and  that  the  following  reply  had  been 
received  : 

Litchfield,  Conn, 

Aug.  29,  1883. 
Rev.  David  Magie,  D.  D. 
Dear  Sir. 

My  Mother  wishes  me  to  convey  to  you,  and 
through  you  to  the  Session  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  her  thanks 
and  the  thanks  of  her  family,  for  the  expression  of  sympathy  contained  in 
the  minute  of  the  Session  which  you  have  kindly  forwarded  to  her.  The 
language  of  the  minute  is  most  gratifying.  It  bears  no  marks  of  formal 
eulogy  and  contains  no  perfunctory  expressions  of  sympathy  and  respect, 
but  it  breathes  the  spirit  of  earnest,  sincere,  personal  regard  and  affection 
for  their  former  Pastor.  We  cannot  but  believe  it  to  be  the  genuine 
utterance  of  the  inmost  hearts  of  those  who  penned  it  and  of  those  who 
adopted  it. 


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It  is  indeed  a  consolation  to  us  to  feel  that  my  Father  was  appreciated 
by  those  to  whom  he  gave  the  greater  part  of  his  active  life  in  this  world. 
His  Congregation  was  to  him  but  a  larger  family,  who  were  almost,  if  not 
quite,  as  dear  to  him  as  his  inner  and  more  immediate  family,  and  to  his 
dving  day  he  never  lost  his  love  for  that  larger  family  or  his  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  each  individual  member  of  it. 

Please  give  our  thanks  also  to  the  Session  and  to  the  Church  for  then- 
very  thoughtful  and  very  appropriate  arrangements  made  by  them  for  the 
funeral  service. 

I  remain  my  dear  sir, 

Your  very  respectfully, 

Wm.  B.   Hornblower. 

On  the  19th  of  July,  1883,  the  remains  of  Dr.  Hornblower  were  received 
at  the  Midland  Depot  by  the  Session  and  taken  to  the  Church.  At  3  I'. 
M.,  the  hour  of  service,  a  very  large  Congregation  was  gathered  in  the 
Church,  which  had  been  heavily  draped  in  mourning.  A  large  number  of 
Clergymen  were  present.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Warfield  of  Allegheny,  Rev.  Drs. 
Lowrie  and  Crane  of  this  State,  with  Rev.  Drs.  Shaw  and  Duryea,  took  part 
in  the  devotional  exercises.  The  Pastor  of  the  Church  spoke  of  Dr.  Horn- 
blower's  life-work  in  this  City;  Rev.  Dr.  A.  A.  Hodge,  of  his  work  as  a 
Professor;  and  Rev.  Dr.  C.  K.  Imbrie  of  his  work  and  influence  in  the 
Presbytery  and  in  the  State.  The  remains  were  carried  after  the  service 
to  and  interred  in  Cedar  Lawn  Cemetery. 

Adjourned  with  prayer. 

David  Magie,  Pastor. 

May  jo,  1S84. 

A  resolution  adopted  at  a  joint  meeting  of  the  Trustees  and  Session  of 
this  Church,  held  at  the  Parsonage  on  Saturday  evening,  May  24,  1884. 
and  by  them  proposed  for  adoption  by  this  body  was  by  a  unanimous  vote 
ordered  to  be  entered  in  the  minutes  of  the  Session.      It  is  as  follows: 

"From  the  report  of  the  Committee  appointed  at  a  joint  meeting  of  the 
Session  and  Trustees  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  it  is  not  unreason- 
able to  expect  that  an  organization  will  be  effected  and  a  Presbyterian 
Church  erected  upon  the  lot  donated  for  that  purpose,  which  will  by  reason 
of  location  of  residence  take  a  number  of  the  members  and  families  of  this 
church. 

"This  separation  will  undoubtedly  cause  regret  and  sorrow  in  severing 
their  relations  to  a  Church  with  which  they  have  been  identified  for  many 
years,  and  that  they  ought  to  receive,  and  no  doubt  will,  if  not  material 
aid,  the  sympathy,  advice,  prayers,  and  hearty  co-operation  of  those  who 
are  not  under  such  necessity  for  withdrawal,  ar.d  that  we  the  Trustees  and 
Session,  in  joint  meeting,  do  hereby  promise  in  our  official  capacities  to 
give  our  sympathy,  aid,  advice  and  co-operation  in  the  accomplishment    of 


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his  knowledge  of   the  doctrines   of   the  gospel,  &  his  acquaintance  with  ex- 
perimental religion,  the  Session  agreed  to  receive  him. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Thursday  Jan.  2nd  1817.     6  O'clock  I'.  M. 

The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Rev.  Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 

John  R.  Gould,  Saml.  Colt, 
&  Oshea  Wilder— Elders. 
Absent — Alvan  Wilcox. 

The  Session  being  opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

Mr.  Wilder  rendered  his  reasons  for  absence  from  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Session,  which  were  sustained. 

The  Moderator  informed  the  Session  that  on  Lord's  day  Oct.  6th  1816, 
Sarah  wife  of  Adam  Moore,  &  Peter  Colt  were  received  into  the  church, 
agreeable  to  their  vote,  at  the  last  meeting. 

Esther,  wife  of  William  Dickey,  applied  to  the  Session  to  be  received,  as 
a  member  of  this  Church,  &  produced  a  certificate  of  her  regular  standing 
with  the  2nd  Presbyterian  Church  in  Philadelphia.  Whereupon  the  Session 
agreed  to  receive  her. 

The  following  minute  of  Presbytery  was  received  &  read  :  (viz.)  "In 
Presbytery  at  Elizabethtown,  Oct.  1st  1816,  a  minute  was  made,  of  which 
the  following  is  a  copy,  viz  : — The  committee  appointed  to  take  into  con- 
sideration the  subject  of  exercising  a  pastoral  care  over  baptized  children 
made  the  following  report,  which  was  adopted,  (viz.)  While  our  book  of 
discipline  requires  baptized  children  to  be  examined  as  to  their  knowledge  & 
piety,  before  they  are  admitted  to  sealing  ordinances,  it  manifestly  places 
them  under  the  watch  and  care  of  the  church,  &  directs  that  they  be 
trained  up,  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.  The  pastoral  care 
which  your  committee  recommend  may  be  expressed  in  the  following  reso- 
lutions, which  theyjDeg  leave  to  submit. 

1.  Resolved,  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  different  Sessions  under  the 
care  of  this  Presbytery,  to  exercise  a  watch  over  professing  parents,  to  see 
that  they  dedicate  their  children  in  baptism,  that  they  pray  with  them,  that 
they  faithfully  instruct,  restrain  and  govern  them,  &  keep  them  from  im- 
proper company,  &  habits  of  dissipation,  &  that  they  put  them  under  teach- 
ers, who  will  guard  their  moral  and  religious  principles. 

2.  Resolved,  that  it  be  recommended  to  the  different  Sessions  to  visit  & 
converse  with  the  baptized  children,  admonish  them  of  their  standing  and 
obligations,  &  examine  them  as  to  their  religious  knowledge,  a  frequently  to 
collect,  catechise  &  pray  with  them. 


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Ordered  that  the  Stated  Clerk  transmit   an   attested  copy  of  the  above  re- 
port to  the  several  church  Sessions  under  the  care  of  this  Fresbytery." 
Elizabethtown  Oct.  2nd  1816. 

Thomas  Pirton, 

Stated  Clerk." 
Whereupon,  Resolved, 

1.  That  the  minute  from  the  Presbytery  be  entered  upon  the  minutes  of 
the  Session. 

Resolved — 2.   That,  in  the   opinion    of   this    Session,  the  attention  which 
they  are  now  paying  to  their   communicants   &   baptized    children,  in  com- 
pliance with  the  recommendation  of  the  Presbytery,  Oct.  5,  1814,  is  as  far  as 
practicable,  a  literal  compliance  with  the  foregoing  recommendations. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Tuesday  April  1st  1817.     6  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Saml.  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt,  Oshea  Wilder, 
John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent — Alvan  Wilcox — Elder. 
The    Session    being   opend   with    prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting 
were  read. 

John  Bresbuhl,  &  Mary,  wife  of  William  Berry,  appeared  before  the  Ses- 
sions and  requested  to  be  received  into  the  fellowship  &  communion  of 
this  Church.  After  a  careful  examination  as  to  their  knowledge  of  the  doc- 
trines of  the  gospel,  &  their  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  the 
Session  agreed  to  receive  them. 

Jonathan  D.  Marvin,  being  about  to   remove  from  this  place,  requested  a 
dismission,  with  a  view  to  connect  himself  with  one  of  the  churches  of  Tap- 
pan,  where  he  expects  to  reside  ;   which  was  granted. 
Concluded  with  prayer. 

Wednesday  July  30th  1817.     4  O'clock  P.  M. 
The  Session  met  according  to  appointment. 

Present — Samuel  Fisher,  Mod. 

Samuel  Colt  &  John  R.  Gould — Elders. 
Absent — Oshea  Wilder — Do. 
Mr.  Wilder  having  left  Paterson  &  gone  into  the  western  country,  &  the 
time  of  his  return  being  uncertain — the  Moderator  and  two  remaining  Eld- 
ers, considered  themselves  as  virtually  constituting  the  whole  of  the  Session, 
now  resident  in  Paterson,  agreed  to  proceed  to  business.  The  Session  be- 
ing opened  with  prayer,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read. 


436 

Mr.  Williams  being  nominated  to  attend  Presbytery  in  April  next,  asked 
to  be  excused,  stating-  that  no  doubt  it  is  known  to  most  of  the  Session 
that  application  will  be  made  to  the  Presbytery  of  Jersey  City  for  Church 
organization  in  connection  with  the  new  building  in  course  of  erection  on 
Hroadway,  known  as  "The  Church  of  the  Redeemer,"  to  which  reference 
is  made  in  the  Minute  unanimously  adopted  by  the  Session  and  Trustees 
of  this  Church,  May  24,  1884;  and  that  he  is  named  as  delegate  to  present 
to  Presbytery  the  petition  for  that  purpose. 

It  was  therefore  resolved  that  Mr.  Williams,  for  the  reasons  stated,  be 
excused. 

Paterson,  May  10,  1886. 
The  Session  met  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator,  at  4  P.  M. ,  and  was  opened 
with  prayer  by  him.      There  were  present  Rev.  David    Magie,   Mod.,    with 
Elders  Williams,  Lockwood,  Derrom,  Van  Dyk  and  Mcllroy.     The    min- 
utes of  the  previous  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Elder  Mcllroy  in  view  of  his  intention  to  unite  with  the  Church  of  the 
Redeemer,  offered  his  resignation  as  Treasurer  of  the  Session.  On  motion 
the  resignation  was  accepted,  and  thereupon  Elder  Lockwood  was  nom- 
inated to  succeed  to  the  office,  and  on  motion  he  was  unanimously  elected 
Treasurer. 

The  following  paper  was  then  presented  by  Elder  Williams,  who  spoke 
of  his  deep  regret  that  in  God's  providence  it  had  become  necessary  that  so 
many  of  the  members  of  this  Church  and  four  of  the  Elders  should  ask  let- 
ters of  dismission  from  a  Church  with  which  they  had  been  connected  for 
many  years. 

To  the  Session  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Paterson: 
We,  the  undersigned,  ask  letters  of  dismission    from  the  First    Presby- 
terian Church  of  Pateison  for  the   purpose   of   being   formed,    under   the 
authority  of  the  Presbytery  of  Jersey  City,   into   The    Church    of    the    Re- 
deemer in  this  city. 

Mary  Danforth  Edward  T.  Bell 

Anna  D.  Bell  H.  A.  Williams 

R.  Williams  Joseph  W.  Williams 

Anna  Williams  Mary  L.  Williams 

Louisa  S.  Williams  Matilda  B.  Williams 

Helen  B.  Williams  Josephine  K.  Atterbury 

Mary  E.  Ryle  Kate  R.  Ryle 

Fred.  H.  Crassous  Hattie  A.  Crassous 

John  S.  Barkalow  Esther  E.  Barkalow 

Henrietta  S.  Barkalow  Jennie  Hobart 

Mary  E.  Strange  Georgia  A.  Read 


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John  M.  Gould 
Ella  B.  Salter 
Edwin  E.  Salter 
Andrew  Derrom,  Jr. 
Eugene  Stevenson 
Cornelia  P.  Stevenson 
Mary  J.  Butler 
Mary  E.  Leal 
Sarah  E.  Barnes 
Charles  Keeler 
Florence  Keeler 
Minnie  B.  Keeler 
Louise  S.  McCarter 
Eleanor  C.   Atterbury 
Emily  M.  Baker 
Abraham  Gould 
Robert  Dalling 
F.  C.  Van  Dyk 
Eleanor  Evans 
Elizabeth  Van  Winkle 
Fannie  F.    Evans 
Sarah  Sigler 
Sarah  J.  Briscoe 
Martha  H.  Johnson 
Lizzie  H.  Ray 
Sarah  Ramsey 
Charlotte  Ramsey 
Walter  Shields 
Patrick  Henry  Shields 
Maggie  C.  Shields 
Samuel  Mcllroy 
William  Talcott 
Hattie  J.  Brooks 
Albert  F.  Chadwick 


Sydney  M.  Gould 
Ella  B.  D.  Salter 
Katie  L.  Derrom 
Jennie  L.  Derrom 
Helen  H.  Stevenson 
Marie  M.  Stevenson 
Lizzie  J.  Hughes 
Annie  L.  Laing 
S.  L.  D.  Barnes 
Annie  F.  Keeler 
Lillian  M.  Keeler 
Geo.  S.  McCarter 
Sydney  D.  Atterbury 
George  M.  Baker 
Pdora  L.  Smith 
Jemima  M.  Gould 
May  Dalling 
Maria  E.  Van  Dyk 
Hattie  A.  Evans 
Maggie  Van  Winkle 
Anna  B.  Pennington 
Mary  Berdan 
Catholine  V.  D.  Briscoe 
Elizabeth  Ray 
Catherine  Z.  Pearce 
James  P.  Ramsey 
Mary  Ackerman  Hewson 
Lizzie  D.  Shields 
Lizzie  Shields 
Mary  C.  Kerr 
Maria  Mcllroy 
Libbie  J.  Grant 
Edda  M.  Paxton 
Annie  P.  Chadwick 


Martin  C.  Post 
The  paper  having  been  read  and  received,  before    final   action    upon    it, 
Elder  Williams  offered  the  following  paper,  which  he  asked  might    be    en- 
tered on  the  Minutes  of  the  Session. 

"It  seems  proper  upon  presenting  the  request  of  Ninety-one  members, 
including  four  of  the  Session,  for  letters  of  dismission  for  the  purpose  of 
being  formed,  under  the  authority  of  Presbytery,  into  The  Church  of  the 

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Redeemer,  that  a  statement  of  the  reasons  for  the  same  should  be  entered 
upon  the  records  of  this  church. 

"In  the  fail  of  1870  there  assembled  at  the  Parsonage,  by  invitation  of 
the  then  Pastor,  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  William  H.  Hornblower,  who  firmly 
believed  the  old  church  would  be  benefited  by  an  early  departure  of  those 
who  resided  beyond  convenient  access  to  it,  a  number  of  the  Congregation 
who  were  so  situated,  and  action  was  taken  in  favor  of  a  Church  on  Broad- 
way near  the  present  site  of  The  Church  of  the  Redeemer. 

"In  pursuance  of  such  action  Dr.  Hornblower  prepared  a  circular, 
dated  October  12,  1870,  wherein  the  necessity  for  a  new  church  was 
clearly  and  forcibly  stated,  and  contributions  therefor  earnestly 
solicited,  every  signer  of  which,  save  one,  is  represented  in  person  or  by 
family  in  the  new  Church.  But  the  enterprise  failed.  In  the  Spring  of 
18S4,  after  a  lapse  of  nearly  fourteen  years,  the  question  of  a  new  Church 
on  Broadway  was  revived,  an  edifice  has  been  erected,  and  a  Church  is 
about  to  be  organized,  which  it  is  hoped  will  be  a  blessing  to  the  cause  of 
Religion.  The  successful  accomplishment  of  this  important  work  is  due 
not  only  to  the  liberality  of  many  interested  in  it,  but  in  a  large  measure  to 
the  united  and  earnest  co-operation  of  Pastor,  Officers,  and  people  of  the 
old  Church. 

"Therefore,  The  members  of  the  Session,  who  have  joined  in  the  request 
for  dismission  for  the  purpose  of  forming  The  Church  of  the  Redeemer, 
desire  to  have  entered  upon  the  records  an  expression  of  their  profound  re- 
gre;  in  the  separation  from  Pastor,  associates  in  the  Eldership,  and  from 
the  old  Church,  endeared  to  them  by  ties  of  friendship  and  of  love,  and 
they  do  most  earnestly  supplicate  that  the  blessing  of  him,  who  is  Plead 
over  all  things  in  the  Church,  may  be'continually  vouchsafed  alike  to  those 
who  remain,  and  to  those  who  leave." 

The  above  paper  was  received  and  ordered  to  be  entered  upon  the  Min- 
utes of  the  Session,  and  the  Pastor  was  directed  to  make  such  further  dis- 
position of  it  as  he  shall  deem  proper. 

The  request  of  the  Ninety-one  members  of  this  Church,  including  four 
of  the  Eldership,  for  letters  of  dismission,  that  they  may  be  formed,  under 
the  authority  of  Presbytery,  into  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  was  then 
granted,  and  the  Pastor  was  authorized  to  include  these  names  in  a  general 
list  of  dismission. 

Elder  Derrom  then  offered  the  following  paper,  which  was  adopted  by 
the  remaining  members  of  the  Session,  and  ordered  to  be  entered  upon  the 
Minutes,  and  further  used  as  the  Pastor  may  deem  proper. 

"The  remnant  of  the  Session  of  this  Church,  originally  organized  in 
1813,  now  parting  with  a  large  number — ninety-one — of   its   most   efficient 


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members,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  The  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  to 
be  located  in  the  new  church  edifice,  Broadway,  desire  to  make  a  minute, 
as  a  memorial  of  the  occasion. 

"After  many  years  of  a  lovable  and  Christian  union,  a  friendship  has 
grown  among  the  members  of  this  Church,  commencing,  much  of  it  from 
infancy,  running  through  youth,  middle  age,  and  to  the  riper  years  of 
maturity;  in  the  Providence  of  God  necessity  has  compelled  a  division, 
which  we  pray  may  redound  to  the  glory  of  God,  the  growth  and  prosper- 
ity of  His  kingdom  upon  earth,  the  spread  of  truth  and  purity,  and  the 
prosperity,  both  religious  and  material,  of  the  people  of  both  Churches. 

"Especially  do  we  desire  to  express  to  the  Brethren  who  depart,  while 
we  deplore  the  necessity,  our  sympathy  and  love,  and  that  the  Christian 
charity  and  union,  so  long  existing  in  this  Church,  may  be  continued  be- 
tween the  two  Churches  in  the  same  degree;  although  separated  we  are  one 
in  faith,  one  in  love,  one  in  Christ  the  Head  of  the  Church." 

Adjourned  with  prayer  by  II.  A.  Williams,  dismissed  at  this  meeting 
with  the  others  named  to  form  the  new  Church. 

David  Magie,  Mod. 

Paterson.  May  18,  1886. 

The  Session  met  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator,  and  was  opened  with 
prayer  by  him.  There  were  present  Rev.  David  Magie,  Mod.,  with  Elders 
Derrom  and  Lockwood.  The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were  ap- 
proved. 

Antoinette  Gibson  Brigham  and 

Mrs.  Cecelia  II.  Stevenson,  wife  of  Rev.  Dr.  J.  M., 

were  at  their  request  dismissed  to  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer  in  this 
City. 

The  Pastor  then  read  the  following  communication: 
"To  the  Session  of  the  P'irst  Presbyterian  Church, 

Dear  Brethren. 

I  have  called  you  together  to  announce  to  you  formally  that  I 
have  received  a  call  to  become  the  Pastor  of  the  recently  formed  Church  of 
the  Redeemer.  Under  the  peculiar  circumstances  of  the  case  it  seems 
proper  that  I  should  as  speedily  as  possible  convey  to  you  my  convictions 
of  dutv  in  the  matter.  I  need  not  recount  to  you  the  history  of  this  new 
Church,  which  has  been  begun  and  carried  on  under  our  approval  and 
care.  Almost  all  of  its  members  have  for  many  years  been  members  of 
this  Church.  In  the  beginning  of  their  Church  life  they  have  thought  I 
would  be  useful  to  them,  and  have  asked  me  to  serve  them.  It  is  a  pain- 
ful position  to  occupy  to  be  called  to  choose  a  service  between  friends  for 
whom  I  have  the  deepest  personal  regard.  After  consideration,  in  which 
I  have  sought  divine  guidance.  I  am  convinced  that  it  is  my  duty  to  accept 
the  call  extended  to  me.  I  shall  ask  you  therefore  to  unite  with  me  in 
taking  the  necessary  steps  to  dissolve  the  relation  now  existing  between  us, 


44° 

as  pastor  and  people.  It  is  not  needful  to  say  that  this  decision  has  cost 
me  some  sorrow.  The  ties  formed  by  fourteen  years  of  service  are  not 
lightly  broken.  But  we  shall  not  be  separated  in  faith  nor  affection.  In 
work  and  hope  we  shall  still  be  united.  Irs  your  welfare  as  individuals  and 
as  a  Church,  I  shall  ever  take  the  deepest  interest,  and  it  shall  be  my  con- 
stant endeavor  to  preserve  personally  and  officially  the  kindest  relations 
between  those  who  for  so  many  years  were  in  united  communion. 

With  all  kindly  feeling  and  with  earnest  prayer  that  God  will  guide  and 
bless  you,  I  am 

Your  sincere  friend  and  pastor, 

David  Magie." 

It  was  resolved  that  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  with  the  Elders,  be  held 
on  May  24th  to  consider  what  should  be  done  for  the  interests  of  the 
Church  under  the  present  circumstances. 

It  was  further  resolved  that  a  meeting  of  the  Church  and  Congregation 
be  called  on  Thursday  evening,  May  27th,  at  7.30,  in  the  Church,  to  con- 
sider the  resignation  of  the  Pastor  and  to  take  action  upon  it,  and  to  ap- 
point commissioners  to  represent  them  in  Presbytery. 

Adjourned  with  prayer, 

David  Magie,  Mod. 

Paterson,  June  4,  1886. 

The  Session  met  at  the  call  of  the  Moderator  and  was  opened  with  prayer 
by  him.  There  were  present  Rev.  David  Magie,  Mod.,  with  Elder  Pock- 
wood,  the  only  elder  remaining.  The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting 
were  read  and  approved. 

The  pastor  announced  that  he  had  sent  letters  of  invitation  to  the  elders 
elect  to  be  present  at  this  meeting  that  they  might  signify  their  acceptance 
of  the  office,  and  arrangements  might  be  made  for  their  ordination  and 
installation. 

The  pastor  reported  that  at  the  joint  meeting  of  the  Session  and 
Trustees,  called  by  order  of  the  Session,  and  held  at  the  parsonage  on  the 
evening  of  May  24,  there  were  present  Rev.  David  Magie  and  Elders 
Lockwood  and  Derrom  from  the  Session,  and  of  the  Trustees,  Henry  I. 
Clark,  James  Booth,  E.  G.  Edwards,  and  William  Nelson.  After  a  full 
discussion  of  the  circumstances  in  which  the  Church  was  placed,  it  was 
thought  best  to  proceed  to  the  election  of  additional  elders,  and  to  submit 
to  the  Church  the  question  of  a  change  in  the  term  of  service  in  the  office 
of  the  Eldership,  the  Session  and  Trustees  advising  the  Church  to 
adopt  the  system  of  rotary  service.      This  report  was  accepted. 

Elder  Pockwood  reported  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Church  and 
Congregation,  called  by  the  pastor  from  the  pulpit  by  direction 
of  the  Session,  and  held  in  the  Church  on  the  evening  of  May  27, 
Elder  Derrom  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and  Henry  I.  Clark  was  elected 


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President  and  William  Nelson  Secretary.     There  was  a  good   attendance. 
The  following  communication  was  received  from  the  pastor: 

To  the  Congregation  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church. 

My  dear  People. 

It  is  known  to  you  all  that  a  call  has  been  extended  to 
me  to  become  the  pastor  of  those  who  have  undertaken  the  labor  of  form- 
ing a  new  Church  in  this  City,  most  of  whom  have  gone  out  from  you.  I 
have  already  made  known  to  the  Session  my  conviction  of  duty  in  this  mat- 
ter, and  have  been  directed  by  them  to  call  this  meeting  that  the  resigna- 
tion of  my  pastoral  office  may  be  laid  before  you,  and  that  you  may  take 
action  upon  it.  At  the  request  of  the  Session,  the  Trustees  of  the 
Church  have  met  with  them  to  consider  what  should  be  done  under  these 
circumstances,  and  certain  matters  will  be  laid  before  you,  for  your  consid- 
eration, as  the  result  of  their  joint  meeting. 

With  a  grateful  and  loving  heart  for  your  unwearied  kindness  during 
the  past  years,  I  offer  to  you  my  resignation  as  your  pastor,  and  ask  you 
to  join  with  me  in  seeking  from  Presbytery  a  dissolution  of  the  tie  which 
now  binds  us  together  as  pastor  and  people. 

It  has  pleased  God  to  let  me  labor  among  you  with  great  comfort  and 
joy  for  more  than  fourteen  years.  During  all  these  years  I  have  proved 
your  love,  and  on  my  part,  and  I  have  reason  to  believe  on  your  part  also, 
the  ties  that  have  bound  us  together  have  grown  in  strength  and  tender- 
ness.     I  can  never  cease  to  thank  God  for  these  happy  relations. 

Whatever  may  be  to  us  the  pain  of  the  present  hour,  I  am  convinced  that 
at  no  distant  day  we  shall  thank  God  for  what  we  have  been  permitted  to 
do  for  his  cause.  This  Church  has  been  a  blessing  in  this  community. 
You  have  built  Westminister  Church,  and  have  given  thirty-six  of  your 
members  to  form  its  membership.  And  now  again  a  colony  has  gone  forth 
from  you  to  build  another  Church  in  this  City.  This  is  indeed  to  do  the 
work  of  God.  It  is  the  consummation  of  the  hopes  and  prayers  and  labors 
of  those  who  have  gone  to  their  reward.  Probably  never  again  in  the  his- 
tory of  this  new  Church  will  it  need  the  care  it  does  now. 

Most  earnestly  have  I  sought  to  know  my  duty  in  this  matter.  I  would 
not  hide  from  you  the  grief  I  feel  in  severing  these  ties.  Ponds  of  ex- 
perience in  Christian  communion,  in  joy  and  sorrow,  are  not  lightly 
broken.  But  the  path  of  duty  seems  clear  to  my  mind,  and  I  would  ask 
vou  to  grant  your  assent  to  my  following  it.  Gladly  would  I  take  each  one 
of  you  by  the  hand  to-night  and  speak  the  words  of  affection  I  feel. 

Your  work  opens  before  you  hopefully.  In  a  short  time  the  places  made 
vacant  will  be  filled,  and  in  answer  to  your  prayers  God  will  send  you  a 
pastor  wi.h  his  blessing.  In  these  prayers  mine  shall  be  joined.  Your 
prosperity  I  do  most  truly  desire.  Accept  the  kindest  assurance  of  my 
heartfelt  regard.  And  may  I  not  feel  in  undertaking  this  new  work  for 
God,  in  the  success  of  which  you  must  always  feel  an  interest,  that  your 
prayers  shall  help  me  ?  My  whole  heart  goes  out  in  the  desire  that  God 
may  bless  you. 

I  remain  with  sincere  affection 

Your  friend  and  pastor 

David  Magie." 

Paterson,  May  27,  1886. 

After  reading  the  above  communication,  the  following  was  then    offered 


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by  Mr.  William  G.  Fenner  : 

Whereas  our  pastor  has  tendered  his  resignation  to  take  effect  July  1st, 
while  we  deeply  deplore  the  necessity  of  giving  up  one  who  has  been  so 
useful  in  his  ministerial  and  social  relations  with  this  Congregation, 
find  fully  appreciate  the  great  loss  which  this  Church  will  sustain  in  the 
severance  of  these  relations  which  have  so  long  and  pleasantly  existed. 

Resolved  that  we  appreciate  the  motive  which  has  actuated  him  in  ask- 
ing to  be  released  from  this  Church,  and  because  of  the  great  regard  and 
love  which  we  bear  toward  him  who  has  so  long  and  faithfully  ministered 
to  us,  we  feel  reluctant  to  interpose  any  obstacle  to  the  fulfilling  of  the 
wish  that  he  has  expressed  in  this  matter,  much  as  we  regret  such  a  step, 
and  it  is  therefore  declared  to  be  the  sense  of  this  congregation  that  the 
Presbytery  of  Jersey  City  be  requested  to  dissolve  the  pastoral  relation  now  ' 
existing  between  this  Society,  and  the  Rev.  David  Magie,  D.  D.,  if  he 
shall  ask  the  Presbytery  so  to  do,  at  the  next  meeting  of  that  body,  said 
dissolution  to  take  effect  the  first  day  of  July  next. 

Resolved  that  we  tender  to  our  pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Magie,  the  love  and 
affection  of  the  Church  and  the  Society. 

Resolved  that  a  Committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  draft  suitable  resolu- 
tions expressing  more  fully  our  warm  regard  for  our  pastor,  and  that  in 
case  his  connection  with  this  Church  shall  be  severed,  such  resolutions  be 
then  handed  to  him. 

Messrs.  W.  G.  Fenner,  William  Nelson,  S.  Tasney,  John  II.  Goetschius 
and  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy,  were  appointed  the  Committee  on  resolutions.* 

James  D.  Lockwood,  Henry  I.  Clark  and  William  G.  Fenner,  were  ap- 
pointed commissioners  to  Presbytery  to  represent  the  action  of  the 
meeting. 

At  this  meeting  the  action  of  the  joint  meeting  of  the  Session  and  Trus- 
tees as  above  reported  was  announced,  and  the  pastor  was  asked  to  call  a 
meeting  of  the  Church  for  the  above  purposes. 

The  above  report  was  accepted  and  made  a  part  of  the  records  of  the 
Church  by  inserting  it  on  the  minutes. 

The  pastor  then  reported  that  by  the  direction  of  the  Session  he  had 
called  a  meeting  from  the  pulpit  to  be  held  on  May  30,  in  connection  with 
the  regular  weekly  service,  for  the  election  of  Elders,  and  to  take  action 
upon  the  recommendation  to  adopt  the  rotary  system  of  eldership.  That 
on  that  evening  a  meeting  was  held  with  a  good  attendance.  It  was  de- 
cided by  vote  to  proceed  to  the  election  of  elders.  After  discussion  the 
rotary  system  was  adopted  by  a  unanimous  vote.  It  was  adopted  that 
those  who  were  now  elected  should  serve  for  the  term  of  three  years,  and 
that  the  Session  should  consist  of  six  members.  Mr.  Lockwood,  the  pres- 
ent incumbent,  was  thereupon  by  unanimous  vote  declared  to  be  an  elder 
for  life,  he  having  been  elected  originally    for   a    life   term,-  and    it    being 


*See  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  pp.  225-6  ante. 


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thought  right  that  his  term   should    be    exceptional.      The    following    were 
then  elected  by  the  Church  without  dissent. 
Henry  I.  Clark 
Edmund  G.  Edwards  and 

William  Moore  to  be  elders  of  this  Church  for  the  term  of  three 
years.  This  report  was  accepted  and  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  minutes 
for  record. 

The  pastor  further  reported  that  he  had  called  a  meeting  of  the  Session 
on  June  2,  when  only  Mr.  Lockwood  was  present.  He  then  read  a  com- 
munication from  Elder  Derrom  asking  his  letter  of  dismission  to  the 
Church  of  the  Redeemer.  Elder  Lockwood  desired  to  defer  action  upon 
the  matter  until  he  might  converse  with  Elder  Derrom.  It  was  however 
agreed  that  if  Elder  Derrom  in  the  meantime  persist  in  his  demand,  the 
letter  should  be  granted;  the  pastor  now  announced  that  Elder  Derrom  had 
subsequently  demanded  his  letter  and  he  had  granted  Andrew  Derrom  a 
letter  of  dismission  to  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer.  The  above  action  was 
approved. 

Henry  I.  Clark  attended  the  meeting  and  desired  a  delay  of  action  with 
regard  to  his  installation,  that  he  might  further  consider  his  duty  in  the 
matter. 

Letters  were  read  from  E.  G.  Edwards  and  William  Moore  declining  the 
office  of  Elder,  to  which  they  had  been  elected. 

June  11,  1886. 

It  was  resolved  that  the  Elders  of  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer  be  in- 
vited to  assist  in  the  distribution  of  the  elements  at  the  Lord's 
Supper  on  the  Sabbath,  as  it  was  understood  that  no  service  was  to  be  held 
in  that  Church  on  that  day,  and  the  Church  had  bten  invited  to  attend  the 
communion  service  and  unite  once  more  with  the  old  Church  in  the  cele- 
bration of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

Paterson,  February  /6,  iSS,. — The  Session  met  in  the  Church  parlor 
after  Prayer  Meeting.  Present  Rev.  Frank  E.  Miller,  Mod.,  with  Elders 
Lockwood  and  Clark.  Letter  was  received  from  IT.  Kendall.  D.  D.,  sec- 
retary of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions,  asking  for  collection.  On  motion 
it  was  unanimously  resolved  that  the  time  for  Sunday  evening  service  be 
changed  to  7.30  P.  M. 

Resolved  that  the  Pastor  be  authorized  to  take  steps  for  the  organization 
of  a  Young  People's  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  in  our  church  as  soon 
as  in  his  judgment  he  shall  deem  it  advisable. 

March  g,  jSS"/. — On  motion  it  was  unanimously  Resolved  that  the  en- 
velope plan  be  adopted  for  benevolent  contributions,  and  Mr.  Clark  pro- 
cure the  envelopes  for  the  same. 


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April  6,  1887. — On  motion  the  Pastor  was  directed  to  call  a  congrega- 
tional meeting  for  the  election  of  two  additional  elders. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  Session  nominate  four  persons  for  the 
office. 

The  following  persons  were  then  unanimously  nominated  by  ballot,  viz. 
Edmund  G.  Edwards,  Wm.  Moore,  S.  V.  S.  Muzzy,  Wm.  Nelson.  The 
Moderator  was  directed  to  announce  these  nominations  in  the  congrega- 
tional meeting.  » 

June S,  1SS7. — On  motion,  Wm.  Nelson  was  elected  Clerk  of  Session. 

On  motion.  Elders  Muzzy,  Clark  and  Nelson  were  appointed  acommittee 
to  prepare  and  report  to  the  Session  in  September  a  plan  for  the  proper 
celebration  in  August,  1888,  of  the  seventy-fifth  anniversary  of  the  organi- 
zation of  this  Church. 

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June  10,  iSSy. — On  motion,  the  Pastor  was  authorized  to  organize  a 
Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Society,  when  in  his  judgment  it  shall  seem 
best. 

The  following  minutes  were  [on  motion  of  Mr.  Miller]  ordered  put  on 
record: 

Rev.  Frank  E.  Miller  was  installed  Pastor  of  this  Church  on  Tuesday 
evening,  May  3,  1887.  Rev.  J.  B.  Kugler,  Moderator  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Jersey  City,  presided,  proposed  the  constitutional  questions,  constituted 
the  relation  and  gave  the  charge  to  the  people.  Rev.  A.  E.  Kittredge,  D. 
D.,  of  the  Madison  avenue  Reformed  Church,  New  York  City,  preached  the 
sermon.  Rev.  Charles  D.  Shaw,  D.  D.,  of  the  Second  Presbyterian 
Church,  Paterson,  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  A  large  audience  was 
present,  and  the  services  were  interesting  and  impressive. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Congregation,  duly  called,  and  held  Wednesday 
evening,  May  4th,  Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy  and  Wm.  Nelson  were  elected  by 
ballot  to  the  office  of  Ruling  Elder  in  this  Church.  The  brethren  having 
signified  their  acceptance  of  the  office,  were  duly  ordained  and  installed  in 
connection  with  the  Sabbath  morning  service,  May  loth,  and  took  their 
seats  as  members  of  Session,  June  8th. 

Oct.  j,  iSSj. — The  Woman's  Missionary  Society  of  this  Church  pre- 
sented an  application,  requesting  that  one  prayer  meeting  in  the  month  be 
devoted  to  the  subject  of  Missions,  arid  that  a  collection  be  taken  up  at 
that  meeting  for  the  society.  It  was  decided  to  try  the  plan  first  of  hold- 
ing such  Mission  prayer  meeting  on  the  first  Wednesday  after  Communion, 
and  if  it  should  thereafter  seem  feasible,  to  hold  such  meetings  more 
frequently.  The  request  for  a  collection  for  the  Society  at  all  such 
meetings  was  agreed  to. 

Elder  Nelson  having  suggested  the  desirability  of  having  a  circular  pre- 


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pared  for  distribution  in  the  Church,  giving  a  comprehensive  summary  of 
the  system  of  beneficence  carried  on  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  large, 
with  a  view  to  spreading  a  knowledge  of  the  system,  and  increasing  the 
interest  in  the  matter  of  Systematic  Beneficence.  On  motion  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  prepare  such  circular. 

October  26,  iSSj. — The  Committee  on  Systematic  Beneficence  presented 
a  report,  recommending  a  scheme  conforming  to  the  General  Assembly's 
endorsement  of  Weekly  Worship  Offerings.    Report  received  and  laid  over. 

The  subject  of  the  Communion  wine  being  brought  up,  Elder  Nelson 
stated  that  he  had  made  inquiries  on  the  subject,  and  had  heard  the  "grape 
juice"  prepared  by  Alexander  W.  Pearson,  of  Vineland,  most  highly  com- 
mended. On  motion  of  Elder  Clark  it  was  ordered  that  one  dozen  bottles 
of  said  wine,  or  "grape  juice,"  be  bought  from  Mr.  Pearson. 

The  Pastor  stated  that  he  had  been  requested  to  have  the  children  of  the 
Sunday  School  organize  into  a  Mission  Band.  On  motion  of  Elder  Muzzy 
the  pastor  was  authorized  to  organize  such  a  Band. 

A  meeting  of  the  Congregation  was  held  in  the  Lecture  Room  after 
prayer  meeting,  on  Wednesday,  November  16,  1887.  pursuant  to  notice 
from  the  pulpit,  at  the  request  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  to  take  steps  to 
remove  the  debt  on  the  Lecture  Room — $1,848. 

Mr.  Wm.  G.  Fenner  was  chosen  chairman,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Nelson,  secre- 
tary. 

It  was  resolved  to  request  the  ladies  to  take  charge  of  the  matter,  and 
the  following  volunteered:  Mrs.  John  V.  Bentley,  Miss  Ackerman,  Mrs. 
Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy,  Mrs.  Henry  Muzzy,  Miss  Kate  Wilson,  Miss  Jennie 
Townsend,  Mrs.  Henry  I.  Clark.  The  Committee  were  empowered  to  add 
to  their  number. 

February  15,  1888. — The  Session  met  in  the  Church  parlor,  the  meeting 
having  been  called  at  the  request  of  all  the  Elders,  for  the  purpose  of  act- 
ing on  the  request  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Cheyne  to  be  dismissed  to  the 
Church  of  the  Redeemer.  Present — the  Moderator  and  Elders  Muzzy  and 
Nelson.  Opened  with  prayer.  The  Moderator  presented  in  writing  a 
protest  against  granting  the  letters  before  March  7,  when,  he  had  inform- 
ed Mr.  Cheyne,  the  Session  would  meet.*  On  motion, action  was  deferred 
until  a  full  Session  should  attend,  and  the  Moderator  was  requested  to  call 
another  special  meeting  for  the  purpose. 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cheyne  desired  to  have  their  letters  in  order  to  join  the  Church  of 
the  Redeemer,  where  members  were  to  be  received  and  the  communion  administered 
some  days  prior  to  March  7  ;  hence  their  wish  for  prompt  action  on  theirapplication,  and 
the  desire  of  the  Session  to  accommodate  them.  Their  letters  were  granted  at  the  next 
meeting  of  Session,  against  the  Moderator's  protest. 

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February  2Q,  18S8.  —  On  motion   it    was    decided  that 
The  quarterly  collections  on  the  Wednesday  evening  alter  each  Commun- 
on  should  be  divided  between  the  two  Missionary  Societies. 

The  collection  on  Easter  Sunday  evening  should  be  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Sunday  School. 

On  motion,  the  rule  requiring  applications  for  letters  of  dismission  to 
come  before  Session,  was  rescinded,  and  the  Moderator  was  authorized  to 
grant  such  letters,  reporting  the  facts  at  the  next  meeting  of  Session. 

May  2,  1833. —  Pursuant  to  due  notice  a  congregational  meeting  was 
held  this  evening  in  the  Lecture  Room,  after  prayer  meeting,  at  which  the 
pastor,  the  Rev.  F.  E.  Miller,  acted  as  Moderator,  and  Wlliam  Nelson 
was  elected  secretary. 

Nominations  having  been  called  for  and  a  ballot  taken,  William  Moore 
was  elected  Elder  for  the  term  of  three  years. 

On  motion,  Elders  Muzzy  and  Nelson  consenting,  their  terms  in  the 
Eldership  were  fixed  at  three  years  instead  of  six,  in  order  that  two  elders 
might  be  elected  annually  for  the  term  of  three  years. 

June  6,  1888.  —  The  Session    met    in    the    Church    parlor.      Mr.  William 
Moore  having  been  elected    to   the  Eldership    May  2,   1888,  and  ordained 
and  installed  May  27,  took  his  seat  with  the  Session  for  the  first  :ime. 
Annual  Report  to  Presbytery. 
April  1,  1887,  to  April  1,  1888. 
Elders  4 

Deacons  0 

(  Added  on  examination  20 

Communicants-         "       "   certificate  19 

(  Total  of  Communicants  274 

■n     ,.•         (  Adults  8 

.Baptisms  ■<  T   , ■ 

^  (  Infants  11 

Sabbath  School  Membership  834 

Home  Missions  $  120 

Foreign  Missions  $  146 

Education  5 

Sabbath  School  Work  (Publication)  12 

Church  Erection  14 

Relief  Fund  48 

Freedmen  8 

Sustentation  14 

Aid  for  Colleges  6 

General  Assembly  :  5 

Congregational  $  5,606 

Miscellaneous  64 


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Sept.  5,  1888. — The  Moderator  and  Elder  Moore  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  confer  with  Mr.  William  Barbour  relative  to  establishing  a 
Sunday  School  at  Ilaledon  and  to  report  at  a  subsequent  meeting  of  Ses- 
sion. 

December  7,  1888. — The  Moderator  reported  that  Mr.  William  Barbour 
had  removed  from  Ilaledon  to  Paterson,  and  hence  an  end  had  been  put  to 
the  project  of  establishing  a  Presbyterian  School  at  Haledon. 

April  10,  1889. 
The  Moderator   presented    the    following    summary   of  the  work  of  the 
church  for  the  year: 


Elders 

5 

Deacons 

0 

Added  on  examination 

19 

"  certificate 

14 

Total  of  Communicants 

276 

Baptisms — Adults 

3 

Infants 

10 

Sabbath  School  Membership 

372 

Contributions: 

Home  Missions 

$  256 

Foreign       " 

167 

Education 

15 

Publication  (Sabbath  School 

work) 

15 

Church  Erection 

150 

Relief  Fund 

155 

Freedmen 

15 

Sustentation 

15 

Aid  for  Colleges 

15 

General  Assembly 

44.71 

Congregational 

6,318* 

Miscellaneous 

109 

Total  $7,269.71 

May  1,  1839. — Pursuant  to  due  notice  from  the  pulpit,  a  meeting  of  the 
communicants  was  held  this  evening,  in  the  Church  parlor,  after  prayer 
meeting,  the  pastor  presiding,  and  William  Nelson  secretary. 

Elder  Clark  was  nominated  by  the  Session  for  re-election,  and  was 
unanimously  chosen  for  the  term  of  three  years. 

September  6,  1889. — The  Moderator  reported  having,  with  Elder    Nel 
♦Including  rronsys  borrowed  to  meet  deficiency  in  current  receipts. 


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son,  made  an  exhaustive  survey  of  sites  available  for  the  establishment  cf 
Presbyterian  Churches.  Sites  could  be  had  on  Broadway  near  Thirtieth 
street— lots  from  $1,000  to  $1,500. 

On  Totowa — lots  from  $150  to  $600,  near  the  Old    Ladies'    Home. 

On  Albion  Place — from  $100  to  $150  per  lot.  Report  received  and  com- 
mittee continued. 

February  5,  1890. 

The  Committee  on  Albion  Place  Mission  presented  a  written  report,  as 
follows: 

Mr.  H.  C.  Camp  will  donate  one  lot  and  will  sell  other  lots  at  $100 
each. 

Mr.  John  M.  Gould  will  donate  one  lot  next  to  Mr.  Camp's,  leaving  us 
to  buy  all  that  we  need  of  Mr.  Camp;  or  he  will  give  $150  cash  if  Mr.  W. 
G.  Fenner  and  Mr.  C.  Lambert  will  do  the  same,  and  we  may  buy  any- 
where in  Albion  Place;  or  he  will  donate  one  lot  along  the  Notch  Road, 
and  sell  three  lots  adjoining,  and  two  in  the  rear,  for  current  prices, 
making  a  plot  100  x  150  ft  for  $1,000. 

Your  Committee  has  conferred  with  Mr.  W.  G.  Fenner,  Mr.  Samuel 
Murray  and  Mr.  Samuel  Phillips.  Mr.  Fenner  was  at  first  inclined  to  look 
favorably  at  the  project,  but  in  a  recent  interview  he  has  expressed  him- 
self of  the  opinion  that  the  movement  is  premature.  Mr.  Murray  thinks 
that  an  effort  ought  to  be  made  to  secure  ground,  even  if  nothing  is  done 
with  it  for  some  months,  and  of  the  various  offers  he  considers  that  of  the 
plot  on  the  Notch  Road  ns  the  most  advantageous  to  the  enterprise,  and  he 
thinks  that  if  a  year's  time  was  allowed,  the  people  at  Albion  Place 
would  be  able  to  raise  $500  of  the  purchase  money.  Mr.  Phillips  agrees 
with  Mr.  Murray,  but  estimates  that  in  the  course  of  a  year  the  people  at 
Albion  Place  might  raise  $800  of  the  purchase  money.  In  view  of  these 
facts  your  Committee  respectfully  recommends  that  an  immediate  pur- 
chase be  made  of  Mr.  Gould,  of  a  plot  of  gound  100  feet  front  on  the 
Notch  Road  by  150  feet  on  Silleck  street. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

F.  E.  Miller 
Win,  Nelson, 

Committee 

Paterson,  N.  J.  Feb  5,  1890 

Report  received. 

March  7.  i8go. — The  Session  resolved  to  nominate  Elders  Muzzy  and 
Nelson  for  re-election  to  the  Eldership  at  the  approaching  Congregational 
meeting  for  the  election  of  Elders. 

The  Moderator  and  the  Clerk  were  appointed  a  Committee  on  the  Di- 
rectory for  the  ensuing  year,  and  were  authorized  to  print  500  copies. 

The  Young  People's  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  were  granted  the 
use  of  the  Church  at  its  approaching  anniversary,  and  the  use  of  the 
Church  was  also  granted  to  the  Local  Union  of  Christian  Endeavor 
Societies  for  its  annual  meeting  on  the  first  Thursday  evening  of  May. 


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March  26,  iSgo. — The  Moderator  announced  that  upon  invitation  of 
himself  and  Session's  Commissioner,  Elder  Nelson,  the  Presbytery  of 
Jersey  City  would  meet  in  this  Church  on  the  third  Tuesday  in  April,  at 
10  o'clock  A.  M. 

On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  we  give  Presbytery  a  cordial  welcome, 
and  Elders  Muzzy,  Clark  and  Nelson  were  appointed  a  Committee  of  Ar- 
rangements for  the  entertainment  of  Presbytery. 

April  16,  iSgo. — On  motion,  the  annual  Congregational  meeting  for  the 
election  of  Elders  was  changed  from  the  first  Wednesday  evening  in  May 
to  the  last  Wednesday  evening  in  April.* 

The  Moderator  presented  the  annual  report  to  Presbytery,  which  wts 
accepted  and  ordered  to  be  entered  upon  the  minutes,  said  report  being  as 
follows: 

Elders  5 

Deacons  0 

Added  on  examination  11 

"        "  certificate  31 

Total  Communicants  295 

Baptisms — Adults  3 

"  Infants  14 

Sabbath  School  membership  359 

Funds  contributed — Home  Missions  $181. 

Foreign       "  219. 

Education  15. 

Sabbath  School  15. 

Church  Erection  50. 

Relief  Fund  47. 

Freedmen  70. 

Sustentation  and  Synodical  Aid  83. 

Aid  for  Colleges  15. 

General  Assembly  35.62 

Congregational  6,287.f 

Miscellaneous  25. 

'  April  30, 1890.  Pursuant  to  due  notice,  a  congregational  meeting  was 
held  this  evening  in  the  Lecture  Room,  after  Prayer  meeting,  at  which 
the  Pastor,  the  Rev.  F.  E.  Miller,  acted  as  Moderator,  and  Mr.  James 
Tasney  was  elected  secretary.     The  Session  nominated  Elders  Samuel   V. 

*This  change  was  made  by  a  unanimous  vote,  at  the  request  of  the  Moderator,  who 
wished  to  attend  the  annual  dinner  of  a  military  society,  which  was  appointed  for  the 
first  Wednesday  evening  in  May. 

tlncluding  money  borrowed  to  meet  deficiency  in  the  current  income. 


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S.  Muzzy  and  William  Nelson  for  re-election,   and,   there  being    no   other 
nominations,  a  ballot  was  taken  and  they  were  unanimously  elected. 

September  10,  iSgo. — Elder  Muzzy,  cf  the  committee  on  proposed 
Totowa  Sunday  School,  reported  that  Rev.  J.  15.  Gallaway,  of  the  Third 
Church,  had  taken  possession  of  the  field,  and  started  a  Mission,  and  that 
therefore  the  way  was  not  clear  for  any  enterprise  there  on  the  part  of  this 
Church.      Report  received  and  committee  discharged. 

At  the  request  of  the  Moderator,  the  use  of  the  church  was  granted  to 
the  Paterson  Evangelical  Alliance  for  a  temperance  meeting  in  October  or 
November,  at  the  pleasure  of  the  alliance. 

December  10,  iSgo. — On  motion  of  Elder  Nelson,  the  pastor  was 
authorized  and  requested,  on  behalf  of  the  Session,  to  co-operate  with  the 
other  Presbyterian  Churches  of  the  City,  with  a  view  to  the  closer  union 
of  the  churches  in  the  matter  of  church  work. 

March  4,  iSgi. — The  Moderator  was  authorized  to  have  printed  5G0 
copies  of  the  Church  Directory. 

It  was  unanimously  agreed  to  nominate  Elder  Moore  for  re-election  at 
the  next  congregational  meeting. 


Annual  Report  to  Presbytery,  to  Apri 

1,  1891. 

Elders 

5 

Deacons 

0 

Added  on  Profession 

18 

"       "  Certificate 

19 

Total  Number  of  Communicants 

314 

Baptisms — Adults 

7 

Baptisms — Infants 

11 

Sunday  School  Membership 

385 

Money  raised  : 

Home  Missions 

$308. 

Foreign  Missions 

260. 

Education 

20. 

Sunday  School — Missions 

46. 

Church  Erection 

35. 

Relief  Fund 

20. 

Freedmen 

70. 

Sustentation 

15. 

Aid  for  Colleges 

15. 

General  Assembly 

42.02 

Congregational 

5,721..-);; 

Miscellaneous 

231. 

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April  29,  1891. — A  meeting  of  the  communicants  was  held  this  evening 
in  the  Lecture  Room,  after  prayer  meeting.  On  motion  of  Elder 
Clark,  Elder  William  Moore  was  unanimously  re-elected,  for  the  term  of 
three  years.  Eider  Clark  moved  to  adjourn,  which  was  carried  on  a 
rising  vote,  89  to  36. 

June  10,  1891. — On  motion,  it  was  unanimously  voted  to  allow  the 
pastor  six  Sundays  in  July  and  August  for  his  vacation,  to  be  selected  by 
himself. 

Septemb?r  11,  1891. — The  Moderator  asked,  in  behalf  of  the  Evangel- 
ical Alliance^  for  the  privilege  of  holding  a  temperance  meeting  in  the 
Lecture  Room  sometime  during  the  winter.  On  motion,  leave  was 
granted. 

On  motion,  leave  was  given  to  the  proper  representatives  of  the  Lake 
View  Presbyterian  Association  and  of  the  Presbyterian  Sunday  School  at 
Albion  Place  to  canvass  this  congregation  for  subscriptions. 

The  Pastor  reported  that  a  Presbyterian  Sunday  School  had  been  or- 
ganized at  Albion  Place  last  Sunday  afternoon,  with  sixty-five  persons 
present. 

ATovsinbsr  II,  iSjr. —  The  Moderator  was  authorized  to  make  a  state- 
ment of  the  needs  of  the  Lake  View  Presbyterian  Association  from  the 
pulpit,  and  to  say  that  a  Committee  representing  that  church  would  can- 
vass the  Congregation  for  funds.  He  was  also  authorized  to  furnish  the 
committee  with  a  list  of  names  of  persons  to  be  called  upon,  and  with  a 
circular  letter  of  introduction  to  the  congregation. 

December  11,   1891. 

A  communication  was  received  from  the  teachers  in  our  Sunday  School, 
as  follows: 

"Resolved,  That  we  recommend  to  the  Session  of  the  Church  the 
adoption  of  the  plan  of  systematic  weekly  offerings  for  benevolent  and 
Sunday  School  work,  and  that  the  expenses  of  the  Sunday  School  be  de- 
frayed out  of  the  Church  treasury." 

Mr.  Nelson  offered  the  following: 

Whereas,  the  General  Assembly  of  our  Church  agreed  in  1881  "that  each 
church  should  have  a  plan  of  giving,  and  each  member  should  be  taught 
to  set  apart  regularly  a  certain  proportion  of  his  income  to  the  Lord  ;"  and 
whereas,  in  1886  the  General  Assembly  adopted  a  new  Chapter  in  the 
Directory  for  Worship,  to  wit:  "Chapter  VI.  Of  the  Worship  of  God  by 
Offerings,"  wherein  it  is  declared  to  be  "proper  and  very  desirable  that 
every  member  of  the  Congregation  may  be  trained  to  give  of  his  substance 
systematically,  and  as  the  Lord  hath  prospered  him,  to  promote  the  preach- 


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ing  of  the  Gospel  in  all  the  world  and  to    every   creature,  according  to  the 

command    of  the    Lord   Jesus   Christ;    that   an   opportunity   be  given  for 

offerings  by    the    Congregation     in     this    behalf    every    Lord's  day;"  and 

whereas,  the  plan  of  systematic    weekly  offerings  has  been  very  successful 

wherever  tried,  resulting  almost  invariably    in    a  very  much  larger  number 

of  members  of  the  Congregation   giving,    and    in    a  very  much  larger  sum 

being  contributed — 

Resolvedy  That  it  be  referred  to  a  committee  of  three  members  of  the 
Session,  of  whom  the  Pastor  shall  be  one,  to  consider  the  expediency  of 
adopting  the  system  of  weekly  offerings,  and  report  on  the  whole  subject 
at  a  subsequent  meeting  of  the  Session. 

The  resolution  was  adopted,  and  Elders  Nelson  and  Clark  were  appoint- 
ed such  Committee,  with  the.  Pastor. 

Mr.  Muzzy  moved  that  the  Trustees  be  requested  to  relinquish  the  col- 
lection taken  up  on  the  first  Sunday  in  the  month,  in  the  morning,  in 
order  that  it  be  appropriated  to  the  Benevolent  Funds  of  the  Boards  of  the 
Church.     Agreed  to,  unanimously. 

Mr.  Clark  moved  that  the  Pastor  be  requested  to  present  on  the  first 
Sunday  of  each  month,  the  aims  and  needs  of  the  respective  Boards  of  the 
Church.     Agreed  to,  unanimously. 

April  13,  1892. 

The  Committee  on  Systematic  Beneficence  submitted  the  following: 
The  Committee  on   Systematic   Beneficence  would  report: 
Your  Committee  would    recommend    the    introduction    of  the  system  of 
weekly  offerings,  as  recommended  by  the  General  Assembly,  for  the  spread 
of  the  Ciospel  throughout  the  world. 

Of  the  various  plans  it  is  recommended  that  the  system  be  adopted 
which  calls  upon  every  member  of  the  Church  to  pledge  himself  or  herself 
to  a  stated  weekly  offering,  to  be  put  in  an  envelope  each  Sunday,  and  drop- 
ped into  the  contribution  box.  A  record  should  be  kept  of  these  pledges, 
and  an  account  opened  with  each  person  so  contributing.  This  system 
must  be  purely  voluntary.  No  member  of  the  Church  should  feel  under 
compulsion  to  pledge  a  certain  sum,  nor  to  give  a  certain  sum,  except  so 
far  as  urged  by  conscience.  It  is  recognized  that  many  now  give  as  liber- 
ally as  their  means  will  allow,  who  do  not  use  the  envelopes  hitherto  in 
use.  Many  will  prefer  to  give  in  this  way  heieafter.  They  must  be  at 
liberty  to  do  so.  Still,  it  seems  to  be  generally  admitted  that  the  system 
of  pledging,  and  placing  the  sum  pledged  weekly  in  an  envelope,  bearing 
the  number  of  the  giver,  is  the  preferable  plan,  yielding  the  best  results. 
A  series  of  cards,  envelopes,  etc.,  is  submitted  herewith,  with  the  recom- 
mendation that  they  be  adopted. 

"Respectfully  submitted, 
"April  13,  1892. 

(  F.  E.  Miller,    Chairman. 
Signed-!  Wm.  Nelson, 
f  H.  I.  Clark." 


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The  Committee  also  submitted  the  draft  of  a  circular  to  be  sent  to  every 
member  of  the  Congregation. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  was  received  and  adopted,  and  the  draft  of 
circular  was  also  adopted,  and  the  Committee  on  Systematic  Beneficence 
was  directed  to  sign  the  same,  and  to  inaugurate  the  new  sjstem  as  soon  as 
practicable. 

CIRCULAR. 

Dear  Friend: — The  General  Assembly  of  our  Church  in  1886  adopted  a 
new  chapter  in  the  Directory  of  Worship,  wherein  it  is  declared:  "In 
order  that  every  member  of  the  Congregation  may  be  trained  to  give  of  his 
substance  systematically,  and  as  the  Lord  hath  prospered  him,  to  promote 
the  preaching  of  the  Gospel  in  all  the  world  and  to  every  creature,  accord- 
ing to  the  command  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  it  is  proper  and  very  desir- 
able that  an  opportunity  be  given  for  offerings  by  the  Congregation  in  this 
behalf  every  Lord's  Day."  This  is  a  duty  that  comes  home  to  every  one. 
All  that  you  have  is  the  Lord's.  He  does  not  ask  you  to  give  it  all  to  Him. 
But  can  you  not  set  apart  a  stated  portion  of  your  probable  income,  for  his 
service  ?  It  is  desirable  that  every  member  of  the  Congregation  shall  give 
a  stated  portion  of  his  or  her  income,  weekly,  to  the  Lord.  In  his  way 
every  member  is  trained  to  giving  systematically.  Moreover,  we  want  you 
to  study  for  yourself  the  various  Boards  of  the  Church,  their  work  and  their 
needs  and  to  give  to  each  according  to  your  interest  therein.  The  experi- 
ence of  other  churches  has  shown  that  great  results  are  gained  by  small 
offerings.     Our  Lord  Jesus  did  not  despise  the  widow's  mite. 

Our  church  has  314  members.  Last  year  we  raised  about  $1,450  for 
Gospel  work.  This  was  less  than  ten  cents  per  week  for  every  member. 
Did  you  give  all  you  could  afford  to  give  ?  If  every  member  were  to  in- 
crease his  or  her  contribution  during  the  coming  year  by  only  two  cents  a 
week,  that  would  increase  the  total  by  $300. 

The  Session  has  decided  to  follow  out  the  direction  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly, and  to  introduce  the  system  ot  weekly  offerings.  It  is  earnestly  hoped 
that  you  will  respond  to  this  call.  If  you  do,  please  indicate  on  the  en- 
closed card  the  sum  that  you  feel  able  and  willing  to  pledge  yourself  to 
give  weekly  during  the  rest  of  this  year.  Sign  your  name  and  address, 
and  drop  the  card  in  the  contribution  box  next  Sunday.  You  will  then  be 
furnished  with  a  useful  and  ornamental  calendar,  containing  envelopes  and 
cards  for  the  rest  of  the  year,  in  which  you  may  enclose  your  weekly  offer- 
ings. An  account  will  be  kept  of  every  contributor.  The  smallest  child 
will  have  name  and  gift  recorded  here,  as  well  as  in  Heaven.  A  record 
will  be  kept  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Session,  and  no  one  else  will  have  any 
knowledge  of  the  sums  given.     Thus  none  need  feel  the    slightest  delicacy 

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about  giving  small    sums.     If   at   any    time   you    wish   to   withdraw    your 
pledge,  you  may  do  so  upon  notice  to  the  Treasurer. 

F.  E.  Miller,   ) 

Wm.  Nelson,    [■  Committee. 

H.  I.  Clark.     \ 


Annual  Report  to  Presbytery— April  1,  1891  to  April  1,  1892. 

Elders  5 

Deacons  0 

Added  on  examination  13 

"       "    certificate  18 

Total  of  communicants  317 

Baptisms — Infants  7 

Adults  0 

Sabbath  School  membership  395 

Home  Missions  $379. 

Foreign         "  348. 

Education  15. 

Sabbath  School  Work  10. 

Church  Erection  320. 

Relief  Fund  31. 

Freedmen  15 

Sustentation  or  Synodical  Aid  15 

Aid  for  Colleges  15 

General  Assembly  41  30 

Congregational  6,373. 

American  Bible  Society  27. 

Miscellaneous  992. 

%  7,887.30 

June  10,  1892.  —  On  motion,  the  Pastor  and  Elder  Nelson  were  appoint- 
ed a  committee  with  power,  to  procure  a  seal  for  the  Session,  and  to  agree 
upon  the  design  thereof. 

August  24.  1892. 

Elder  Nelson  offered  the  following  minute  and  moved  that  it  be  entered 
on  the  records  of  the  Session: 

"The  Session  desires  to  place  on  record  its  high  appreciation  of  the 
faithful  and  painstaking  discharge  of  his  duties  as  an  Elder  of  this  Church 
by  Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark,  for  a  period  of  six  years,  during  most  of  which 
time  he  acted    as    Treasurer   of    Session.     lie   was   zealous   in  every  good 


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work  that  in  his  judgment  was  calculated  to  promote  the  interests  of  the 
Church,  and  spared  neither  time,  ability  nor  money  to  that  end.  The  Ses- 
sion regrets  that  Mr.  Clark  has  felt  constrained  by  certain  circumstances  to 
decline  his  unanimous  re-election  to  the  office  he  filled  so  well.  The  Clerk 
is  directed  to  send  a  copy  of  this  minute  to  Mr.  Clark." 

The  Moderator  expressed  his  dissent  to  the  minute,  and  desired 
to  have  it  entered  on  the  minutes.  Also  his  protest.  He  sug- 
gested for  the  second  sentence,  "He  was  zealous  in  behalf  of  the 
Church."  This  amendment  was  not  agreed  to.  He  suggested  as  an 
amendment,  to  strike  out  the  words  "and  spared  neither"  and  to  substitute 
the  words  "and  gave,"  which  was  accepted  by  the  mover.  He  also  sug- 
gested and  insisted  that  the  words  "so  well"  be  stricken  out,  and  the  words 
"with  marked  fidelity"  be  substituted,  which  was  agreed  to:  Yeas-the 
Moderator  and  Elders  Lock  wood,  Moore  and  Arnold.  Nays-Elders  Muzzy 
and  Nelson.  After  two  or  three  other  verbal  alterations,  the  minute  was 
unanimously  adopted  as  follows: 

"The  Session  desires  to  place  on  record  its  high  appreciation  of  the 
faithful  and  painstaking  discharge  of  his  duties  as  an  Elder  of  this  Church 
by  Mr.  Henry  I.  Clark,  for  a  period  of  six  years,  during  most  of  which 
time  he  acted  as  Treasurer  of  Session.  He  was  always  zealous  in  every 
good  work  that  in  his  judgment  was  calculated  to  promote  the  interests  of 
the  Church,  and  gave  time,  ability  and  money  to  that  end.  The  Session 
regrets  that  Mr.  Clark  has  felt  constrained  by  certain  circumstances  to  de- 
cline his  unanimous  re-election  to  the  office  which  he  filled  with 
marked  fidelity.  The  Clerk  is  directed  to  send  a  copy  of  this  minute  to 
Mr.  Clark." 

September  7,  1S93 — The  Session  met  in  the  church  parlor.  Present 
— the  Moderator  and  Elders  Nelson  and  Arnold.  Opened  with  prayer  by 
the  Moderator. 

The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 

Elder  Nelson  offered  a  minute  relative  to  Elder  Lockwood,  which  was 
modified  at  the  suggestion  of  the  Moderator  and  adopted  as  follows: 

"It  is  with  deep  regret  that  Session  learns  that  it  is  the  intention  of 
Elder  James  D.  Lockwood,  for  nearly  forty  years  a  member  of  this  Ses- 
sion, to  discontinue  his  attendance  henceforth  on  the  services  of  this 
Church.  Mr.  Lockwood  has  attended  this  Church  during  all  his  long  life 
of  nearly  fourscore  years,  except  when  residing  for  some  years  elsewhere, 
and  Session  deeply  deplores  the  circumstances  which  have  made  it  impos- 
sible for  Elder  Lockwood  to  continue  attending  the  Church  to  which  he 
has  been  devoted  all  his  life.  Under  all  the  circumstances,  the  Session 
advises  that  Elder  Lockwood's  name  be  retained   on  the  roll  of  Elders  and 


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of  members  of  this  Church.  The  Clerk  is  directed  to  send  a  copy  of  this 
minute  to  Mr.  Lockwood." 

Tne  Moderator  stated  that  he  had  granted  letters  of  dismission  to 

Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy,  one  of  the  Elders  of  this  Church; 

Lucy  V.  Muzzy,  wife  of  Samuel  V.  S.  Muzzy; 

Henry  Muzzy,  and 

Hattie  S.  his  wife;  All  to  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer, 

Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Crane:  in  this  city. 

Mary  E.  Crane; 

Jane  Townsend. 

Elder  Nelson  stated  that  inasmuch  as  he  desired  to  withdraw  from  the 
Church  at  this  time,  as  Elder  Lockwood  declined  to  attend  the  Church  any 
longer,  and  it  was  doubtful  if  Elder  Moore  would  again  attend,  he  would 
offer,  for  himself  and  in  behalf  of  Elder  Muzzy,  to  assist  in  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  Lord's  Supper  on  the  coming  Sabbath,  if  they  should  be 
desired  by  the  remaining  members  of  the  Session — the  Moderator  and 
Elder  Arnold. 

Closed  with  prayer  by  Elder  Nelson. 


INDEX. 


Academy,  meeting  for  election   of   trus- 
tees held  in,  5. 
Ackerman,  Abram,  subscription  of,  315. 
David,  subscription  of,  315. 
J..  Miss— member    of    a  committee, 

244,  445;  subscription  of,  253. 
J.  A.,  Mrs.  subscription  of,  254. 
M.,  Miss,  soprano,  salary  of,  118. 
N.,  subscription  of,  276. 
P.  W.,  subscription  of,  314. 
Ackerman  &  Titus,  subscription  of,  316. 
Adams,  Mrs.    Thomas,  subscription   of, 
316,  317. 
Peter- 201,  202,  205;  chairman  church 
meeting,  72;  pew  owner,  154;  sub- 
scriptions of,  252,  308,   309,  316, 
319, 430. 
Robert,  subscription  of.  297.  320. 
Thomas,  subscription  of.  309,317. 
Advertisement  calling  meeting  to  organ- 
ize church,  218. 
Agnew,  John,  bill  of,  218. 
Aitchison,  William,  subscription  of,   320, 

322. 
Albion   Place    Mission — report    of    com- 
mittee on,  448;  Sunday  School  organ- 
ized at,  451. 
Aldermen,  Board  of— church  site  offered 
to  for  City    Hall,   261;    communica- 
tion from,  135;  petition   to,   211;   re- 
monstrance sent  to,  141. 
Alexander,  Mrs.  (Kate),  subscription  of, 

316. 
Allen,  Alpheus  S,  subscription  of,   320, 
321. 
D.  K.,  cemetery  lot  owned   by,  303; 

subscription  of,    308. 
Mrs.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Stephen — member   of    a   committee, 
105;   pew    owner,   154;   subscrip- 
tions, of  252,314,320,321;   trus- 
tee. 69.  70.  71,  72.   73,  74,  75,  88, 
89.  90,  92,93,  94,  96,  98,  100,  104, 
105. 
Allison,  James,  subscription  of,  253. 
Miss  (Mary),  subscription  of,  254. 
R.,  subscription  of,  254. 
William,  subscription  of,  322. 


Alyea,  D.  I.,  subscription  of,  276. 
American  Bible  Society — collection   for, 

397;  life  members  of,  494. 
Anderson,  Clementina,  received,  348. 
James,    received,     353;    subscription 

of,  317. 
Jane,  received,  351. 
Andrews,  C,  subscription  of,  315. 

J.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Andruss,  N.  P.,  salary  of,  208,  209,  234. 
Angus,  James,  70 — deed  from,    221,   243, 
247,   248;     donation  of,    251;   lot 
given   by,    for    Mission    School, 
139;  mortgage  held  by,   151,  243; 
resignation  of,  120;  subscriptions 
of,  317,  320,  321;  trustee,  119. 
William — cemetery     lot    owned    by, 
303;   subscription  of,  318. 
Annan,  D.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Annandale,  Miss,  subscription  of,  254. 
Anniversary,     seventy-fifth,    committee 

on  celebration  of,  444. 
Apollo  Hall.  198. 

Archdeacon,  Peter,  subscription  of,  316. 
Arnold,  William  A.,  Elder,  455,  456. 
Assembly's  Committee   on    Benevolence 
and  Finance,  collections  to   be  for- 
warded to,  417. 
Assembly's  Psalms  and  Hymns,    recom- 
mended by  Session,  349. 
Atherton,  Charles  E.— chorister,  108, 113, 
118,119,120,  121;   claim   of,  124, 
128;   communications  from,   111, 
112,  115,  122;  resignation  of,  117. 
John  G.,  127. 

W.  P.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Atkinson,  Miss,  subscription  of,  254. 
Atterbury,  Eleanor  C,  dismissed,  437. 
Josephine  K.,  dismissed,  437. 
Sydney  D. ,  dismissed,  437. 
Auchinvole,    David,   325 — Deacon,     326, 
dismissed,  328;  Elder,   326,  327,  328, 
subscription  of,  267;   trustee,   3,  269; 
270,271,275. 
Avery,    Rebecca,     received,      341;     dis- 
missed, 365. 
Axtell,  D.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
Ayres,  E,  I.,  subscription  of,  322. 


B ,  Mary — cited  to  appear  before 

Session,  382;  suspended,  383. 

B ,  Mrs.  Sally,  377,  378;   cited   to 

appear  before  Session,  378,  379;  sus- 
pended, 380. 
Bacon,  Samuel,  73. 

William,  subscription  of,  317. 
Bailey,  Benjamin,  subscription  of,  318. 
Bainbridge,   Mary   T.,    subscription   of, 

280.  308. 
Bakeman,    Margaret,    widow,     received, 

331,332 
Baker,  Emily  M.,  dismissed,  437. 
George  M.,  dismissed,  437. 
Job  F.,  subscription  of,  267. 
Baldwin,  S.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Bamber,  David — estate  of,  200;  subscrip- 
tion of,  322. 
Mrs.  David,  177,212. 
Mrs.  Mary,  subscription  of,  320. 

Banker,   H ,  236,  Subscription  of,  254. 

Bannister,  H  .,  subscription  of,  315. 
Barbour,   Mrs.    Robert — petition   signed 
by,  148;  subscription  of,  177,  430. 
Robert — communication     from.   266 
of   a   committee,    249,    254,  259 
264;    subscription    of,    252,   320 
trustee,      242,     247,     248.      250, 
251.254,255,  256,  259.  262,  264,265, 
Thomas,  subscription  of,  319. 
William,  committee   to   confer   with 
about  Mission  School,  447. 
Barkalow,  Daniel— 93, 96;  subscription  of, 
308,316. 
Esther  E  ,  dismissed,  436. 
Henrietta  S.,  dismissed,  436. 
John   S.— 189,   200,    212;   dismissed. 
436;  resolution  of,  406,  409;   sec- 
retary church  meeting,  110,  116; 
trustee,  109,   110,   112,    113,  114, 
120. 
Barnes,  A.  S..  bill  of,  245. 

Alfred  W.,  chairman   church    meet- 
ing, 250. 

Mrs. ,212. 

Mrs.  A.  W.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Sally  L  D,  421;  dismissed,  437. 
Sarah  K.,  dismissed,  437. 

Bate,  Mrs, ,208,209. 

W.  B.,  216. 
Beach,  Catharine,  widow,  received,  332. 
John,  329,  410,  413,  414,  416. 
Mary  (Mrs.  John),  received,  329. 
Beam,  John  R  ,  295,  298. 
Beam  &  Taylor,  subscription  of,  314. 
Beckwith,  Alexander  G.,  167. 

Charles  D . ,  212;  subscription  of,  253 
K    C  ,  subscription  of,  321 
Becroft,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  315. 
Beemer,  Amos,  subscription  of,  315. 
Beggs,  Eugene,  133, 

Hugh  -cemetery  lot  owned  by,   303; 
subscription  of,  280,  305,  306. 
Beh,  Frederick,  73. 

Bel) — committee  to  purchase,  84;  com- 
plaint about  ringing  of,  196;  fire 
alarm  attached  to,  135;  ringing  of, 
196,  197;  subscription  for,  85,  86,  321, 
322. 


Bell,  Anna  D.  (Mrs.  E.  '1'.)— dismissed, 
436;  subscription  of,  320. 
Edward  T, — 415,  426;  committee  on 
corner  stone  laying  at  Church  of 
the  Redeemer,  434;  communica- 
tion from,  417;  dismissed,  436; 
subscription  of,  253,  430. 
Benjamin,  Eliza,  dismissed,  391. 

John,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
J.  &  D.,50. 
Benson,  John— 46,  61,  63,   363;   cemetery 
lot  owned  by,  302;   deed   of     for 
pew,    311,    312;    dismissed,    394; 
Elder,  351,  352,  353,  354,  355,  356, 
357,358,359,360,   361.    :J>62,  363, 
364,  365,  366,  367,  368,   369,  370. 
371.372,373,  374.  375,  376,  377, 
378,379,380,383,  385,  391;   of   a 
committee,  359,  360,361,  362,368, 
375,  377,  383,  387,  388,  390,   392; 
received,  339;  subscription  of,306. 
Ruth  i  Mrs.  John),  received,  363. 
Sophia,  dismissed,  394. 
Bentley,   lames— received,  355;  subscrip- 
tion of,  306. 
John  V.— of  a  committee,   136,   138, 
139,  146,  147,  149,   160,   162,   180, 
181,    416;    subscription    of,   252, 
320,  322;   trustee.  132.  133,   135, 
137,  138,  139,   140,  143,  153,  159, 
161, 163.  164,  169,   170,   172,   174, 
175.  182,  184. 
Mrs.  |ohn  V  — of  a  committee,  244, 

445;  subscription  of,  253,  308. 
Sarah,  dismissed,  392. 
Berdan,  T.  H .,  subscription  of,  253,   320, 
322. 
J    H.,  Jr.,  subscription  of,  254,  322. 
Mary,  dismissed,  437. 
Berry,  John    VV.  —  45,   350;  cemetery   lot 
owned   by,  302;  subscription  of, 
276. 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.    lohn),  45;  received, 

350. 
Mary,  received,  335,  336. 
William,  335,  336. 
Bertholf,  Sarah,  received,  356 
Beyes,  Pamela,  subscription  of,  317. 
Bible  Class,  time  for  meeting  of,  404. 
Bible  Society,  collection  for,  397. 
Bland,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  268. 
Blauvelt,  Cornelius  C  ,   subscription   of, 
315. 
Cornelius,  Jr.,  subscription  of,  318. 
Henry    I.,     contract     for     painting 

church  given  to,  133. 
H.  S.,  bill  of,  171, 177, 18:!,  188,  200, 

202,  208.  209.  235. 
J.  H.,  Clerk.  160. 
Blauvelt  &  Wadsworth,  bill  of,  258. 
Blundell.  John — cemeterv  lot  owned  by, 
302,  303;  subscription  of,  317. 
Mrs  ,  subscription  of,  308. 
Board  of  Aldermen,  135,  141,  211,  261. 
Church    Erection,   plan    to    be    pro- 
cured from,  214. 
Education,  135, 
Health,  261. 
Trade,  261 . 


459 


Bogardus,    Rev. ,   subscription     of, 

317. 
Bogert,  David,  subscription  of,  314. 
Boice,  James,  communication  from,  191. 
Bonnell,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  267. 

Bonney,  Mrs. ,  subscription  of,  253. 

Boon,  Catharine,  received,  341. 

James,  ;>41. 
Booth,  James— 168,  231;  of  a  committee, 
184,  190,  198,  210,  229;  subscrip- 
tion of,  252,  320,  321.  430;  trus- 
tee. 184,  185,  186,  187,  191,  192, 
193.  194,  195.  196.  197.  19S.  199, 
202,  203,  204,  206,  209,  211,  214, 
215,216,217,218,  222,  227,  229, 
241,244.440. 
Mrs      James,    subscription   of,   177, 

320. 
Kev.  Henry  M.,  candidate,  412,  415, 
416 
Boulon,  R.  M   .  map  of,  73. 
Bowen,  Phebe  Frances,  dismissed,  391. 
Bowering,    John — librarian    of    Mission 
School,  419;  report  of,  about  furnaces, 
193 
Bowlsby,  Mrs.  ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Bowman,  H  .,  subscription  of,  317. 
J.   H. — subscription  of,  316. 
Sarah,  received,  353. 
Bowne,  William   V  — resignation    of,  25; 
subscription  of,  302;   trustee,  20,   21, 
22,24. 
Boyd,  Elizabeth,  received,  339. 
John,  369. 
Kennedy,  339. 
Nancy,  received,  369. 
Brainerd,  Simeon,  50 
Bresbuhl,  John — received,  335,  336;   dis- 
missed'. 338. 
Brigham,  Antoinette  Gibson,    dismissed, 

439 
Briscoe,    Catharine     V.    D.,    dismissed, 

437. 
Biiscoe,  Sarah  J  .,  dismissed,  437. 
Brooks,  Ann,  received.  338.  339. 
HattieJ   ,  dismissed,  437. 
James— 269,  338,  339;   received,    363; 

subscription  of,  301. 
Jane,  received,  356. 
Robert,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
Broughton,  lohn,  subscription  of,  317. 
Brower,  Christopher — 329;  cemetery    lot 
owned    by,   3u3;  dismissed,   394; 
sexton,  28.  35,  36,  37    38,   41,44, 
45,47,52,55,57,58  61,63. 
Elizabeth   (Mrs.  C),   received,   329; 

dismissed,  394. 
Margaret   (Mrs.   Richard} — received, 

348 
Richard  C— 348;  received,  350. 
Brown,  George,  163. 

John,  subscription  of,  315. 
John  J  . ,  subscription  of,  314. 
John  P.    subscription  of,  315. 
Phebe  (Mrs.  Zadock) — 325;  dismissed, 
333;  application  for  relief  of,  406. 
Rev.  Wm.  Y.,  candidate,  228. 
Zadock — 269,325;  application  for  re- 
lief of  widow   of,   406;    Deacon, 


329;  dismissed,  333;    Elder,   326, 
327.  328,  329,  331,332;   subscrip- 
tion of,  268. 
Brownlee,    Hugh,   subscription   of,  317, 
321. 
James,  212;  subscription  of,  254. 
Buchan,  T.  R.,  167. 
Buffum,  Sampson    \V.— subscription    of, 

306;  trustee,   55,  56;  dismissed,  390 
Building  Committee,  4,  9,  10. 
Bumsted,  David   subscription  of,  315. 

Margaret,  subscription  of,  315. 
B u nee,  Dr.  Hiram,  received,  373. 
Burden,  Ann,  received,  360. 

James,  received,  360. 
Burnet,  Charles  D.,  collector,  238. 

David— 310,  312,  400,  401,  411;  ceme- 
tery lot  owned  by,  302;  chairman 
church  meeting,  80,  82,  94,  107, 
113,  116,  119,  125;  claim  of 
against  church,  57,  58,  59,  60,  65; 
clerk  of  Session,  390,  409,  col- 
lector, 69;  commissioner  to  Pres- 
bvtery,  409;  Elder,  390,  391,  392, 
395,  396,  397,  416;  of  a  committee, 
84,  85,  396;  pew  owner,  154;  re- 
ceived. 360;  resignation  of,  404; 
resolutions  about  death  of,  418, 
secretary  board  of  trustees,  52; 
55,56,57,58,59,  60.  61,  63,  64, 
65,  66,  67,  68,  69,  71,  72,  73;  sec- 
retary church  meeting,  51,  55, 
56.58.59,61,  62,  63,  65,  66,  68, 
69,  70,  74,  75;  subscription  of, 
280,  304,  305,  306,  307,  308,  309. 
314,  321;  trustee,  28,  29,  31,  32, 
51,61,63,66. 
Mrs.  Eliza,  subscription  of,  178,  320. 
Burr,  Lemuel,  dismissed,  394. 

Mrs   Theresa,  dismissed,  394. 
Burying  Ground— see  cemetery. 
Bush,  Henry,  received.  326. 
Butler.  B   W.,  subscription  of,  426. 

Henry  V. — of  a  committee,  107,  108; 
subscription    of,   305,    308,    321; 
trustee,  106. 
Mary  J.,  dismissed,  437. 
Mrs.   H.   V.,    subscription    of.   280, 

308. 
Patrick,  subscription  of,  316. 
William— deed  of  release  from,   221; 
mortgage  held  bv,  151, 157;  study- 
built  by,  114,  130,   131;  subscrip- 
tion of,  308,  309,  316. 
Bylard,  Dr    G.  A„  subscription  of,  315. 

C ,  Clarissa  -reports  about,   365, 

374,  375,  376;  cited  to  appear  before 
Session,  367,  368;  before  Session, 372; 
confession  of,  373. 

C ,  Ellis  E.,   reports   about,  395; 

suspended, 396 
C ,  lames — cited    to    appear    be- 
fore  Session,   380;    suspended,    381, 
382 

C ,  Margaret,  suspended,  359. 

C ,    Mrs.    Grace,   committee  ap- 
pointed to  converse  with,  392 

C ,  Thomas— reports  about,   359, 

360;  cited,  361;  suspended,  362. 


460 


Cairns,  Hugh,  subscription  of,  868, 

Caldwell,  Rev.  Robert  E.,  candidate, 
236. 

Calkins  (Caulkins),  Charles  rl.— Dea- 
con, 405,  406,  409,  417;  subscription 
of,  :<22. 

Calvin,  Josiah  F. — subscription  of,  317; 
suit  against,  93,  96. 

Camp,  H.  C.,448. 

Campbell,  Allan — received,  365;  subscrip- 
tion of,  301. 
John,  subscription  of,  301. 
Mary  (Mrs.  Allan),  received,  365. 
Samuel,  269. 

Canaan,  Mrs.  Ann,  cited,  383. 

Canady,  I.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  30}. 

Candy,  Thomas  D.,  dismissed,  391. 

Canfield,  Silas  D.,  subscription  of,  322. 
Stephen— County  Clerk,  291 ,  293 ;  sub- 
scription of,  269,  307. 

Canvassing  Committee,  215,  216,  217. 

Carlick,John  D.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 
303. 

Carlyle,  Rev.  — .,  candidate,  412. 

Carmichael,  Alexander,  subscription  of, 
267. 

Carpenter,  Miss  B ,   subscription   of, 

254. 
James,  365. 
Julia,  received.  365. 

Carrick,  Alexander,  32. 

Carrick,  Robert,  subscription  of,  280, 
305,  306,  308,  321 . 

Carshore,  William,  bill  of,  208,  209 

Carter,  Martha,  subscription  of,  321. 

Carter  &  Doremus,  subscription  of,  314. 

Cataract  City  Bank,  President  of,  403. 

Catlin,  Jacob — 39  ;  before  Session,  392 
cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302;  meetings 
at  store  of,  37,  39,  40,  41,  43,  44,  49 
50,  51;  received,  369;  resignation  of 
56;  Secretary  Board  of  Trustees.  25 
26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31,  32,  33,  34,  35,36 
88;  subscription  of,  306;  superintend 
ent  of  cemetery,  52;  trustee,  40,  41 
42,  43,  44,  45,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52.  55,  56 

Cellarius,  A.,  bill  of.  200,  202,  235,  246. 

Cemetery— 30,  31,  52,  61,82,  109, 141, 142, 
146, 160, 176, 187, 188,235,246,260,265 
agent  of,  38;  building  lots  to  be  sold 
in,  264;  committee  on,  160;  report  of 
90,93,115,  147,  160;  deeds  for,  21 S 
219,221,255,271,277,  291,  295,  299 
deeds  for  lots  in,  57.  67,  86,  90,  113 
115,147,205,206.207.2!;!,  257.  313 
fence  of,  22.  31,  33,  35,  75,  76,  77,  84 
114,115,146,159.160,  191,  192,  193, 
233,249,250,255;  line  of,  191,  192 
193,  207,  218;  list  of  lot  owner-,  302 
303,  304;  map  of,  205,  206,  207,  250, 
279;  ordinance  of  Board  of  Health 
about,  261;  presentment  of  Grand 
Jury  about.  159,  160;  rules  and  regu- 
lations of,  89,  90;  sale  of  lots  in,  79, 
113,  165,  200,  201,  209.  234,  245,  251, 
258,260,263;  sidewalk  at,  206.  207, 
218;  superintendent  of,  ! 
title  of,  25S. 


Centinel  of  Freedom,  advertisement   in, 

5. 
Certified  copies  of  deeds,  218,   219,   220, 

221. 
Certificate  of  incorporation   of   trustees, 

218,  270. 
Chadwick,  Albert  F.,  dismissed,  437. 
Annie  P.,  dismissed,  437. 
P.,  subscription  of,  317. 

Chamney,  Mrs.  ,   subscription   of, 

320. 

Chapin,  Rev.  .candidate,  228,  236, 

237. 
Chappel,  Aletta,  received,  328,  329;  dis- 
missed, 332. 
James,  328,  329,  332. 
Cheyne,  Mrs.   John,  dismissed,  445. 

John,  dismissed,  445. 
Chiswell,  Robert,  subscription  of,  316. 
Choir,  61, 107,  127,  136, 141,  151,  152,  165, 
176,  183, 1S8,  200,  201,  245,  251,   258, 
262. 
Christian  Endeavor  Society,  to  be  organ- 
ized, 413. 
Christie,  Charles    E. —  committee  to  ex- 
amine, 417;  received,  417. 
John   C,   175,  18S,  197;   bill   of  for 
tuning  organ.  166.  171,  177,    1S3, 
188,200,202,208,  209,   235,   245, 
251,258,263. 
Church  Directory,  448,  450. 
Church    Erection,    collection    for,    247, 

251,  259.  263,  446,  447,  449.  450,  454. 
Church  of  the  Redeemer— 201,  226,  228, 
234;  corner  stone  of  laid,  434;  invited 
to     communion     sen  ice     at      First 
Church,  443;  list  of  persons  dismissed 
to  unite  with,   436;   organization   of, 
434,  436;  reasons  for  organization   of 
437,  43K. 
Churchfield,  Anna,  330. 
Circular  about    Systematic  Beneficence, 

453. 
Clark,  Mrs.  Catharine,  —  life  member 
American  Bible  Society,  404; 
subscription  of,  320. 
Eleanor  (Mrs.  Wm. ),  received,  350. 
Elisha  B.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 
302;  resignation  of,  25;  Secretary 
Board  of  Trustees.  20,  21,  22. 
24;  subscription  of,  302,  304,  305, 
306,307;  trustee,  20,  21. 
Edward  H., — 321;  communication 
from,  about  bell,  85;  resignation 
of,  120,  121;  subscription  of,  314, 
317,  321,  322;  trustee,  119;  vote  of 
thanks  to,  85. 
Henrv,  413,  414.  415,  417;  chairman 
church  meeting,  69,  109,  110,  HI, 
134,  140,  143;  commissioner  to 
Presbvterv,  417;  Elder,  401,  409, 
416,  449,  451,  452;  of  a  committee, 
416,  417,  418,  452;  pew  owned  by, 
154;  President  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. 107,  108,  109,  111,  112,  115, 
116,  117,  118,  119.  120,  121,  122. 
124,  125,  126,  127.  126,  129, 
132,  133,  134,  135.  136,  137,  138, 
139,  140,  141,  147,  154;    resigna- 


401 


tion  of,  143;  resolution  about 
death  of,  420;  secretary  church 
meeting,  6S,  71;  subscription  of, 
280, 305, 306, 308,309, 316, 320, 321 ; 
treasurei  board  of  trustees,  68, 
69,  71,  72, 73, 74,  75,  76,  77, 78,  79, 
80,  81,  82,  83,  84,  85,  86,  87;  treas- 
urer of  Session,  404;  trustee,  70, 
72.  74,  75.  76,  88,  89,  98,  100,  106, 
321,  4i)6.  407,  412. 

Henry  1.,  chairman  church  meeting, 
213,  223,  440;  commissioner  to 
Presbytery.  442;  Elder,  227,  229. 
241,443,445,447;  member  of  a 
committee,  149,  188,  199.  202,  203, 
248,  249,  254.  259,  264,  444,  454; 
minute  about,  454,  455;  President 
Board  of  Trustees,  204.  205,  206, 
207,  210,  211,  214,  215,  216,  218, 
222,  223.  226,  227,  230,  231,  233, 
234,  236,  238,  239,  240,  241, 
242,243,245.247,  250,  251,  254, 
255,  256,  257.  259,  260,  261,  262, 
264,  265,  266,  300,  301,  440;  Secre- 
tary Hoard  of  I  rustees,  152,  153, 
157,159,160,161,  162,  163,  164, 
165,168,169,170,  172,  173,  174, 
175.  176,  178.  179,  180,  181,  182, 
183, 184,  185,  186,  187,  189;  sub- 
scription of,  252;  Treasurer  Dev- 
ereaux  Fund.  427;  trustee,  143, 
144,147,150,  190,  191,  192,  194, 
195,  196,  197,  198,  199,201. 

Mrs.  Henry  1. ,  of  a  committee,  244, 
445. 

Herbert,  collector,  259. 

Jane   (  Vlrs.  John),  In,  325. 

John — 325;  cemetery  lot  owned  bv, 
302;  subscription  of,  269,  320; 
trustee,  6.  144,269. 

John,  Jr. — cemetery  lot  owned  bv, 
30.-S;  subscription  of,  301,  306, 
307. 

John  E.,  subscription  of,  252. 

Rev.  John  F.— 61,  64;  claim  of ,  60 
commissioner  to  Presbytery,  63 
Moderator  of  Session.  391,  392 
resignation  of,  64;  subscription 
for  moving  expenses,  304;  sub- 
scription for  salary  of,  304,  305 

Morton — 321;  bill  of,  258;  subscrip- 
tion of,  253,  320 

Rose  Ann,  received,  351, 

William  L. — 350;  chairman  church 
meeting.  67;  cemetery  lot  owned 
by.  302;  Secretary  Board  of 
Trustees,  50,  51;  secretary 
church  meeting,  37,  64;  sub- 
scription of,  280.  304,  305,  306, 
307,  308,  317;  Treasurer  Board  of 
Trustees,  44, 47,  48,  49,  52,  55,  57, 
58,59,60,61,  64,  65,  280,  304; 
trustee,  35,  36,  37,  38.  39,  40,  41, 
42,43,51,56,57,61,  63,  66,  67, 
68;  usher,  175. 

Wilson  &  Company,  subscription   of 
for  bell.  321. 
Clawson,  Rachel,  received,  3C0. 

(Clasen),  Simeon — 360;  subscription 
of,  302. 


Clergymen,  subscription  for  support   of, 

268. 
Close,    Grace    (Mrs.    James) — received, 
342;  subscription  of,  320. 

James — 343;  claim  of,  51,  55,  57;  pew 
owner,  154;  subscription  of,  280, 
301,  304,  305,  307,  308,  509,  322; 
trustee,  26.  30,32,63,  70. 

Jane,  Mrs.,  403. 

Mrs.  A.,  177;  subscription  of,  253. 
Cluss,  Allan,  subscription  of,  253. 

James  B.,  subscription  of,  314. 

John  L.,  subscription  of,  317. 

Sarah,  Mrs.,  dismissed,  394. 
Cobb,  William  M  ,  subscription  of,  301. 
Coldthurst,    William— 245;    subscription 

of,  253. 
Cole,  Kreeman,  subscription  of,  317. 

Henry,  124, 

&  Doremus,  subscription  of,  315. 

L.,  167. 

Mrs.  ,  212. 

Collections— 397,    417,     446;    foundation 

plan  fur,  406. 
Colleges- collections  for  aid  of,  247,  251, 

259,  263,  446,  447,  449,  450,  454. 
Collet,   Mark    W. — cemetery   lot   owned 
by,  302;  cemetery  lot,  deed   for, 
3i3;  subscription  of,  307. 

Robert,  subscription  of,  269. 
Collier,  Abram,  subscription  of,  317. 

&  Company,  bill  of,  208,  209. 
Collins,  Edward  E.,  subscription  of,  280, 

304. 
Colt,  Aime— subscription  of,  308. 

Catharine  W — 272,  273;  received, 
342. 

Eliza  P.,  subscription  of,  308 

Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  J.) — received, 
333;  dismissed.  333. 

John-48,  49.  50,  51,  55,  57,  58,  60, 
65,  70,  269,  272,  273;  chairman 
church  meeting,  20.  32;  executor 
of  Peter  Colt,  282,  283;  pew 
owner,  154;  resignation  of,  15; 
Secretary  Board  of  Trustees,  8, 
9,  10,  11;  subsciipticn  of,  280, 
304,  305,  :  06,  307,  309;  trustee,  3, 
4,6,7,8,9,15,270,271,275. 

John  J. -received,  332,  333;  dis- 
missed, 333. 

John  O.,  subscription  of,  280,  305, 
310. 

Mary,  subscription  of,  308. 

Meta,  subscription  of,  308. 

Morgan  G. — deed  from,  for  parson- 
age, 293, 295, 298;  subscription  of, 
316,321. 

Peter,  209,  274,  325;  chairman  annual 
meeting,  13,  14,  3~;  daughter  of, 
124;  estate  of,  24.  28,  32,  51,  55, 
57.  58,  60,  65,  66,  220,  282,  289, 
294,  297;  President  Board  of 
Trustees.  7.  8,  9.  10,  11,  12,  13; 
received,  333,  334. 

Phebe  (Mrs.  Samuel) — 325; dismissed, 
352 

Rosweli  L.— 15,  72,  74,  75,  220,  289, 
290,  294;  chairman  church  meet- 
ing, 63,  64,  68;  Governor  S.   U. 


462 


M.,  272,  273,  288,  290,   291,  293; 
lot  donated  by,  30";   pew   owned 
by,   154;   release   from   heirs   of, 
255;    subscription   of,    280,    304, 
307,  308,  309,  316. 
R —  O.  .subscription  of,  305. 
Samuel— 269,   325,   352;     before  Ses- 
sion,   348;  Deacon,  341;    Elder. 
326,327,328,329.  331,  332,   333, 
334,  335,  336,  337,  338.   339,  340, 
341,  342,  343,  314,  345,  346;  mem- 
ber of  a  committee,   345;  Presi- 
dent  Board  of   Trustees,   6;   re- 
ports about,  347;  resignation  of. 
15;  subscription  of,  267;  suspend- 
ed, 349;  trustee,  3,  4.  7,  8,   9,    10, 
11.  12,  13,14,15,270,275. 
Sarah,  325;  subscription  of,  280,  308. 
Sarah  Lyman  (Mrs.  Peter),  124,  325; 

subscription  of,  280,  308. 
Thomas    O.,    subscription    of,    316; 
witness  to  deed,  293. 
Combs,  Thomas,  received.  356. 
Committee  on    General    Supervision   of 
Church  Property— 185,  186,  187,  197, 
204,  206,  233,  255,  262,   265;   appoint- 
ed, 162,  169,  175,   180,  184,  ISO,  196, 
202,  210,238,  249,  254,259,  264;  report 
of,  192,  205,  207,  211,   239,   240,   250, 
256,  257,  266. 
Committee  on  Plans  for   Sunday   School 

Building,  214,215,  216. 
Communion    service  —  420,     424,     446; 
Church  of  Redeemer  invited    to   at- 
tend,  443;   collection    taken    at    for 
poor  fund,  247,  252,   259,  263;    wine 
for,  445. 
Concert  to  pay  for  organ,  113. 
Concert  of  prayer,  when  to  be  held,  391. 
Conckling,    Gabriel    T.— received,    336; 
dismissed,  338. 
Joseph — received,     328,     329;       dis- 
missed, 333. 
Conger,  L  ,  subscription  of,  306. 
Congress  Hall,  church  site  to  be  sold   at, 

285. 
Conklin,  Lewis,  subscription  of,  317. 
Conover,  J.  — ,  246. 
Cook,  F.,  subscription  of ,  276. 
Rachel,  received,  353. 
William — member  of    a    committee, 
142,  146,  160;  resignation  of,  170, 
171,    172;    subscription    of,    320; 
Treasurer    Board   of     Trustees, 
153,  162,  163, 164,   165,  169,    171, 
173;  Treasurer   Mission   School, 
422,  425;   trustee,   140,   143.   146, 
150,  152,  159,  161,  168,  170,  174. 
Coon,  Anna,  received,  336. 

Elizabeth — received,  336;   dismissed, 

346. 
Samuel — 269,   336,  246;   subscription 
of,  269 

Cooper,  ,  organist,  127. 

Corner  stone,  laying  of,  5. 
Cortelyou,  Ida  Amelia,  received,  418. 

John  W.,  Elder.  404,406,  409,416. 
Corwin,  Mrs.  ,  212. 

Cory,  James,  subscription  of,  322. 
Coulson,  Mr. ,  408,  409. 


Coulter,  Michael.  167. 

Mrs.  ,  212. 

Robert,  subscription  of,  318. 
Courter,  Margaret,  received,  348. 
Coventry,  Mrs.  Mary,  dismissed,  394. 
Cowen,  David,  subscription  of,  305. 
Cox,  Samuel  A.,    Moderator   of   Presby- 
tery, 342. 
Crady,  Mark  W.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 

303. 
Crane,  Benjamin— 211,    230,   250;    ceme- 
tery lot  owned  by,   303;   member 
of  a  committee,  182,    389;    sub- 
scription of,  253,  317,    320;   trus- 
tee, 161,  162,  163,   164,   165,  169, 
172.174,175,  176,   178,   179,   180, 
184 
Clarissa,  received,  351. 
David  D.,  ludgeof  Court   of   Com- 
mon Pleas,  278 
Job,  331,  332. 
Mary  (Mrs.  Job)— received,  331,  332; 

dismissed,  356. 
M.  S.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Rev.  Dr.,  address  of  at    Dr.    Horn- 
blower's  funeral,  433. 
Sarah  J.,  dismissed,  456. 
Crane  &  Garrison,  bill  of,  78. 
Crane  &  Son,   B.,   subscription  of,    246, 

252. 
Crassous,  Frederick  H.,  dismissed,  436. 

Hattie  A  ,  dismissed,  436. 
Crawford,  Peter — 3,  4,   269;   subscription 

of,  269. 
Creamer,    Robert    T.,    subscription    of, 

314. 
Crismon,    Elizabeth — received,  349;  dis- 
missed, 360. 
Josiah,  349,  360. 
Crooks,  James-205,  208,   209,    264,  266; 
communication    from,     248;     salary 
of,  234. 
Crosbv,  Henry  B.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Cross  Street  M.  E.  Church,  93. 
Crossett,  Ann,  bequest  of,  249. 
Mrs.  William,  252 

William-39.  152,  169,  310,  412;  pew 
owner,  154;  subscription  of,  304, 
306,  309.  319,  322;  trustee.  68. 

Crossman ,  pew  owned  by,  154. 

Cundell,    George    B.,    subscription    of, 
322. 
William  -45,    56,    90,    93;   cemetery 
lot  owned  by,  303;  member  of  a 
committee,  280;   pew  owner,  154; 
President  Board  of  Trustees,  68, 
69,  71,  72,   73;    subscription    of, 
280,  304, :  05.  306.  307,  308,  309, 
314,  321,  322;  subscription  of  em- 
ployes of,  314;  trustee,  58.59,60, 
61,  63,  64,  65,  66,  67.  68,  70. 
Curie,  Frederic,  subscription  of,  316. 
Cunningham,    Adeline,     subscription  of, 
253.  320. 
Jane,   (Mrs.    Robert)— received,  340; 

subscription  of,  314 
Robert,  340;  subscription  of,  267. 
Cuper,  James,  received,  353. 
Curran,  Patrick,  subscription  of,  315. 
Dale,  Thomas  M.,  160. 


463 


Dalling,  May,  dismissed,  437. 
Mrs.  Robert,  177. 

Robert— 161,  177;  collector,  153,  162, 
163,  164,  165,  169,  171,  173,  174, 
177,  180,  1.S3,  1*4,188,  190,  196, 
200,  202,  208,  210,  234,  238;  dis- 
missed, 437 ;  subscription  of,  316, 
320,  321;  trustee,  85. 
Dandy,  Sallv — received,  349;  dismissed, 

367.' 
Danforth,  Charles — pew  owner,  154;  sub- 
scription of,  2S0,  306,    307,   308, 
309,  321,  430. 
Mary— dismissed,  436;    subscription 

of,  319,  320. 
Mrs.  Charles,  178. 
Davis,  Margaret,  widow,  received,  329. 
Day,  David  H. — collector  of   pew   rents, 
59,  61;  resignation  of,  63;    sub- 
scription of,  306. 
Mrs.  Mary,  received,  377. 
Silas,  received,  377. 
Deacons— 446,  447,  449,  450,  454;  elected, 
326,  329,  341,351,  405;  plan  of  for  col- 
lections, 406. 
Deeds — certified  copies  of,  218,   219;    for 
old  cemetery,  218,  219,  271,  277,    295; 
for  new  cemetery.  221,  291,  295,   299; 
for  church   property,   218,   271,   2S6; 
for  Elm  street  school  property,   219; 
for  lot  in  old  cemetery,   313;  for  par- 
sonage property,  220,   221,  289,   293; 
for   pew,  311;  for  pew,  form  of,   310; 
for  Westminster  Church  site,  221. 
Deeds  of  Release — for  church    property, 
219;  for  Elm  street  school   property, 
219. 
Degraw,  Elizabeth,  received,  348. 
John,  348. 

Margaret,  received,  348. 
Walter,  received,  353. 
Delaplaine,  Nicholas,  7. 
De  Puyt,  A.,  bill  of,  235. 
Derrom,  Andrew- 189,  200,  212,  213,  222, 
223,226,227,408,  410,  411,   438; 
dismissed,  443:    Elder,   401,   409, 
417,     431,      435,   436,     439,   440; 
member    of    a    committee,    431, 
432,435;   parsonage  to   be    built 
bv,  88,  94,   95,   97,   99,   100,   103, 
104,  105.  106,   108,   109;  subscrip- 
tion of,  321,  322;  trustee,  75,   76, 
77,  78,  79,  80,  81,   82,  83,  84,  85, 
89, 91 . 
Andrew,  Jr.,  dismissed,  437. 
Brothers,  178. 

James,  plan  of,  for  lecture  room,  186. 
Jennie  L.,  dismissed,  437. 
Katie  L.,  dismissed,  437. 
Desk  to  be  built,  9. 

Devereaux,  John,   124:   subscription   of, 

308. 

Mary  C,  bequest  of,   123.    124,   126, 

130,  135,  144,  147,   181,    182,  200, 

205,  208,  249,  250,  257,  266,   427, 

428. 

Devosney,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  317. 

DeWitt,    Moses    E. — chairman     church 

meeting,  61;  subscription  of,  304. 
Dickerson,  Philemon— 273;  note  on,  19. 


Dickey,   Catharine,     (Mrs.     Wm.) — re- 
ceived, 374. 
Esther,  received,  334. 
William— 325,  334,  274;  cemetery   lot 
owned    by,    303;    committee    on 
call,   48;  Elder,   398;   moderator 
church  meeting.  46,  58,   88;  sub- 
scription of,  267,  280,   304,   305, 
306,  307.  308,  322;  trustee,   6,   28, 
29,  30,  43,  44,  45,   49,  50,  51,  55, 
56,  57,  58,  60,  61,  63,  64,  65,   66, 
67.  68,  69. 
Dickinson,  Andrew— 216;   contract  of  on 
Sundav-school  building,  228,  233,  235, 
246,  252. 
Dickson,  Walter— 241;  bill  of,  258,  263 
Directory  of  church  members,  448,  450. 
Disabled  Ministers,  collection   for,    247, 

252,  259. 
Discipline,  Church,  cases   of — 

B ,  Mary,  382,  383. 

B  ------- .     Mrs.  Sally,  377,   378, 

379,  380. 

Crane,     Clarissa,   365,  367,  368,  372, 

373,  374,  375,  376. 
Collins,  Ellis  E  ,  395,  396, 

C \.  Grace,  Mrs  ,392. 

C ,  Margaret,  359. 

C ,  Thomas,  359,  360,  361,  362. 

Canaan,  Mrs.  Ann,  383. 
Catlin.  Jacob,  392. 
Colt,  Samuel,  247,  348,  349. 
Cuper,  James,  380,  381,  382. 
Ellis,  Sarah,  392,  393. 

F ,   Lvdia,  357,  358.  370,  371. 

H ,  James,  344.  345, 346. 

H  -  --  ,  Lydia,  370,371. 

H ,  Robert,  :  83,  384. 

Harrison,  Moses,  387. 

L k,  Henry    H  .,   384,  385, 

390. 

M ,  Patrick,  385,  386,  396,  398. 

M ,  William,  394. 

Mc-  --,  John,  345,  346. 

McE Robert,  377,   378,   380, 

382,  384,  385,  386. 
Magee,  John,  368. 
Mcllhose,  James,  392,  393. 

P n,  Mrs..  395. 

Paul,  Alexander,  388. 

Ryerson,  Clarissa,  375,  376 

R  -  -  -  h,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann,  402. 

Ray,  William,  398,  399. 

Robinson,   Mrs.  Margaret,  377,  378, 

380,  381,382. 
Rutherford,  John,  375,  376 

S ,  Widow  Esther,  374. 

Sanford,  Charles,  403. 

Sclator,  Robert,  380,  381 

Van  G  -  -     -  -  ,  Richard.  354.  355. 

Van  Houten,  Fohn  G.,  392.  393. 

Van  Ness,  Catharine,  392,  393. 

Van  Ness,  Giles,  392,  393. 

Van  Riper,  Garret,  385,  386,  387,  389. 

W s,  Margaret,  388,  389. 

W t,  Nancy,  388. 

Woodruff,  Absalom  B.,  399,  400,  401 . 
Districts,  Congregation  divided  into,  391, 

402. 
Dixon,  D.  A.,  subscription  of,317, 


Dodd,    Mehetable — received,     336;    dis- 
missed, 340. 
Stephen — received,  336;     dismissed, 
340. 
Domestic  Missions,  Board  of,  collections 

for,  397. 
Donehughey,  Elizabeth,  subscription  of, 

316. 
Donlevy,  P.  J.,  257. 

Donnelly, ,  cemetery  lot   owned  by, 

307. 
Doremus,  D.  D.,  subscription  of,  318. 
H.  I.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Mrs.  Henry  C. — 212;  subscription  of, 

253., 
Ralph,  subscription  of,  306,  308. 

Dougherty,  H ,  subscription  of,  314. 

Miss  M.  A.,  subscription  of,  253 
Douglass   Jacob,   269;     subscription    of, 
276. 
William,  subscription  of,  315. 
Draney,  James,  212. 

Dresendorfer,  John,  subscription  of,  315. 
Drew,  Issacher,  subscription  of,  315. 

John,  subscription  of,  315. 
DuBois,  Right  Rev.  Bishop,  124. 
Duffey,   Ann — received,   352;   dismissed, 

357. 
Dumont,  A.  Henry,  Moderator  of   Pres- 
bytery, 395. 
Dunkerly,  James,  subscription  of,  320. 
Dunlap,   Thomas,  167,  212. 
Dunn,  James,  subscription  of,  317. 

Mrs.  ,  177,  178. 

Dunning,  Elniry,  subscription  of,  268. 
Durie,  D — ,  subscription  of.  316 

Mrs.  ,  subscription  of,  316. 

Duryea,    Rev.     Dr.,  address    of  at    Dr. 

Hornblower's  funeral,  433 
Dutch  Reformed  Church  of  Totowa,  0. 
Eagles,  Charity    (Mrs.  Wm.)— received, 
329;  dismissed,  337. 
Margaret,  widow — received,  329;  dis- 
missed, 337. 
William,  329,  337. 
Earle,  Eliza,  widow,  374. 
Eaton,  Charlotte,  dismissed,  391. 

Rev.    Sylvester— 49;   called,    47,   48; 
cemetery   lot     owned    by,     303; 
Moderator   of   Session,   390;   re- 
signed. 57;  subscription  for,  305, 
306. 
Edge,  P.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  304. 
Education,  Board  of.  collection  for,  247, 
252,  25S,   263,  397,  446,  447,  449,  450, 
451. 
Edwards.  C.  E.,  213. 

Carrie  C. — communication  from.  157, 
158,  159,  318,  319;  subscription  of, 
177,252. 
Edmund  G.— 168. 177,443,  444;  mem- 
ber of  a  committee,  184,  189.  190, 
196  198,  202.  203,  205,  207,  210, 
214,  217,  229.  237,  238.  248,  249. 
254,  259.  264;  secretary  Board 
of  Trustees,  190,  191,  192,  194, 
195,  196,  197,  198,  199,  202,  203, 
205,  206.  208,  209,  211,  215.  242, 
243.  264,  265;  secretary  church 
meeting,   213;     subscription     of. 


252;   Treasurer   Board   of   Trus- 
tees, 210,  214,  226,  236,   240,  247. 
250,  254,  255,  256,   259,   260,  261, 
262,264,   265,   266;   trustee,   184, 
185,  186,  187,  214,   215,  216,  217, 
218,    222,    231,     233,    236,     238, 
239,240,241,244,  245,  257,   440; 
vote  of  thanks  to,  210,  212. 
John — 408;   chairman   church   meet- 
ing, 110;  mortgage  held  by,   151, 
157,  158,  159;  pew  owned  by,  154; 
President  Board  of  Trustees,  88, 
89,  91,  93,  94,  96,  97,  98,  100,   104, 
105,  106,  118;  subscription  of,  319, 
321,  322;  trustee,  88. 
Egleston,  Battell  &  Company,  subscrip- 
tion of,  321. 
Ekings,    R.    M.,    communication    from 

about  parsonage,  266. 
Elders— 446.  447,   449,  450,  454;  election 
of,  222,  223,  227,   326,   329,   341,   351, 
405,  418,  419,  429,  442,  444,  446,  447, 
448,  449,  450,  451 . 
Ellis,  Sarah— 393;  cited,  392. 
Ellison,  Dr.  William— 32,  51,55,  57,   58, 
60;  received,  363;  subscription  of,  276, 
302. 
Elm  Street  Infant  School,  deed  for,  219. 
Ely,  George  B  ,  subscription  of,  317. 
English,  George,  subscription  of,  317. 

John,  220. 
English,  Van  Blarcom  &  Company,  sub- 
scription of,  316. 

Ensign, ,  96. 

Espie,  Mrs.  Ann,  dismissed,  394. 
Essex  County  records,   26. 

County  Express,  5. 
Evans,  Eleanor,  dismissed,  437. 
Fannie  F.,  dismissed,  437. 
Hattie  A.,  dismissed.  437. 
John,  subscription  of,  315. 

Miss ,  127. 

Mrs.    William    L.,    subscription   of, 

177,  320. 
(Evins),  Phebe,  received,  349. 
Q.  N.,  &  Company,  bill  of,  245. 
William  L..  415,  416. 
W.  W.,  subscription  of,  253,  320. 
Evangelical    Alliance,    use     of    church 

granted  to,  450,  451. 
F ,  Lydia — before  Session,  357;   con- 
fession of  before  church,  358. 
Faux,  John,  sexton,  247,  254,  259. 
Fawcett,  G — ,  subscription  of,  276. 
Fayerweather,  John  S.,  subscription   of, 

314 
Female  Infant  School  Society,  219. 
Fence — bequest  to  be  used  for,  249.   250; 
contract   for,   265,   266;  subscription 
for,  280. 
Fenner,  Edmund,  subscription  of,  320. 
Mrs.  Dr.,  189,242. 
William   G.  — 442,     448;     chairman 
church  meeting,   244,  445;   com- 
missioner  to     Presbytery,     442; 
member  of  a  committee,  224,  225, 
226,  228,  236.  237,  248,   254.  259, 
264,   442;   subscription    of,     252, 
320;  trustee,  229,  231,   233,  234, 
236,  237,  238,  239,  241,   242,  243, 


405 


247,  249,  250,  251,  255,  256,   259, 
260,21)1,262,265,266. 
Ferguson,    Eliza    Cottle — received,   336, 
337;  dismissed,  374. 
William,   336,  337;     dismissed,    374; 
subscription  of,  301;  trustee,   16, 
17,18,19,28. 
Ferris,  Apollos,  received,  376. 

Joseph,  350;  subscription  of, 302. 
Mary,   cemetery  lot  owned   by,  302; 
received,  350. 

Field, ,  chorister,  85,  91,  105. 

Field  &  Inglis,  subscription  of,  322. 
Fielding,  Henry,  trustee,  34,35. 
Fields,  Elizabeth,  received,  376. 

James,  376. 
Fifield,  H  .,  subscription  of,  308. 
Finance    Committee— 89,  206,    229;     ap- 
pointed, 88,   94,   108,   113,   202,  203, 
210,  238,  254,   259,   264;   bill   referred 
to,     105;     report     referred     to,    98, 
112,    204,    211,    218,    233,    240,    243, 
247,  248,  249,    250,    255,   256,     260, 
261,264,265,266. 
Fire  alarm  system  in  church  tower,  135. 
First    Free      Independent    Presbyterian 
Church,  persons  dismissed   to   unite 
with,  390,391. 
First  German  Presbyterian  Church,  219. 
First  National   Bank— 123,  126;  account 

of  Treasurer  at,  211. 
Fisher,  Alice,  Mrs. .  received,  328. 
F'isher,  Elizabeth  D.,  received,  34S. 

Rev.  Samuel- 10,  19,  22,  24,  25,  26, 
28,  31,33,38,39,  45,  46,  47,  51, 
55,  57;  corner  stone  laid  by,  5; 
land  surveyed  for,  278,  279; 
Moderator  of  church  meeting, 
34;  Moderator  of  Session,  327, 328, 
329,331,332,333,  334,  335,  336, 
337,  338,  339,  340,  341,  342,  343, 
344,  345.  346,  347,  348,  349,  350, 
351,  352,  353,  351,  355,  356,  357, 
358,  359,  360,  361,  302,  363,  364, 
365,367,368,369,  370,  371,  372, 
373,  374,  375,  376,  377,  378,  379, 
380,  383,  385;  parsonage  of,  9,  15; 
pew  deeded  to,  27;  resignation 
of,  46,  47;  salary  of,  16,  17,  29, 
32,  41;  subscription  of,  o01. 
Flavell,  Wright,  72,  220. 
Flood,  Catharine,  dismissed.  394. 

Isabella   (Mrs    John),  received,  327. 

John,  269.  327;  resignation  of,  14,  57; 

subscription  of,  302;  trustee,  7,  8, 

9,10,  11,12,  13,14. 

Florence  Brothers,  186;  bill  of,   177,   178, 

188,200,202,  210. 
Fonda,  A.  P  .subscription  of,  321. 
Fonda  &  Smith,  subscription  of,  321. 
Forbes,  Agnes,  received,  421. 

Henry,  421;  subscription  of,  314. 

Force, .cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 

Mrs.  Clementine,  dismissed,  394. 
Ford,    John,   Moderator   of  Presbytery, 

340. 
Foreign    Missions,    collections  for,   247, 
252,  258,  263,  397,  435,  446,   447,   449, 
450,  454. 


Formation  of  First  Church,  218,  269,  270, 
Forshee,  I.  S.,  subscription  of,  276. 
Fowler,  DeGrasse  B.,  167,  189,  255;  deed 
from,  293,  295,  298. 

Julia  C.  deed   from,  293,  295.298; 
subscription  of,  321. 
Francis,    Maria    (Mrs.    Alexander),    re- 
ceived, 423. 
Fraser,  A.  G.,  Moderator  of  Presbytery, 

356. 
Freedmen,  collection  for,   247,   252,  259, 

263,  446,  447,  449,  450,  454. 
Freeland,  David  A.,  269. 

Lydia,  received,  349. 
Freeman,  U.  W.,  cemetery  surveyed  by, 

278,  279. 
Frelinghuysen,  Theodore,  25,  26;   Attor- 
ney-General of  N.  J  ,  278,  279;   note 

on,  25. 
French,  Mrs.  — .subscription  of,  314. 
Frier,  Mary  Ann,  received,  353. 
Friesman,  Aleida,  received,  358. 

S    E.,358. 
Frost,  George,  167,  189;  subscription   of, 
320. 

Mary — resignation  of  from  choir,  203; 
salary  of,  208,  209. 

Furdon, ,  47. 

Furnace,  192,  193. 

Gafney,  M.,  subscription  of,  254. 

Gallagher,  John,  subscription  of,  315. 

'I'.  A. ,  subscription  of,  316. 
Gallaway,  Rev.  J.  B.,450. 
Garbrecht,    Henry    L.,   subscription  of, 

317,  321. 
Gardner,  Ann — received,  347;  dismissed, 
366. 

James,  received,  347. 

Jane — received,  358;   dismissed,  366. 

Mary  (Mrs.  James),  received,  347. 

Nancy — received,  347;  dismissed,  366. 

Thomas,    347;    received,     366;     dis- 
missed, 366. 
Garrabrant,  John,  8. 

Uriah,  constable,  33. 
Garretson,  Margaret,  received,  356, 

Mary,  received,  364. 
Garrison,  Abraham,  subscription  of,  316. 

C.  G.,  45;  subscription  of,  280,  306, 
308, 316. 

John — cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303; 
pew  owned  by,  154;  subscription 
of,  280,  301,  306,  308,  309,  316, 
322;  trustee,  68,  69,  70,  71,  72,  73, 
75. 

Mrs.  D.,  subscription  of,  316. 

R.  B.,  239;  bill  of,  235,  246. 
Garside  &  Beaumont,  bill  of,  95. 
Garside  &  Brother,  bill  of,  166. 
Gattv,  James,  subscription  of,  269. 
Gehr'ing,  Miss  --,  239,  245. 

Mrs.  — ,  189. 
Gerau,  J.  S.,  bill  of,  235. 

T.,  1£8. 
German  Presbyterian  Church,  First,  78. 
General  Assembly,  contribution  to,   446, 

447,449,450. 
Geroe,  A.,  subscription  of,  315. 

Benjamin,  subscription  of,  317. 


466 


Gibson,  Mrs.  M.,  subscription  of,  254. 
Gildersleeve,     Obadiah — received,     360; 

dismissed,  362. 
Gillespie,  Mrs.  — ,  subscription   of,   253, 

316. 
Gledhill,   Joseph,    subscription   of,   280, 
805,  309,  316. 

Mrs  William,  167,  200;  subscription 
of,  308. 

Robert,  subscription  of,  315. 

William,  139,  291;    Secretary   Board 
of  Trustees,  74,  75,  76,  77,  78,  79; 
subscription  of,  314,  321;  trustee, 
74. 
Glover,  George,  subscription  of,  253. 
Godden,  Christopher,  167,  189. 

Mrs.    Christopher,   subscription    of, 
253,  320. 
Godwin,  Abram  H.,  subscription  of,  314, 
322. 

Abram,  Jr. — 349;  donation  by,  44; 
resignation  of,  19;  subscription 
of,  301,  306;  trustee,  17,  19,  32. 

Caleb  Munson— 369;  claim  of,  51,  55, 
57,  58,  60;  Commissioner  to 
Presbytery,  46;  Committee  on 
call  to  Pastor,  48;  Elder,  340, 
341,  342,  343,  344,  345,  346,  347, 
348,  349,  a50,  351,  352,  353,  354, 
355,  356,  357,  380,  383,  385,  390, 
391,  392;  member  of  a  committee, 
9,  48.  344,  347,  354,  359,  362,  368, 
374,  375,  378, 382,  384,  388;  Presi- 
dent Board  of  Trustees,  15,  16, 
18,  19;  received,  337;  dismissed, 
394;  Secretary  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, 12,  13,  14;  subscription  of, 
268.  302,  304,  306,  307;  trustee, 
32,  33,  34,  35,  36,  37,  38. 

Evelina  (Mrs.  C.  M.) — received, 
369;  dismissed,  394. 

General,  hotel  of,  367. 

Henry,  4,  269;  subscription  of,  269. 

Margaret,  received,  349. 

Martha   (Mrs.  Abram,  Jr.),  received, 
349. 
Godwin  &  Warren,  meeting  of   Trustees 

at  office  of,  20,  21. 
Goetschius,  John  H.,  212,  221,  419;  mem- 
ber of  a  committee,  225,  226,  442. 
Goetschius,  John  I.,  subscription  of,  317, 

320. 
Gordon,  James,  subscription  of,  315. 

Miss  H.,  subscription  of,  253,  320. 
Gospel  Hymns  and  Sacred  Songs,  421 . 
Gould.  Aaron,  subscription  of,  268. 

Abraham — 161,  419;  chairman  church 
meeting,  68,  106;  dismissed,  394, 
437;  Elder,  405, 416,  423,  435;  sub- 
scription of,  316,  820;  Treasurer 
of  Session,  420,  422,  423;  trustee. 
74,  75,  76,  77,  79,  80,  81,  83,  85, 
86,  87,  89,  91,  92,  93. 

Catharine  Ann,  received,  423. 

Encrease,  328;  executors  of,  8;  sub- 
scription of,  269. 

Hannah  (Mrs.  Abraham),  dismissed, 
394. 

Hiram,  subscription  of,  316. 


Jemima  M.,  dismissed,  437. 
John  F.,  subscription  of,  269. 
John    M. — 448;  dismissed,  437;   sub- 
scription of,  308,  316  320,322. 
John    k.— 269,    325;     Deacon,   326; 
Elder,  326,  327,  328,  329,  331,  332, 
333,  334,  335,  336,   337,    338.  339, 
340,341,342,343,   344,  345,  346, 
347,  348,  349,  350,   351,   352,   353, 
354.  355,  356,  357,  358,  359,  360, 
361,362,363,364,   365,  366,   367, 
368,  369,  370,  371,   372,   373,  374, 
375,  376,  377,  378,  379,  380,   383, 
385,390,391,  392,  395.  396,  397, 
409;    President    Board   of   Trus- 
tees, 14;  subscription  of,  280,  306, 
309;  trustee,  6,  7,  8.  9,  10,  11,   12, 
13,  29,  31,  33,  61,  270,  271, 275. 
Mary  S.,  received, "336,  337. 
Mattie,  subscription  of,  320. 
Moses  E.,  subscription  of,  316,  322. 
Mrs.  Thomas,  177. 
Nancy  (Mrs.  John  R  ),  325. 
Rebecca,  received,  336,  337. 
Sarah    H.— received,  336,   337;    dis- 
missed, 391 . 
Stephen  D.,  subscription  of,  322. 
Stephen  b.,  269;  subscription  of,  268. 

269. 
Sydney,  dismissed,  437. 
Thomas,  chairman   church   meeting, 
71,  75;  pew  owner,  154;  subscrip- 
tion of,  252,  309,  314,  320,  321. 
Graham,  Archibald— cemetery  lot  owned 
by,    303;    plans    for     Parsonage 
drawn   by,   87;    subscription   of, 
317. 

Miss  R ,  203,  208,  209;   salary   of, 

234. 
Mrs.  Archibald,  subscription  of,  253. 
Grand  Jury,  presentment  by,  159,  160. 
Granger,  Rev.  H.  C.,421. 
Grant,  Libbie  J.,  dismissed,  437. 
Greaves,    Martha,    167;   subscription   of, 
322. 
Mrs.,  subscription  of,  254. 
Greer,  John,  subscription  of,  318. 
Gregson,  Mrs.  — ,  subscription  of,  253. 
Griffith,  Andrew,  subscription  of,  317. 
Mrs.  Maria,  dismissed,  394. 
Sarah,  widow,  received,  351. 
Griggs,  John  W.,  168,  260,  265,  320. 
H ,  James — before  Session,  345;   sus- 
pended, 346 
H ,  Mrs,  Lydia— cited,  370;  suspend- 
ed, 371. 

H ,    Robert — cited,   383;    suspended, 

384. 
Habben,  John,  subscription  of,  314. 

J.  &  H.,  bill  of,  149,  166,171. 
Hagerty,  B.  M.,  cemetery  lot  owned    by, 

302. 
Haledon.  Committee  on  Mission   School 

at,  447. 
Hali,  Lawrence,  subscription  of,  307. 
Hall,  Charles  Henry,  403. 
J.  G.,  70. 

John  P.,  subscription  of,  306. 
Mary — see  Kane. 


467 


Thomas,  bill  of  for  new   organ,    308, 
309. 
Halliday,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  208. 
Halstead,  Fred. ,241. 

G.  G.,  bill  of,  258,  263. 
Halsted,  i).  W.,  secretary  church  meet- 
ing, 43;  sexton,  45,  46. 
W.  H  ,  subscription  of,  315. 
Hamilton,  tlizabeth — received,  342;   dis- 
missed, 347. 
James,   347;   received,   342;     reports 

about,  314. 
Richard,  subscription  of,  315. 

Hampson,  Mr.  ,  subscription  of,  315. 

Hanes,  J.  L.,  subscription  of,  322. 
Harmon,    William     IW . ,    108;     Commis- 
sioner to   Presbytery,   231;  subscrip- 
tion of,  252,  320,  322. 
Harper,  James  N  ,  subscription  of,  317. 

Harris, ,  subscription  of,  315. 

Harrison,  John,  sub*cription  of,  314 

Moses — received,  358;  cited,  387;    be- 
fore Session,  387. 
Hartley,  Charlotte,  dismissed,  391. 
Ira,  239;  bill  of,  177.  186,  188,  246. 
John,  dismissed,  391 
Mrs.  B  ,  subscription  of,  318. 
William,  subscription  of,  315. 
Hastings,  A   ,  bill  of,  245. 
Hatheway,  Hiram — cemetery  lot   owned 
by,  303;  chairman   church    meet- 
ing, 131;  dismissed,  394;  subscrip- 
tion   of,   306,  316,  320;    Vice-Su- 
perintendent of  Mission    School, 
419. 
Mary — dismissed,   394;    subscription 
of,  253. 
Hay,  PhilipC.   Moderator  of  Presbytery, 
373. 

Hayes,  Mrs ,  subscription  of,  318. 

Health,  Board  of,  201. 

Heard  (Hurd),  Abram,   subscription    of, 

316,  320.  322. 
Hearse— charges  for  use  of,  38;  commit- 
tee  to   procure,   29;   storehouse    for, 
39;  subscription  for,  301.  302 
Hedge,  H.  O  —  organist,  76,  79,80;   sub- 
scription of,  314,  322. 
Henkle,  Charles  A  ,  subscription  of,  253 
Hennion.  David  D.,  subscription  of,  315. 

Mary,  subscription  of,  276. 
Henry,  David  -bid  of,  216;  bill   of,   208, 
209,  246,  258,  263. 
G    W.,  subscription  of,  320. 
Thomas,  received,  358. 
Hequembourg,    Charles — cemetery      lot 
owned  by,  303;   clerk    church    meet- 
ing, 34.  35,  36,  37,  40,   46,   47;  Elder, 

383,  385;     member   of   a  committee, 

384,  385.  386,  387.  388,  389;  Secretary 
Board  of  Trustees.  37,  38,  39,  40,  41, 

42,  43,  44,  45,  46,  47,  48,  49;  subscrip- 
tion of,  306;  trustee,  35,  37;  meeting 
of  trustees  at  house  of,  38,  40,  41 ,  42, 

43,  44,  45,  47,  48. 
Herrick.C.  M.,  bill  of,  258,  263. 
Hess,  John  P.,  97. 

Hewson,  E.  L.,  subscription  of,  253. 

Hewson,  James  W.,  subscription   of, 


320,321. 
Mary  Ackerman,  dismissed,  437. 
Hilton  &  Menger— bill  of,  218;   cemetery 

line  surveyed  by,  192,  193. 
Hinchman      Mrs.     Elizabeth,     received, 

376. 
Hindle,   John    H  ,   96;    bill   of   for   Dr. 
Hornblower's    funeral,    195,  200,  202. 
Historical  Sermon,  151,  421.  422. 
Hobart,  Garret  A.,  415;  subscription   of, 
320. 
Jennie,  dismissed,  436. 
Hodge,  Rev.  Dr.  A.   A.,    address  of  at 

Dr   Hornblower's  funeral,  433. 
Hogan,  Esther,  received,  353. 

John    H.,  245;   elected   trustee,   202, 
205;  subscription  of,  253,  320 
Holden,  Elizabeth,  subscription  of,  315. 

Wiliiam,  subscription  of,  317. 
Holliday,   Kev.    William  A.,   candidate, 

412,  415. 

Home    Missions,    Board    of — collections 

for,  217,252,  258,  263,   435,   446,   447, 

449,  450,  454;   letter   from   secretary 

of,  443. 

Hopkins,  P.  R..  map  of  church  property 

drawn  by,  274 
Hopper,  A.  A.,  subscription  of,  318. 

Albert,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302. 
Cornelius  P.,  06;  cemetery  lot  owned 

by,  303;  subscription  of,  280. 
Ellen,  Mrs.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Garret,  subscription  of,  315. 
1 .  A  . ,  subscription  of,  253. 
Jacob,  subscription  ot,  315. 
John — attorney,  284,  301;  subscription 

of,  280,  308,309. 
Mrs.  J.  H  ,  subscription  of,  820. 
Robert  1.,  subscription  of,  253 
Hopson,  W.  A.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Hopwood,     Rev.     I.    B.,    moderator  of 

church  meeting,  410,  411,  412. 
Hornblower,  Joseph  C,   Judge    of   Cir- 
cuit Court,  281,  282.  283. 
Matilda,  131;  life  member   American 

Bible  bociety,  404. 
Rev    William  H.,  69,  78,  83,   90,  106, 
109,  115,  122,   220,   290,  294,  425, 
438;   call   to,   65;  call    of,     from 
Theological   Seminary,   406;    fu- 
neral of,  192,  195,   431,   433;   his- 
torical sermon  by,  151,   421,   422; 
letter   from.   414;    member   of  a 
committee,  70.  396:  Moderator  of 
Session,  395,  396,  397,  409;    resig- 
nation of,  406,   407,    408;   resolu- 
tion  about   death    of,    431,   4y2; 
subscription  of.  321 . 
William    B.,     communication     from, 
432,  433 
Hover,    ]ohn,   received.   368;   dismissed, 
369. 
Susanna,   received,    368;     dismissed, 
369. 
Howard.  John,  subscription  of,  267. 
Howell,  Henry,  Jr.,  269;  subscription  of, 

269. 
Howland,    Grace,   received,     347;      dis- 
missed, 347. 


408 


Hoxsey,  E.  C,  subscription  of,  306. 

Thomas  D.,  subscription  of,  306. 
Huber,  Christian,  subscription  of,  314. 
Hudson,  H.  C,  subscription  of,  320. 

Mrs.  ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Mutual  Insurance  Company,  church 
insured  with,  81. 
Huffman,  John,  76. 
Hugginson,  William,  dismissed,  391. 
Hughes,  Ann,  received,  360. 
Elizabeth,  received,  353. 
Lizzie  J  . ,  dismissed ,  437 . 
Robert  G.,  subscription  of,  253,  320. 
Robert  S.,  subscription  of,  253 
Hughson.  Robert,   cemetery   lot   owned 

by,  302. 
Hulme,  William,  subscription  of,  318. 
Hunter,  A.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
Huntoon,  J.  P.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Hurd,  Mrs.  A.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Huston,     Rebecca,   received,     355;     dis- 
missed. 385. 
Robert,  355,  385;  received,  351. 
Hutchinson,    Rev.  D     W.,    communica- 
i  urn  from,    248;   pastor   Westminster 
Church,  243. 
Hyllier,  Rev.  Asa,  Moderator  of  Session, 

325,  326. 
Hymn    Books  for   Mission   Chapel,  429; 
new  to  be  purchased,   159,   162,    163, 
397.421,  423,  424. 
"11  ymns  and  Songs  for  Social    and    Sab- 

bath  Worship."  424 
Imbrie,  Dr.  C.     K   ,   address   of   at    Dr. 

Hornblower's  funeral,  433. 
Imlays,  Miss — ,  subscription  of,  308 
Inglis.  Anne,  Miss,  communication  from, 
157,  158.  159,  318,319. 

C ,  Jr.,  subscription  of,  314. 

David,    death    of,   404;      Elder,    401; 
resolution    about,  404,   405;  sub- 
scription of,  322. 
John,  240. 

William,  subscription  of,  K20,  321. 
Ingram,  Lewis,  subscription  of,  322. 
Ingraham,  David,  subscription  of,  320. 
Inslee,  Catharine,  received,  341. 
John,  341;  received,  390. 
William,    cemetery     lot  owned    by, 
303;  subscription  of,  306. 
Insurance— 208,  209,   235,   245,   251,   258, 
263. 
committee  on,  117.  118. 
on  bell  and  organ,  172. 
on  Lecture  Room,  211. 
on  piano,  211 

on    Sunday    School    Building,     211, 
214,229. 
Jackson,  lames,  subscription  of,  276,  316, 
322. 
lohn  P.,  witness  to  cemetery   deed, 

278. 
Lydia,  received,  356. 
Matthew — pew  owned  by,  154;  resig- 
nation of,  113;  sexton,  63,  64,  68, 
69,71,72,73,74,  75.   77,   79,  80, 
81,  82.  84,  85,   88,   94,   107,  108, 
109.  112;  subscription  of,  314,  :-21. 
Jacobus,    Cornelius    C,   received,    330; 


dismissed,  333. 
Mary,    recnved,  330;  dismissed,  333. 
James,    Barbara    (Mrs.    Jos.),    received, 
358;  dismissed,  370. 
Joseph  F.,  269,  358,  371 . 
William,  subscription  of,  317. 
Jameson,  John,  subscription  of,  318. 
Janvier,  Rev.   C.    A.   Rodney,   call    to, 
230,231;  letter   from    declining   call, 
232,  233. 
Jaqua,  S.,  subscription  of,  322. 
Jeffrey,  Jane,  received,  360. 
Jenkins,  James,  372;  received,  358. 
Rachel,  subscription  of,  263,  314. 
Sarah,   received,  358;  dismissed,  372. 
Johnes,  Ann  H.,  received,  364. 
John  A.,  received,  360. 
Rebecca,  received,  360 
Johnson,  Anna,  received.  348 

Anna,     Mrs  ,   received,     369;     dis- 
missed, 369 
C.  E.,  subscription  of  321. 
James,  subscription  of,  317. 
Jonathan,  subscription  of,  317. 
Martha  H.,  dismissed,  437. 
Walter  B  ,  subscription  of,  253. 
Jones,  John  A.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 

303. 
Jordan,  Miss  — ,  subscription  of,  254, 
Kane,  Mrs.  Mary,  167,212;  received,  404. 
Kanouse,  P. ,  Moderator  of   Presbytery, 

376. 
Keeler,  Annie  P.,   dismissed,  437. 

Charles.   167;    dismissed,   437;  mem- 
ber of  a  committee,   126;   Secre- 
tary church   meeting,   128;   sub- 
scription of,  253,  320,  321 ;     Trus- 
tee, 125. 
Florence,  dismissed,  437. 
Lillian  M.,  dismissed,  437. 
Minnie  B.,  dismissed,  437. 
Keenan,    John,    70;      chairman    church 
meeting,   69;    Clerk   Circuit     Court, 
284,   289;   pew   owned    by,   154;  sub- 
scription of,  306,308,  309,  316. 
Kellv.  Mary  Ann,  received,  351. 
Widow  Phebe,  received,  363. 
Kendall,  H  ,  D.  D.,  Secretary  Board  of 

Home  Missions,  letter  from,  443. 
Kerr.  Mary  C,  dismissed,  437. 
Kesler,  Harman,  subscription  of,  317. 
Ketcham,  Tredwell,  subscription  of,  306, 

314. 
King,  Aaron.  269.  339,  340;  chairman 
church  meeting,  51;  Commis- 
sioner to  Presbytery,  46;  Deacon, 
351;  dismissed,  394;  Elder,  340, 
341,342,343,344,  345,  346.  347, 
348,349,350,  351,  352,  353,  354, 
355,356,357,358,  359,  360,  361, 
362.  363,  364,  365,  366,  367,  368, 
369,370,371,372,  373,  374,  375, 
376,377,378,379,  380,  390,  391, 
392;  member  of  a  committee, 
344,  345,  347.  354,  362,  365,  368, 
370,371,374,375,  377,  380,  385. 
392,  393;  President  Board  of 
Trustees,  28,  29,  30,  31,  32;  re- 
ceived, 326,   327;   resignation   of 


409 


as  Treasurer,  25;  subscription  of, 
267,  301;  Treasurer  Board  of 
Trustees,  20,  22,  24;  Trustee,  13, 
14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  26,  '27,  32, 
48,61. 
Aaron.  Jr.,   cemetery  lot  owned  by, 

302. 
Barnabas,  Moderator  of  Presbytery, 

331. 
Brown,     325;     President     Board    of 
Trustees,  20,  21,   22.   24,    25,  27, 
28;  Secretary  Board  of  Trustees, 
3.  4,  5.  6;   subscription    of.   268, 
301,  308;  Trustee,  269.  270,  2i5. 
E     B.  &  Company,    bill   of,   9!     94, 
95,105,106,   165,   171,   177,    183, 
188,  200.  202,  208,  209,  235,   246, 
251,   '-'58;   contract    of,    92;    sub- 
scription of.  317,  321 . 
King,    Electa    (Mrs.    Robert),   received, 
342. 
Eliza    (Mrs.   James)— received,   342; 

dismissed.  344. 
Isabella,  widow.  325. 
James  W. ,  42,  342.   344;  meeting   of 
T.ustees  at  office  of,  33.  34,   35; 
President  Board  of  Trustees,  33, 
34,35,313. 
Martha     (Mrs       Aaron),      received, 

339;  dismissed,  394. 
Robert,  4,  269,  326,  342;  subscription 
of,  267;  Trustee,  14, 15, 16, 17.  IS, 
19,  28.  29,30,58.61. 
Kittredge.  Rev.  A.  E.,   D.  D.,  sermon 
preached  by,  at  installation  of  pastor, 
444. 
Kugler,  Rev.  J.  B  ,  Moderator  of   Pres- 
bytery of  Jersey  City,  444. 
L 'k,  Henry    H.,  cited.  384,   390;   be- 
fore Session,  385;  suspended.  390. 
Ladies'  Hospital  Association,   communi- 
cation from,  141, 142. 
Lake,  Rosena.  received,  352. 
Lake     View    Presbyterian     Association, 

451 
Lambert,  Catholina,  448. 

I.,  subscription  of,  276. 
Lane,    Nathaniel,  subscription' of ,  317. 
Lang  (Laing),   Annie   L.,   member   of  a 
committee,  213,   217:   dismissed, 
437. 
Lang,  J.,  subscription  of,  254. 
Larkey,  James,  received,  360. 
Larkin,  Asa  G. ,  subscription  of,  209 
Larmour,  Jane,  received,  347:  dismissed, 
?66. 
William,   347;     received,     339;     dis- 
missed, 366. 
Lauback,  Rachel,  subscription  of,  320. 
Laurence,  George    H.,  subscription   of, 

314. 
Lauterman,  D.  P.,  subscription  of,  318. 
Laverack,  D.,  subscription  of,  314. 

Lawback,  Mr.  ,  50. 

Laws,  Francis,  note  of,  89,  95. 
Lawton,  Mrs.  Lucy,  dismissed,  394. 

Pliny,  dismissed,  394 
Leal,  John  R  ,  subscription  of,  320. 
Mary  E.,  dismissed,  437. 


Lecture  Room,  account    of,  235,  246,  251, 
252. 
committee  on  chairs  for,  180,  181. 
committee  on  heating,  138,  139,    140, 

185. 
committee  on  repairing,  63,  137,  186. 
committee  to  raise  debt  on,   243,  244, 

445. 
roof  of  destroyed  by  fire,  211. 
Leman,  John,  subscription  of,  316,  317' 
Lemon,  John  N., cemetery  lot  owned  by, 

303;  subscription  of,  308.  322. 
Levine,  Anthony,  336. 

(Lovine)  Leah,  received,  330 
Library,  subscription  for,  113. 
Lindsay,  Mrs.  — ,  subscription  of,  254. 
Linford, Abigail,  received,  348. 

John.  348;  received,  349 
Local  Union  of  Christian    Endeavor   So- 
cieties, use  of  church  granted  to,  41S 
Lockey,  James,  dismissed,  373. 
Lockwood,     Daniel     F.,    209,    337,    338; 
member  of   a  committee    on    call 
to   pastor,   48;     subscription    ot, 
268,  302;  Trustee,  19,   20,   21,25, 
26,  28. 
Helen    (Mrs    Daniel),  received,   337, 

338. 
I.  B  ,  subscription  of,  308. 
James  D.,  19,  70,  455,  456;  Clerk 
church  meeting,  72,  80,  81,  83, 
86,88,92,93,  107;  collector,  72, 
73,74,75,76,77,  78.  79,  80,  81, 
84,  88.  89,  107,  108.  109,  113,  116; 
commissioner  to  Presbytery,  231, 
442;  F.lder,  222,  226,  227,  228, 
229,231,241,398,  401,  409,  436. 
439,  440,  442,  443;  member  of  a 
committee,  103,  106,  112,  237; 
minute  about,  455;  pew  owned 
by,  154;  resignation  of,  117;  sec- 
retary Board  of  Trustees,  79,  80, 
81,  82,  83,  84,  85,  86,  87,  88,  93, 
94,  104;  subscription  of,  252,  280, 
305,  306,  309,  316,  321;  Trus- 
tee, 71,  74,  75,  90,  91,  94,  96,  100, 
105,  111.  114,  115. 
Lord,  Eleazer,  364. 

Love,  James,  269;  received,  326,  327;  dis- 
missed. 354. 
Low,  H.  M.,  subscription  of.  316. 

Mrs.  — ,  soprano,  141,  148. 
Lowrie,     Rev.   Dr  ,   address   of   at    Dr. 

Hornblower's  funeral,  433. 
Lowry,  Daniel,  cemetery  lot  owned   by, 

303. 
Lucie,  Mrs.  — ,  167. 
Luck,  Thomas,  cemetery  lot   owned    by, 

303. 
Lum,    Tames,   145;  subscription   of,   253, 
314. 
John,  129;  bond  and  mortgage  given 
to,  89,  91,   97,   157;   interest    on, 
106. 
Lyon,  Enos,  received,  332,  333;  subscrip- 
tion of,  268. 
Lyons  (Lyness),  Mrs.  — ,  167,  212. 

M ,   Patrick,   396;  cited,   385;   before 

Session,  386,  398;  suspended,  398. 


03 


M 1,  William,  before  Session,  394. 

Mc ,   John,  committee,    to    converse 

with,  345,  346. 

McE ,  Robert,  reports  about,  377";  be- 
fore Session.  378,  382;  cited,  380,  382, 
384,  385;  suspended,  386. 

Machinists'  Association,  subscription  of, 
for  bell,  322. 

Mackey,  Daniel,  subscription  of,  317. 

MacPherson,  James,  subscription  of,  308. 

Magee,  Mary  (Mrs.  Patrick),  received, 
365. 

Magie.  Rev.  David,  D.  D  ,  149,  180,  181, 
197,  198,  220,  412,  415,  426,  427;  call 
to,  410,  416;  committee  to  confer 
with,  198,  199;  communication  from, 
223,227;  member  of  a  committee,  195; 
Moderator  of  Presbytery,  363;  Mod- 
erator of  Session,  162,  229,  416,  423, 
427,  431,  433.  436, 439,  440;  resignation 
of,  223,  224,  225,  226;  227,  228,  439, 
441;  salary  of,  171,  207,  209,  234;  sub- 
scription of,  177,  252;  testimonial  to, 
225. 

Major,  Elizabeth,  received,  349. 
Mary,  received,  349. 

Malcolm,  James,  subscription  of,  317. 
William  S.,  subscription  of,  322. 

Manning,  Sally,  received,  364. 

Manson,  I.,  subscription  of,  314. 
T.,  subscription  of,  314. 

Map  of  church  property,  56. 

Marcellus,  Edo,  9,240. 

Markham,  Alzamon,  subscription  of,  268. 
Hosea,  subscription,  268. 

Marselis,  Cornelius  L,  subscription  of, 
316. 

Marsh,  Ann,  received,  355. 
Dr.  — ,  187. 

Pamelia.  received.  358. 
Sarah,  widow,  received,  360. 

Martin.  Dr.  G    P.,  subscription  of,  316. 
L.  H.,  bill  of,  for  communion  wine, 

166. 
Luther,  subscription  of,  320. 
Miss  E.,  subscription  of,  254. 
Mrs.  — ,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 

Marvin,  Jonathan  1).,  received,  333;  dis- 
missed, 335 

Mason,  E.  R., subscription  of,  315. 
Melvin   subscription  of,  315. 

Masonic  Society,  31,  33. 

Matches,  Robert,  subscription  of,  315. 

Mather,  E. ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Mathe%vs,  James  A.,  subscription  of,  315. 

McAdam,  John,  received,  374. 

McAllister,  Alexander,   subscription   of. 
317. 
James,  subscription  of,  253. 
Mrs.  A.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Mrs.  Nancy,  76. 

McAllum,  Mrs.  Janit,  received,  343;  dis- 
missed, 369. 

McCarter,     George    S.,  212;   dismissed, 
437;  note  held  by,  166,  183 
Louise  S. ,  member  of  a   committee, 
213,217;  dismissed,  437. 

McCarty,  Rev.  Mr.,  363. 

McClane,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  317. 


McClellan,  James,  bill  of,  166,  171. 
McCloud,  Dr.,  344. 

McCown,  William,  subscription  of,  268. 
McDowell,    Rev.    John,     Moderator    of 
Session,  327 
Rev.  William  A.,  Moderator  of  Pres 
bytery, 336. 
McElhose,  Margaret,  received,  337. 

Robert.  337;  received,  347. 
McEnally,  Thomas,  269. 
McFarland,  Ellisan,  received,  373. 

Thomas,  received,  373. 
McGaw,  James,  subscription  of,  317. 
McGee,  Isaac,  212. 

John,   337,   338;    dismissed,   373;    re- 
ceived, 341;   reports   about,  368; 
sexton,  22. 
Mary  (Mrs.  John),  received,  337,  338. 
Patrick,   48,   365;   chairman     church 
meeting,  64;    received,   F69;   sub- 
scription  of,   307,  308,   309,   316, 
321 . 
R.  C  subscription  of,  253. 
William,  licensed  to  preach,  394. 
McGill,  Mr.  — ,  subscription  of,  315. 
McGiven,  Thomas,  cemetery   lot   owned 

by,  302. 
McGlory,  Ella,  received,  343,  344. 

James,  343,  344. 
Mcllhose,  James,  cited,  392;   suspended, 

393. 
Mcllroy,  Maria,  dismissed,  437. 

Samuel,    dismissed,   437;   Elder.  429, 
431,  436;  member  of  a  committee, 
175,180,181.  184,   189,   190,   192, 
195,  202,  206.   210,   217;   resigna- 
tion  of,   218,   229,   436;  Superin- 
tendent of   Mission    School,   424; 
Treasurer    Board     of     Tiustees, 
172,  173,  174,   180,   184.    190,    196, 
202,  207,  209.  210,  211,  234;  Treas- 
urer   Mission   School,    426,    427, 
429,430;  Trustee,    176,    179,   182, 
183,  185,  186,  187,  193,  194,  197, 
198,199,201,  203,   204,  205,  211, 
216,  217;  vote  of  thanks  to,  210. 
McKee,  Joseph,  subscription  of,  306. 
Nathaniel,  269;  subscription  of,  267. 
William,  subscription  of.  318. 
McKnabb.  Thomas,  cemetery  lot   owned 

by,  303. 
McLaren;  Mrs.  — ,  subscription  of,  254. 
McLean  Brothers,  186. 
McLean,  Mrs.  Dorothy,  received,  353. 
McLees,  Maggie,  subscription  of,  H20. 
Miss  — .  communication  from,  265. 
McLoughlin,    William,    subscription   of, 

254. 
McMuller,  Ellen,  widow,  received,  369. 
McNab,  John  A.,  member  of  a   commit- 
tee, 213,  217;  subscription  of,  253. 
McNiel,  Ann,  widow,  received,  341 . 
McN'ulty,  Rev    William,  communication 

from,  122;  funeral  sermon  by,  124. 
McRae,  A.,  subscription  of,  253. 
McWhinney,   William,    subscription    of, 

317. 
Megie,  Rev.  W.  H.,  application   of,  421: 


engaged  to  preach  in  Mission  Chapel, 
419,420. 

Melville,  Mrs.  —,254. 

Memorial  Church  Fund,  175,  177,  409, 
417,  425,  426. 

Mendelson,  S.,  subscription  of,  315. 

Menealy's  Sons,  A,,  subscription  of,  for 
bell,  321. 

Menish,    Eliza   (Mrs.   Hugh),     received, 
350. 
Hugh,  350;  received,  337,  33S 

Menzies,  William,  subscription  of,  253. 

Mercelis,  Jacob,  subscription  of,  315. 

Mercelius,  I .,  91. 

Merselis.  Edo  P.,  subscription  of,  316. 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  First,  cem- 
etery of,  159,  20T,  221,  291,  296. 

Millar,  Davies,  subscription  of,  315. 

Miller,  Agness,  received,  363. 
Bridget,  received,  358. 
G.  S.,  subscription  of,  276. 
Jacob, 358. 
James,  188. 

Miss  — ,  subscription  of,  253. 

Mrs.  R.,  subscription  of,  254,320. 

Rev.  Frank  E.  234,  236;  call  to,  237; 

member  of  a  committee,  447,  448, 

452,  454;  minute  about  installation 

of,  444;  Moderator  congregational 

meeting,  446,  447,449;  Moderator 

of   Session,  443;  salary   of,   245, 

251,  258,  262;  subscription  of,  253. 

Robert,    receiver,   373;    subscription 

of,  308.  309. 
Thomas,  subscription  of,  317. 
W.,  subscription  of,  253. 

Millholland,  A.  C. ,  subscription  of,  253. 

Milligan.  John,  received,  423. 

Millington,    Joanna     (Mrs.     Win,),     re- 
ceived, 423. 
John,  received,  423 
William,  received,  423. 

Mills,  G.  A.,  subscription  of,  316. 

Henry,    Moderator    of     Presbytery, 
339. 

Ministerial  Relief  Fund,  collection  for, 
247,  252,  258,  263,  446,  447,  449,  450, 
454. 

Minor,  Rev.  Albert  Dod,  candidate,  228. 

Mission  Band,  to  be  formed,  445. 

Mission  School,  146. 

at  Albion  Place,  448,  451. 
at  Haledon,  447. 

at  Spring  street,  419,  422,  424;  church 
to  be  organized  at,  428,  429, 
430;  collections  for,  403,  406,  425; 
committee  on  building  for,  141;  com- 
mittee on  enlarging,  147,  148,  421, 
425,  426;  concert  given  by,  177;  debt 
on,  425;  fence  to  be  erected  around, 
149;  janitor  of,  145;  mortgage  on,  151, 
158, 171,  177,  183,  188,  208,  209,  318; 
officers  of,  419,  422;  organ  for,  425; 
subscription  for,  425;  superintendent 
appointed,  424;  superintendent,  res- 
ignation of,  424;  supply  for,  181,  419, 
420,421,  422,  423,  424,425,  427,  428; 
Treasurer  of,  426,  427. 

Missionary  to  be  engaged,  402. 


Missionary  Society,  Young  Ladies',  444. 

Woman's,  444. 
Missions,    Foreign,    collection     for,   247, 
252,  258,  263,  435,   446,  447.   449, 
450,  454. 
Home,  collection    for,  247,   252,  258, 
263,  435,  446,  447,  449,  450,  454. 
Mitchell,  A.,  subscription  of,  254. 
U.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Dorothy,  received,  336. 
Edward.  336. 

Mary  (Mrs.  Wm).  received,  365. 
William.  365;  received,  374;  subscrip- 
tion of,  322. 
Moffet,  G.,  bill  of,  258. 
Monks,  Miss  — ,  subscription  of,  253. 
Montgomery,    Andrew,    subscription    of, 
316. 
John,  received,  358. 
William,  subscription  of,  317. 
Monthly  Collections,  247,  252,  258,  263. 
Moore,  Adam,  333,  334;   subscription    of, 
268. 
James,  39;  cemetery   lot   owned    by, 

302. 
John,  subscription  of,  317. 
.Mrs.  W.,  subscription  of,  320. 
Sarah   (Mrs.  Adam),    received,    333, 

334. 
William,  161,227,241,443,   444,   455, 
456;    Elder,    262,  446,   450,    451; 
member  of  committee,  447;  Trus- 
tee, 132,  135,  136, 138,  139,  140. 
Morehead,  R.,  subscription  of ,  315. 
Morrell,  Mary,  pew  owned  by,  154;   sub- 
scription of,  322. 
Mrs.  R. ,  subscription  of,  316. 
Robert,  310;  chairman  church   meet- 
ing,   56,   59;   collector,  63;     sub- 
scription of,  280,  305.   306,  308, 
309;  Trustee,  56,57,58,59,  60,  61, 
63,  64,  65,  66,  67. 
Morris,  Michael,  subscription  of,  316. 
Moiris  &   Essex    R.    R.   Co.,   parsonage 

property  offered  to,  260,  261. 
Morrison,  James,  159. 
Morrissee,     James    A.,     communication 

from,  255. 
Morrow,  David,  subscription  of,  307. 
J.  H.,  bill  of,  258. 

John,  subscription  of,  276,  301,  316. 
Morse,  E    C,  subscription  of,  253. 
Mortgage   on  Elm  street  property,  221 . 
Mosely,  — ,  subscription  of,  318. 
Moser,  Andrew,  subscription  of,  315. 
Moses,  H.,  subscription  of,  317. 

Orestes,    received,     352;    dismissed, 
360. 
Mosher,  Ira,  schoolmaster,  15,  29,  30. 
M osier,  J.,  28. 
Mott,    Rev.   George   S.,   candidate,  412, 

415. 
Mott    Iron   Works,    J.    L.,   contract   for 

iron  fence  awarded  to,  266. 
Moyle,  William,  subscription  of,  314. 
Mudge,  Rev.  Lewis  T.,  candidate,  228 
Mulford,    Hannah,    received,    327;    dis- 
missed. 333. 


William,    Elder,   328,   329,   S81.   332; 
received,  327;  dismissed,  333. 
Munro,  George,  received,  348;  dismissed, 

374. 
Munson,  Amos,  subscription  of,  304,  306 
Israel,  subscription  of,  280,  305,   308, 

314,  322. 
Miss  Theo.,  subscription  of,  253 
S.  — ,  subscription  of ,  309. 
Murchant,  Liger,  received,  338,  339;    dis- 
missed, 343 
Murphy,  John  D.,   220;   subscription   of, 

31 S 
Murray,  J   ',  bill  of,  258,  263 

Rev.  Nicholas,  Moderator  of  meeting 

for  election  of  pastor,  65. 
Samuel,  448. 
Music  Committee,  91,  188.  192,    197,   203, 
257;  appointed.  127,  132,  145,  153,162, 
169,175,180,184,190,   196,   202,  210, 
238,  248,  254,  259,  264;    appropriation 
for,  140,  147,  149,  153,  240.  248;    peti- 
tion sent  to,  148;  report  of,   123,   211, 
240,260. 
Muzzy    Brothers,   bill   of,  208,   209,   235. 
246,  252;  subscription  of,  252. 
Edward  H.,  subscription  of,  25'-!. 
Harry    145;  subscription  of,  253;  dis- 
missed, 456. 
Henry,    79,    80,    81,     82,     150,     152, 
16i;     179,    190.    407,     409,    414, 
422;     Commissioner     to    Presby- 
tery,  409;    Elder,   401,   409,   416. 
423.  431;  member   of  committee, 
409;  pew    owned    by,    154;  Presi- 
dent Board  of   Trustees,   74,   75; 
resignation    of,     88;      resolution 
about   death   of,   435;    Secretary 
Mission  School,  419;  subscription 
of,  321;  Trustee.  76,  77,  78,  79,  83, 
84,  85,  87. 
Mrs.  Henry,   member  of   a   commit- 
tee, 244,  445;  dismissed,  456. 
Samuel    V.   S  ,    177     455;    chairman 
church    meeting,    244,    257;     dis- 
missed, 456;  Elder,  241,  441,  445, 
446,  448,  450;  member  of   a   com- 
mittee,  175,   180.   182,   184,   190, 

192.  199,202,  203,  210,  213,  214. 
217.  222,  225,  238,  442,  444,  149, 
450;  resignation  of,  242;  subscrip- 
tion of,  252,  320;  Trustee,  168, 
169, 170, 171,  176, 179.180, 181, 184, 
185,186,187,    188,  189,    190,   191, 

193,  194,  195,  196,  197,  198,  199, 
201,204,205,206,  211,  212,  215, 
216,226.227,  229,  231,  233,234, 
238,239,  240,  241;  usher,  175. 

Mrs.  Samuel  V.  S  .  member  of  a  com- 
mittee, 244,  445;  dismissed,  456. 
Myers,  George  W  ,  216,  235,  246,  252 
Nazro,  James — Elder,  383,  385;  received, 
366;  Treasurer  Board  of  Trus- 
tees. 31,  32,  34.  35,  36,  37,  38,  39, 
40,41,42,43,44;  Trustee,  30,31, 
37. 

Jane  Eliza,  received,  366. 

Maria,  received,  366. 

Rachel  Ann,  received,  368,  369. 


Nealon  &  Farnon,  216,  239,  246,  251,  265. 
Nelson,  Ann,  dismissed,  403. 
Elizabeth,  dismissed,  403. 
Jane  P.,  dismissed,  403. 
William,  dismissed,  403. 
William,  416,  455,  456;  Clerk   of    Ses- 
sion, 444;  Commissioner  to  Pres- 
bvtery.231,449;  Elder,  241,  444, 
445,  446,  418,  450,  451;  member  of 
a  committee,  205,   206,   207,   210, 
213,  214,  217,   225,  226,  228,  229, 
238,  248,  219,  254,   255,   259,   264, 
442,  444,  448,  419,  452,   454,   456; 
Secretary  Hoard  of  Trustees,  210, 
213,   214',  215,  216,  217.  222,   221, 
227,229,233,236,   237,  238,  239, 
240,241.212,  213,   244,   245,   247, 
248,  249,  250,  254.  255,    256,   257. 
259,260.261,   262,  264,  265,   266; 
secretary   church    meeting,    134, 
135,140,143,   146.   150,   152,   160, 
161,  168,  169,  174,   178,   179.    183, 
184,  189,  190,  195,  201,   202,   209, 
210,223,226,  230,  231,  233,  234, 
241,244,  245,  250,   251,   257,  262, 
406,409.410.411,   412,   416,   441, 
445,   446,   447;     subscription     of, 
252.  320;   Trustee,  205,  209,   211. 
218,  222,  231,  244,   245.  440,  448; 
vote  of  thanks  to,  256;  witness  to 
deed,  300,  301. 
Nesbit,    Elizabeth — received,     344;     dis- 
missed, 354. 
John — received,  344;   dismissed,  354. 
Nevin,  Rev.  Charles  W  ,  candidate,  236, 

237. 
New   Jersey,    State    of,    deed    from  for 

cemetery,  25,  277. 
Newton,  Peter  B.,  subscription  of,  269 
Nichols,  Thomas,  received,  423. 
Nicoles,  William,  269. 
Nicoll,  Hannah,  received,  349. 

William,  349 
Norbury,  lohn,  subscription  of,  317. 
North      River        Insurance       Company, 

Church  insured  with,  81, 
Norwood,  lohn  &  Co —bill  of,  166,    177, 
183,  188,  208,  209,   258;   estimate   of, 
186. 
Oates,  E  . ,  subscription  of,  25". 
Oborski,  F. ,  203,  257,  259;  communication 
from,   248;    organist,    148,    152,   175; 
resolution  about,  247;    salary  of,  207, 
209,  234,  263. 
Ocean  Bank,  N.  V  ,  Treasurer  to  deposit 

money  in,  71. 
Old  Ladies'  Home,  448. 
O'Neill,  Charles,  subscription  of,  317. 
John,  subscription  of,  314,  321 . 
John,  Jr.,  subscription  of,  314 
Oothout  &    Brother,    William,   subscrip- 
tion of,  321. 
Orchard,  Carrie,  127. 

John  Y. -collector,  117,  120,  121,  126, 
127.  128;  member  of  a  committee, 
103,  107,  111,  114;  subscription  of. 
321;  Trustee,  94,  96,  97,  100,  105, 
106,108,  109,  111,  112,  113,  114, 
115,  116,  119,  121,  122,  125. 


473 


Lizzie,  1127 . 

Organ,  176;  bill  for,  308,  309;  bill  for 
tuning  of,  166,  171,  177,  183,  188; 
committee  to  procure  new,  67, 
111,  112,  119;  motor  for  blowing, 
188,  191;  proposal  to  repair,  197;  sub- 
scription for  new,  307,  308. 

Organist,  107,  127,  132,  136,  141,  145,  152. 

Orphan  Asylum,  Paterson,  donations  to 
be  received  for,  404. 

Osborne,  Edward,  subscription  of,  322. 

Overman,  Rev.L.  L.,  salary  of,  429. 

P .  Mrs.,  395. 

Pack,  Amos  S.,  56;  subscription  of,  314. 

Parke,  Jane,  336. 

Mrs.  A.,  subscription  of,  314. 

Parker,  John,  subscription  of,  314. 

Moses,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
T.,  subscription  of,  276. 

Parkes,  Thomas,  subscription  of,  267. 

Parkhurst,  Ziba,  subscription  of,  306,  307. 

Parochial  School,  to  be  established,  397. 

Parsonage,  21,  90,  91,  92,  93.  94,  96,  97, 
98,  99,  100,  104,  105,  106,  114,  129, 
130,131,187;  bill  for  painting  of,  79; 
committee  to  examine,  81,  86,  88,  9S, 
238;  committee  on  repairs  of,  138, 
139,  2H9;  deed  for,  220,  221,  289,  290, 
291,  293;  debt  on  paid,  157,  318,  319; 
insurance  on,  137;  lease  for,  9,  262, 
266;  mortgage  on,  161,  157;  plan  for, 
87;  resolution  to  build  new,  86,  87; 
subscription  for  debt  on,  319,  320; 
taxes  on,  214;  title  of,  250,  258;  to  be 
sold,  87, 130,  131,248,  249,  255,  256, 
259,  260,  261,  264,  266. 

Parsons,  A.,  subscription  of,  276. 

Passaic  County  Hank,  89. 

Passaic  River,  219,  277,  285,  297. 

Passaic  Water  Company,  bill  of,  200,  201, 
208,  209,  235.  245,  251,  258,  263. 

Pastor  called,  47,  65,  230.  231,  237,  416; 
resignation  of,  46,  57,  64,  223,  224, 
225,  226,  227,  228,  406,  407,  408,  439, 
441;  salary  of,  12,  13,  16,  17,  32,  41, 
48,  58,  64,  66,  69,  82,  83,  109,  110,  115, 
116,  118,  138,  140.  151.  165,  171, 
173,  176,  183,  188,  200,  201,  207,  209, 
230,  231,407,  408,  416;  vacation  of,  451. 

Paterson  Bank,  28.  32,  71. 
Chronicle,  19,  21. 
Evangelical  Alliance,  use  of,  church 

granted  to,  450,  451. 
Gas  Light  Co..  bill  of,  165,   171,  173, 
177, 188,  200,  201,   208,  209,  245, 
251,258,263. 
Insurance  Co.,  157,  159. 
Intelligencer,  29. 

Paterson,  Jane,   received,   346,   347;   dis- 
missed, 361. 
Robert,  269,  346,  347,    361;  subscrip- 
tion of,  267. 
Railway    Company,    permission     to 

erect  poles  granted  to,  266. 
Savings      Institution,     interest      on 
Devereaux  Fund  to  be  deposited 

in,  208,  257. 
Memorial   Church    Fund   depos- 
ited in,  417,  425,  426. 


Patton,  Mrs.  L.  G-,  subscription  of,  254. 

Paul, ,  subscription  of,  306. 

Alexander,   received,  356  ;    cited   to 

appear  before  Session,  388. 
Nancy,  received,  356. 

Paulison,  Peter,  26. 

Paxton,  Edda  M.,  dismissed,  437. 

Pearce,   A.  V.,    [A.  W.]    167;    letter    of 
thanks  to,  140. 
Catherine  Z»,  dismissed,  437. 
Mrs.  A,,  subscription  of,  320. 

Pearson,  Alexander  \V.,  communion 
wine  to  be  purchased  of,  445. 

Peers,  Augustus,  subscription  of,  318. 

Peiser,  S.,  subscription  of,  315. 

P-elham,  Charles,  172. 

Pennington,    Aaron    S.,   attorney,     281, 
282,     283,    288,    289  ;     chairman 
Church   meeting,  62,  63,  74,  86 ; 
pew  owned  by,  154  ;  resignation 
of,  74  ;  subscription  of,  280,  305, 
306,  307,  809,  321  ;  Trustee,  66, 
67.68,69,71.72,  73. 
Anna  B.,  dismissed,  437. 
Catharine  C.,167;  subscription  of,308. 
William,  l:  0,  131.  218. 

Personette,  John  S.,  90,  51,  55,  57,  60; 
death  of,  66,  67;  member  of  a  com- 
mittee, 280  ;  subscription  of,  280,  304, 
305,  306  ;  Trustee,  63,  64,  65,  66 

Pert,  Rev.  Mr.  ,  salary  of,  429. 

Pettibone  &  Dodge,  subscription  of,  for 
bell,  321. 

Pettigrew,  ,   cemetery    lot    owned 

by,  303. 

Mrs.     ,    subscription    of,    254, 

316,  426. 

Pews,  31,  36,  39,  50,  58,  61,  82,  83,  91,  106, 
115,  116,  118,  122,  123,  128,  129,136, 
137,  144,  145,  153,  176,  ISO,  191,  197, 
204,  208,  245,  246,  252,  255,  259,  263  ; 
bill  for  rent  of,  233  ;  building  of,  10  ; 
conditions  of  sale  of,  22,  23,  24  ;  deeds 
for,  13,  27,  57,  67,  311  ;  form  of  deed 
for,  13,  310  ;  list  of  owners  of,  154, 
204,  206;  owners  of  meet, 47,  81,82,110, 
115.  116  ;  rent  from.  165, 182, 188,  200, 
201,  207,  209,  231,  245,  251,  258,  260, 
262,  265  ;  rent  of  to  be  collected,  16, 
20,  49  ;  renting  of.  222 ;  sale  of,  12, 
19,  21,  22,  26,  29,  34,  47  ;  statement  of 
delinquent  holders  of,  212  ;  statement 
of  uncollected  rents,  167,  189,  200. 

Philip,  servant  of  Increase  Gould,  re- 
ceived, 328. 

Phillips,  A.,  subscription  of,  316. 
Rev.  Mr.,  357,  358. 
Samuel,  448. 

Phin,  M.  J.,  subscription  of,  320. 
Mrs.  J.,  subscription  of,  253. 

Piano,  for  Sunday  School,  175,  178,  182, 
183. 

Piercy,  Sarah,  received,  349. 

Pierson,    Elizabeth,   received,  363  ;    dis- 
missed, 364. 
Jeremiah  H.,  343,  344. 
Josiah,  subscription  of,  305. 
Sarah,  received,  343,  344. 


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474 


Pirton,  Thomas,  Clerk  of  Presbytery, 
330,  335. 

Pitt,  J.  B.,  witness  to  deed,  278. 

Plummer,  W.  H.,  subscription  of,  305, 
309. 

Pollard,  Oliver,  43,  45,  49,  304  ;  subscrip- 
tion of,  304,  306  ;  Superintendent  of 
Cemetery,  56,57,58  ;  Trustee,  56,  57, 
58  ;  resignation  of,  59. 

Polley,  John,  member  of  acommittee,  237. 
Mrs.  ,  subscription  of,  253. 

Poor  Fund,  417,  422  ;  collection  for,  247, 
252,  259,  263,  397. 

Pope,  Samuel,  73,  220  ;  subscription  of, 
317,  321. 

Porter,  \V.  S..  197. 

Post,  Aaron,  dismissed,  394. 
Ann,  received,  363. 
Ellen,  received,  373. 
Francis  R.,  claim  of,  12. 
Henry  H.,  received,  356  ;  dismissed, 

373  :  subscription  of,  276,  302. 
H.  V.,  subscription  of,  276, 
Jacob,  336,  337. 
Jane,  received,  338. 
John  H  ,  239,  240,  246. 
Lydia   (Mrs.    Jacob),    received,   336, 

337. 
Mariah   (Mrs.  H.  H.).  dismissed,  373. 
Martin,  dismissed,  437  ;  pew  for,  199  ; 
pianist,  192,  197,  431;  salarv  of, 
200,202. 
Mary,  mortgage  of  paid,  251. 
Mary  Ann  (Mrs.   Aaron),  dismissed, 

394. 
Samuel,  30. 

Prall,  E.  T.,  subscription  of,  314. 

Presbyterial  Fund,  163,  175,  183. 

Presbyterian  Burying  Ground,  114. 

Presbyterian  Church,  First,  anniversary 
of,  committee  on,  444  ;  annual  meet- 
ing of,  5,  6,  7,  11,  13,  14,  20,  30,  32,  31, 
35,  37,  40,  43,  51,  55,  56,  58,  59,  61,  63, 
64,  65,  66,  67,  68,  69,  70,  72,  73,  75,  77, 
78,  80,  83,  87,  94,  106,  107,  109.  Ill, 
113,  116,  119,  125,  128,  131,  134,  140, 
143,  149,  150,  160,  174,  178,  183,  189, 
195,  201,  208,  23,  244,  250,  257,  262, 
444,  445,  446,  449,  451  ;  appropriation 
for  carpeting  of,  ]97  ;  bell  for,  57,  84, 
85;  subscription  for,  321,  322;  be- 
quest for  iron  fence,  249,  250  ;  build- 
ing of  destroyed  by  fire,  69  :  building 
of,  resolution  about,  3,  4,  69,  70  ; 
building  of,  subscription  for.  276 ; 
committee  on  heating,  192,  193  :  con- 
gregation of,  divided  into  districts, 
391  ;  corner  stone  of,  laid,  5;  deeds  to, 
60,  66,  218,271,272,273,286,287,288; 
fence  to  be  erected  around,  265,  266  ; 
ground  staked  out  for,  5  ;  insurance 
on,  137  ;  map  of,  274  ;  meeting  of,  in 
First  Reformed  Church,  69  ;  meeting 
of  pew  holders  of,  47,  82,  110,  115, 
116  ;  meeting  of  Session  and  Trustees 
of,  61,  440,  442;  meeting  of,  to  call 
Pastor,  65,  230,  236,  410,  411,  412; 
number  of  communicants,  446,  447, 
449,  450,  454  ;  offered  to  city  for  city 


hall  site,  261  ;  organization  of,  218, 
269,  270,  325  ;  plan  for,  3.  4,  274  ; 
property  of,  tu  be  sold,  56,  73,  74,  75, 
76,  77,  78  ;  sale  of  pews  in,  12,  13,  19, 
21,  22,  23,  26,  34,  35,  39,  41  ;  seal  to  be 
procured  for;  9,  2,  36  ;  sewer  assess- 
ment on.  200,  207;  sold  bv  Sheriff, 
281,  282,  283,  284.  285,  2S6,  287  ;  spec- 
ial meeting  of,  62.  82,  86,  213,  223, 
226,  230,  236,  241,  244,  400  ;  subscrip- 
tion for  debt  on,  309,  310  ;  subscrip- 
tion for  fence,  280  ;  subscription  for 
rebuilding,  314,  315,  316;  title  of,  to 
be  perfected,  265  ;  Trustees  of,  elect- 
ed, 5,  6,  7,  11,  13,  14,  20,  30,  33, 34,  35, 
37,  40,  43,  51,  55.  57,  58,  60,  61,  63,  64, 
65,  66,  67,  68,  69,  71,  72,  74,  75,  77.  78, 
80,  81,  83,  87,  94,  106,  107,  109,  111, 
113,116,  119,  125,  128,  131,  134,  140, 
143,  149,  150,  161,  174,  178,  179,  184, 
189,  195,  201,  209,  234,  244,  245,  251, 
257,  262. 

Presbyterian  Church,   First  German,  78. 
Second,  of  Paterson,  communication 
from,  421;  pastor  of,  410, 411,  412, 
424  ;  persons  dismissed    to   unite 
with,  394. 
Second,  of  Newark,  10. 
sites  for  establishing,  448. 
Society,  agreement  to  form.  218,  269. 

Presbytery  of  Elizabeth  Town,  62.  396. 

Presbytery  of  Jersey  City,  409,  419. 

Presbytery  of  Newark,  62. 

Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  65. 

Presbvterv  of  New  Jersey,  annual  report 
to,  440,  447.  449,  450,  454  ;  minute 
from.  330,  334  ;  to  meet  in  First 
Church,  Paterson,  449. 

Presbytery  of  Passaic,  402. 

Press  Printing  and  Publishing  Co.,  bill 
of,  245,  258,  263. 

Publication  Fund,  collection  for,  247,  252, 
58,  263,  446,447. 

Pulpit,  committee  on  repairing,  66  ;  com- 
mittee on  supplies  for,  57,  228,  229, 
230  ;  new  to  be  built,  49.  50  ;  subscrip- 
tion for,  306,  307  ;  subscription  for 
debt  on,  307;  supplies  for,  200,  201, 
208,  209,  234,  245.  251,  263,  409. 

Pye,  Jeremiah,  collector,  128,  129,  132, 
135,  140,  143,  144;  sexton,  113,  115, 
116,121,  122,  1.0,  12S,  129,  132,  135, 
140,  143. 

Quackenbush,  David  P.,  subscription  of, 
314,  315. 

Quin.  Arthur,  subscription  of,  317. 

William  D.,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 
302  ;  subscription  of,  314. 

R ,  Mary  Ann,  suspended,  402. 

R ,  Mrs.  Clarissa,  committee  to  con- 
verse with,  375,  376  ;  reports  about, 
374.  375. 

R ,  Mrs.  Margaret, cited,  380;  before 

Session,  381;  suspended,  382,  383. 

Raeburn,  W.,  subscription  of.  254, 

Rafferty,  P.,  subscription  of,  317. 

Ramage,  John,  408,  414,  421,425;  com- 
munion service  in  charge  of,  420; 
Elder,  418,  419,   423;   rmmberof  a 


475 


committee,   130,    137,   138.   146,   147, 

149,  162,  420,  422,  424;  resignation  of, 

424;  subscription  of,  320,  321;  super- 
intendent of  mission  school,  419,  422- 

Trustee,  128,  129,  132,  133.  134,  135, 

136,   139.   140,  143,  144,145,147,1511, 

152,  153,  157,  158,  159,  161,163,  164, 

168. 
Ramapo  Works,  46. 
Ramsey,  Charlotte,  dismissed,  437. 

G.,  subscription  of,  315. 

I.,  subscription  of,  315. 

James,  189,  212. 

James  P  ,  dismissed,  437. 

Sarah,  dismissed,  437. 
Randolph,   A.  D.  F.  <fc  Co.,  bill  of,  for 

hymn  books,  166. 
Rankin,  Rev    Isaac  D.,  candidate,   228. 
Ransier,  Elizabeth,  received,  369. 

Mrs.  Jemima,  received,  360. 
Ray,    Elizabeth    (Mrs.    John),   received, 
841,  342;  dismissed.  437. 

George  M.,  subscription  of,  306. 

John  \V.,    342,  341  ;   subscription  of, 
301.309,322. 

Lizzie  H.,  dismissed,  437. 

Sarah  (Mrs.  Wm.l,  398;  subscription 
of,  320. 

William,  117  ;  case  of,  to  be  tried  by 
Session,   398  ;    excommunicated, 
399  ;  subscription  of,  308. 
Raymond,   H.    S.,  subscription   of,   306, 

307;  Trustee,  51,  52,  56. 
Read,  Eliza  Ann,  dismissed,  394. 

Georgia  A.,  dismissed,  436. 
Redman,  John,  subscription  of,  322. 

Miss  K.,  subscription  of,  320. 

Rachel,  received,  364. 

Robert,  received,  358. 
Redmond,  Jennie,  subscription  of,  253; 
Treasurer  of  Mission  School,  419. 

Miss  L.,  subscription  of.  253. 

Mrs.  R.,  subscription  of,  177. 
Reed,  William,  subscription  of,  314. 
Reformed  Dutch  Church,    F'irst.  401. 

Cemetery  of,  221,  292,  296,  300. 
Registrar  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury,  205. 
Reid,     Miss   B.,    subscription     of,     953. 
Repairs,  committee    on.  appointed,  133, 

136;  report  of,  133,  134,  137. 
Richards,   A.,   cemetery   lot   owned  by, 
3113. 

Jotham,  received,  363;  dismissed,  3E4; 

Rev.  James.  327  ;  moderator  of  Pres- 
bytery, 344. 

Sarah,  received,  363;  dismissed,  394. 
Richay,  Robert,  subscription  of,  268. 
Rider,  Daniel  C.  167.  189.  200,  212;   bill 

of,  149.  165,171,177,183;  subscription 

of,  254. 
Ridgwav.  C.  D.,  72,  73;   subscription  of, 
314. 

Daniel,  subscription  of,  805,  307,316. 

Emma,  dismissed,  394. 

Helen,  Mrs.,  dismissed,  334. 

William,  subscription  of,  317. 
Ridgway  &  Dickey,  bill  of,  60. 
Riggs,   Herman   C.,  D.   D.,    candidate, 
237. 


Hon.  Jetur  R.,  subscription  of  for 
bell.  322. 
Rippey.  Elizabeth,  received,  348. 

Esther,  received,  353. 

Jane  (Mrs.  M  ),  received,  349,  390. 

Mathew,  269,849. 
Rising,  David  B.,  subset  iption  of,  308. 
Ritchie,  T.,  sul  scriplion  of,  254. 
Roach,  John,  subscription  of,  317, 
Roberts,  William  C,  engaged  as  mission- 
ary, 402. 
Robertson  (Roberson,   Robinson),  John, 
Trustee,  11,  12,  13,  14;   resigna- 
tion of,  15. 

Miss ,  subscription  ©f,  254. 

Mrs. ,  subscription  of,  253. 

Robinson,  A.,  subscription  of,  254. 

John,  346. 

Margaret  (Mrs.  Jtohn),  received,  346; 
committee  to  conveise  with,  377, 
378. 

Robert  O  ,  48;  subscription  of,  302, 
307. 

William,  114. 
Roe,  D.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Rogers,  Alexander  W.,  subscription  of, 

315. 
Rogers  &  Beaumont,  bill  of,  208,  210. 
Rogers,  J.  M.,  216,358 

J.  ^.,  subscription  of,  314. 
Rogers,     Ketcham    &    Grosvenor,    pew 

owned  by,  154. 
Rogers  Locomotive  Works,  subscription 

of,  for  bell,  322. 
Rogers,  Mariah  (Mrs.  Thomas),  received, 
346,  347. 

Thomas,     346,    347  ;     school     room 
rented    to,    76;    subscription    of, 
280,  305,  3U6. 
Romaine,  Helmas,  200,  212. 

Maria,  received,  856. 
Romine,  Sophie,  received,  364,  365. 
Roome,  Martin  R.,  member  of  a  commit- 
tee, 22S,  22.'. 
Roome,  Miss ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Mrs ,  subscription  of,  253. 

Rooney,  Pat.,  subscription  of,  31s. 
Rose,  servant    of    Increase    Gould,    re- 
ceived, 328. 

Rossiter, .AgentS    U.  M.,187. 

Row,  James,  subscription  of,  .'  0. 
Ruggles,    Robeit    B.,  220;  land  of,  239, 

294 
Rumpf.  Fred.  W.,  213,  215.  233,  235.  246, 

252,  266;  subscription  of,  252. 
Russell,  David,  subscription  of,  317. 
Rutan,  Abram  R.,  subscription  of,  317. 

Ann,  received,  349. 

Catharine  (Mrs.  John),  received, 3c0. 

John,  269.  336;  cemetery  lot  owned 
by,  302;  subscription  of,  267,  302. 

Rachel,  dismissed,  391. 

Susan,  received,  366. 
Rutherford,  John,  received,  304;  reports 

about,  375;  death  of,  376. 
Ryerson,     Georue    A.,      Clerk     Circuit 
Court.  282,  263,  284;  subscription 
of,  2S0. 


476 


H.  F.,  subscription  of,  276. 
John,  374. 

John  M.,  note  held  by,  19,  28,  32,  33, 
51,  55,  57,  58,  60,  65;  subscription 
of.  276. 
Mrs.  C.  A.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Ryerson  &  Cummings,  bill  of,  95. 
Ryle,  John,  subscription  of,  314. 
Kate  R.,  dismissed,  436. 
Mary   E.,   subscription  of,  178,  252, 

319;  dismissed,  436. 
William,  141;  subscription  of,  320, 
430;  Trustee,  150,  152,  153,  157, 
159,160,  161,  162,  165,  167,  168, 
169,170,  176,  178,  179,  180,  181; 
death  of,  184. 
William  T.,  member  of  a  committee, 
198;  subscription  of,  321 ;  Trustee, 
184,  185,186,  190,194,201. 

S ,  Esther  H.,  widow,  reports  about, 

374  ;  death  of,  374. 
Robert,  cited,  380;  before  Session,  S81. 
Salter,  Benjamin,  411,  413,  415  ;    member 
of    a    committee,  126;    Trustee, 
119,  121,  122,  125,  127,   128,  129, 
130,   132,  133,  134,  135,  130,  137, 
138  ;  death  of,  139,  140. 
Edwin  E.,  dismissed,  437. 
Ella  B.,  dismissed,  437. 
Ella  B.  D.,  dismissed,  437. 
Sanderson,  John,  member  of  a  committee, 
210,  215,  237,  238,  249,  254,  259,  264  ; 
subscription  of.  252.  320,  322;  Trus- 
tee, 204,  205,  206,  207,  211,  214,  216, 
217,  218.  227,  229,  231,  233,  234,  236, 
237,  238,  239,  240,  241,  243,  217,  248, 
250,  251,  255,  256,  259,  261,  262,  264, 
265,  266. 
Sandford,   Charles,  before  Session,  403  ; 
note  about,  403. 
Peregrine,  96  ;  subscription  of,  315. 
William,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 302  ; 
Trustee,  85. 
Sandy  Hill  Cemetery,  account  of  receipts 
and  expenditures  of,  203  ;  lots  in  sold, 
204,  205. 
Sandy    Hill   Cemetery  Association,  255  ; 

communication  from,  249,  250. 
Sanford,  C,  subscription  of,  321. 
Sansworth,  Mrs.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Sayles,  Fannie,  received,  423. 
Libbie,  received,  423. 
Mary    Ann    (Mrs.  Major),   received, 
423. 
Scanlan,  James,  subscription  of,  317. 
Schoolhouse,  meeting  at,  5,  6,  7. 
Schoonmaker,  John,  subscription  of,  317; 

S.,  subscription  of,  306,  314. 
Schusler,  Margaret,  subscription  of,  317. 
Scisco,  John,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
Sclator,  Robert,  received,  341. 
Scofield,  Jane  Eliza,  received,  423. 

Mary,  restored  to  membership,  401. 
Scott,  D.  G.,  subscription  of,  316. 
James,  subscription  of,  317,  322. 
Willard,  engaged  to  preach  at  Mission 
Chapel,  422 ;  resignation  of,  423  ; 
Vice-Superintendent    Mission 
School,  422. 


Scrymegeour,  Alexander,  subscription 
of.  307. 

Seager  (Sager),  Thomas,  45,  73,  91,  94, 
95,  100  ;  subscription  of,  317. 

Seal,  of  the  Session,  454  •  of  the  Trustees, 
9,  236. 

Searls,  Elijh   269. 

Sears,  Milton,  subscription  of,  314. 

Second  Presbyterian  Church,  commun- 
ication from,  421  ;  Pastor  of,  410,  411, 
412,  424  ;  persons  dismissed  to  unite 
with,  394. 

Sermons,  Historical,  151,  421,  422;  thanks- 
giving, 169,  170,  171,  190. 

Servin,   Abram   A.,  cemetery  lot  owned 
bv,  302  ;  received,  352  ;  dismissed, 
371. 
Martha,  received,  352;  dismissed,  371. 

Session  House,  39. 

Sewer  assessment  on  church  property  and 
cemetery.  200,  207,  211. 

Sexton,  46,  82,  90,  181  ;  appointed,  28,  35, 
36,  37.  41,  44,  45,  47,  52,  55.  61,  63,  64, 
68,  69,  71,  72.  74,  75,  77,  79,  80,  81,  84, 
88,  94,  107,  108,  109,  112, 113, 116, 121, 
126,  12-S,  132,  135,  140,  143,  145,  153, 
162,  109,  174,  181,  186,  196,  202,  210, 
236,  247,  254,  259,  264  ;  committee  to 
confer  with,  58,  91,  121  ;  dismissed, 
63,  185 ;  resignation  of,  47,  240 ; 
salarv  of,  122,  132,  135,  140,  151,  165, 
171, 177,  183,  188,  200,  201,  208,  209, 
234,  245,  251,  258,  253,  264  ;  work  of 
38. 

Sexton,  Elizabeth,  received,  330,  331. 
Noah,  330,  331. 

Shanks,  Mrs.  Rebecca,  received,  304, 
377;  dismissed.  367. 

Sharp,  William,  subscription  of,  322. 

Sharpe,  Catharine,  received,  374. 
Daniel,  374. 
J.,  bill  of,  208,  209. 

Shaw,  Rev.  Charles  D.,  424  ;  address  of 
at  Dr.  Hornblower's  funeral,  433; 
address  of  at  installation  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Miller,  444  ;  moderator  church  meet- 
ing, 230,  231,  236. 

Shepherd,  James,  subscription  of,  267. 

Sheririen,  Jane,  received,  349. 

Sheriff,  sale  of  church  property  by,  281. 

Shenlin, ,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 

301. 

Sherman,  Mr — ,  subscription  of,  315. 

Shields,  Lizzie,  dismissed,  437. 
Lizzie  D..  dismissed,  437. 
Maggie  C,  dismissed,  437. 
Patrick  Henry,  subscription  of,  253  ; 

dismissed,  437. 
Walter   G.,  184  ;  member  of  a  com- 
mittee, 180  ;  subscription  of,  253  ; 
usher,  175  ;  dismissed,  437. 

Shorrock,  Annie,  subscription  of,  320. 
John  D.,  subscription  of,  322. 
William,   Librarian   Mission   School, 
419  ;  subscription  of,  320;  usher, 

Shuler,  Rev.  L.  T.,  420,  421,  430;  called 
to  Mission  Chapel,  427,  428;  com- 
munication from,   428,  431 ;  member 


of  a  committee,  429  ;  salary  of,  429. 
Shurburn,    Joseph,   resignation    of,    25  ; 
subscription  of,  302  ;  Trustee,  20,  21, 
22,  24. 
Sigler,  Chas.  J.,  239,  246. 
Sarah,  dismissed.  437. 
Silcock,    Lois,   received,   340;  dismissed, 
341. 
William,  340,  341. 
Simonton,  Thomas  C,  counsel  for  James 

Angus,  247. 
Simonton  &  Snyder,  subscription  of,  315. 
Simpson,  Mary,  restored  to  membership. 

401. 
Singing  Society,  request  of,  389. 

Singleton,  Mrs. ,  200,  212. 

Robert,  145. 

Sarah,  subscription  of,  322. 
Sisco,  Jane,  received,  360. 
Sisson,  C.  A.,  subscription  of.  315. 
Sites      for      establishing      Presbyterian 

churches,  448. 
Slater,  James,  subscription  of,  315. 

Slattery,  Mrs. ,  subscription  of,  253. 

W.  J.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Sleator,  Robert,  subscription  of,  269 
Slingerland,    Benjamin,  subscription  of, 
317. 
Elizabeth,  received,  353. 
John,  received,  363. 
Sloat,  Catharine,  received,  366. 

Peter,  366;  cemetery   lot  owned  by, 

303. 
Sally,  received,  363. 
Smith,  K.lizabeth  (Mrs.  James),  received, 
365,366. 
Flora  L  ,  dismissed,  437. 
Henry,  7] ;  subscription  of,  314. 
I.,  subscription  of,  276. 
James,  received,  365,  366. 
Jane,  subscription  of,  316. 
John,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302; 

chorister,  76. 
John  O.,  176;  commissioner  to  Pres- 
bytery, 409;  Deacon,  405.  406, 
409,  417;  resignation  of,  422;  sec- 
retary Board  of  Trustees.  88,  89, 
90,  91,  92,  93,  94,  96,  97,  98,  100, 
104,  105,  106,  107,  108,  109,  110, 
111.  112,  113,  114,  115,  116,  117, 
118,  119,  120,  121,  122,  123,  124, 
125,  126,  127,  128,  129,  130,  131, 
132,  133,  134,  135,  136,  137,  139, 
140.141,142.  143,  144,  145,  146, 
147,  148,  149,  152,  154;  secretary 
church  meeting,  110,  116,  125, 
131;  subscription  of,  308,  316; 
Treasurer  of  Session,  417;  Trus- 
tee, 157,  158,  159,  161. 
Joseph,  288;  chairman  church  meet- 
ing, 56,  65;  member  of  a  commit- 
tee, 58,  66;  President  Board  of 
Trustees.  36,  37,  38,  39,  40,  41, 
42.  43,  44,  46,  47,  48.  49.  50. 
52,  55,  56.  57.  60,  61,  63,  64,  65, 
66.  67,  68,  310;  received,  374; 
Secretary  church  meeting,  64  ; 
subscription  of,  304,  305,  306,  307, 
308;  Superintendent  of  cemetery. 


59;  Trustee.  26,  27,  28,  30,  31,  32, 
33,  34,  35,  37. 
Joseph,  Jr.,  subscription  of,  308. 
M.  C,  subscription  of,  316. 
Nancy,  received,  360. 
Nicholas,  auctioneer  at  sale  of  pews, 
24;  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303; 
judge  of  court  of  common   pleas, 
286;  subscription  of,  302. 
Robert,  360;  subscription  of,  316. 
Samuel,  subscription  of.  314. 
Thomas  O.,  220,  2g0,  291,  293;  sub- 
scription of,  321. 
William  M.,  county  clerk,  295,  298, 
301 ;  member  of  a  committee,  108; 
Subscription  of.  253. 

Smith  &  Son,  S..  bill  of,  246. 

Smylie,  J.  M., Subscription  of,  315. 

Sneden,  George  W.,  subscription  of,  304. 

Snow,  J.,  subscription  of.  321. 
William,  dismissed,  394. 

Snyder,  Andrew  G.,  subscription  of,  317. 

Societies,  Christian  Endeavor,  443  ;  Wo- 
man's Missionary,  444;  Young  La- 
dies' Missionary.  444. 

Society  for  Establishing  LTseful  Manu- 
factures. 13,  21.  24,  27.  28,  32.  51,  55, 
57,58,60,61,  65,  187,  250,  255,  300; 
Church  site  bought  by,  281,  282,  285, 
297;  deed  from  fot  cemetery,  218, 
221.271,291,  296.297,299;  deed  from 
for  church  site,  60.  218,  219,  271,  268; 
deed  from  for  Elm  street  school  pro- 
perty, 219;  deed  from  for  parsonage, 
220,  289,  294  ;  lease  from,  9  ;  meeting 
of   Trustees  at  office  of,  60,  61,  67. 

Society's  Land  Company,  deed  given  to, 
299;  settlement  with,  255. 

Spaulding,  Rev. ,  moderator  of  Ses- 
sion  327. 

Spear,  David,  269. 

John    T.,   216;   cemetery   lot  owned 

by,  303. 
Peter  G  ,  11;  subscription  of,  317. 
Ralph,  subscription  of,  315. 

Speer,   Cornelius,    subscription   of,   308, 
309. 
James,  attorney,  284. 
Mary,  received,  337,  338. 
Sally,  received,  358. 
T.  L,  subscription  of,  315. 

Speers,  Mrs. ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Sprague.  H   ,  subscription  of,  314. 

Spring,  Hannah,  received,  356;  dismissed, 
359. 

Spring  St.  Mission  School,  officers  ap- 
pointed for,  419,  422.  424;  resignation 
of  Superintendent  of,  424. 

Stagg,  Isaac  I.,  14.  50. 
John,  72,  74,  220. 

Stapff,  Julius,  278. 

Stated  religious  services  in  Paterson, 
subscription  for.  267. 

Stead,  P  ,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 

Steel,  J-,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302. 

Steele,  Eliza,  received,   363;    dismissed, 
374. 
Susan,  received,  357. 

Steele  &  Hopper,  216. 


Steinhauser.  C,  1S9,  212. 

Stelle,  Lewis  K.,  subscription  of,  315. 

Sterret,  William,  received,  358;  dismissed, 
373. 

Stevenson,  Cecelia  H.,  Mrs  ,   dismissed, 
439 
Cornelia  P.,  dismissed,  437. 
Eugene,  424,  414  ;  dismissed,  437. 
Helen  H.,  dismissed  437. 
Marie  M.,  dismissed,  437. 

Rev. ,  candidate,  236 

Rev.  Dr.  J.  M..  410,  411,  414,  416,439. 
Rev.  P.  E.,  113. 

Stewart,  David,  188;  bid  of,  216. 

lames,  received,  339;  dismissed,  340. 
William,  50. 

Stiles,  E.  M  ,  258. 

Stimson,  G.  M.,  subscription  of,  314,  321. 
H.  C.,  subscription  of.  304. 

Stinson,  Benjamin,  subscription  of,   314. 

Stirling  Lake,  excursion  of  Sunday  school 
to,  228. 

Storms,  John,  subscription  of,  315. 

Stott,  Mrs ,  subscription  of,  317. 

Stoutenborough,  A  ,  subscription  of,  314. 
William,  subscription  of,  315. 

St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church,  cemetery 
of,  159. 

Strait  Freeman  (William),  Sexton,  186, 
196,202,205,  208,  209,  210,  218,234, 
236,  240;  resignation  of,  240. 

Strange,  Mary  E.,  dismissed,  436. 
William,  subscription  of,  253. 

Stratton,    Mrs.     Margaret,   subscription 
of,  320,  322. 

Strong,  David,  subscription  of,  280. 
Valentine,  subscription  of,  322. 

Struthers,  [ames,  received,  353 ;  dismiss- 
ed, 35H*. 

Stuart,  William,  subscription  of,  317. 

Studdiford,  Rev. ,  412. 

Subscriptions— for  bell.  321,  322;  for 
church,  276;  for  church  debt,  309, 
310;  for  church,  rebuilding  of,  314, 
315,  316,  317;  for  fence  around  church 
grounds,  280;  for  hearse.  301,  302; 
for  lecture  room,  246,  252,  253,254; 
for  library,  113;  for  memorial  church, 
175,  177;  for  organ,  307.  308;  for  par- 
sonage debt,  157,  319,  320;  for  pulpit 
and  repairs  on  church,  306,  307;  for 
pulpit,  debt  on,  307;  for  Rev.  Mr. 
Clark's  salary.  304,  305;  for  Rev. 
Mr.  Clark's  expenses  in  moving  to 
Paterson,  304,  305;  for  Rev.  Mr. 
Eaton,  305,  306;  for  stated  religious 
services  in  Paterson,  267,  268;  for 
Sunday  school  building,  217;  for  sup- 
port of  clergyman,  268. 

Sunday  school,  building  for,  212,  213, 
228;  building  fund  of,  239;  chairs  for, 
180,  181,  183;  collection  for,  247,  252, 
259,  263,  446,  447,  448,  449,  450,  454; 
communication  from  teachers  of, 
451;  excursion  of,  228;  insurance  on 
building  of,  211,  214,  229;  member- 
ship of,  446,  447,  449,  450,  454;  piano 
for,  175, 178,  182, 183;  plans  for,  213, 
214,  215;  treasurer  of,  182. 


Superintendent  of  streets,   notice  from, 

206. 
Susientation,  collection  for,  247,252,  258, 

263,  446,  447,  449,  450,  454. 
Sutherland,  C    '1'.,  subscription  of,  317. 

James,  subscription  of,  315. 
Suttle,  William,  subscription  of,  317. 
Suydam,  Esther,  received,  352. 
Swift,  George,  subscription  of,  317. 
Swift  &.  Company,  George,  bill  of,  258. 
Swift  &  McDonald,  bill  of,  149. 
Swinburne,  William,  subscription  of,  314. 
Synod  of  New  Jersey,  62,  409. 
Systematic   beneficence,   committee    on, 
422,  452,  454;  committee  on  leport  of, 
452;  circular  about,  445,  453;  plan  of, 
406. 
Sythoff,  Peter,  justice  of  the  peace,  31. 
Taggart,  M.  D.,  subscription  of,  319. 

Mary,  widow,  received,  349. 
Talbot,  Jesse,  chairman  church  meeting. 
66;  Elder,  895,  396,  397  ;  member  of 
a  committee,  396;  subscription  of,  308. 
Talcott,  William,  dismissed,  437. 
Tasney,  Fred  W.,  member  of  a  commit- 
tee, 213,  217  ;  subscription  of.  253. 
James,  salary  of,  207,  209,  2  4  ;  sec- 
retary church  meeting,  449. 
Samuel,  4u7  ;  chairman  church  meet- 
ing, 233,  262  ;  member  of  a  com- 
mittee, 225,  226,  236.  442  ;  resig- 
nation of,  187  ;  secretary  church 
meeting,    227  ;    subscription    of, 
253. 
Tattersal,  James,  177. 
Taylor,  Benjamin  C,  pastor  of  Reformed 
Dutch     Church    at    Acquackanonk, 
subscription  of,  276. 
Taylor, Eliza  (Mrs.  Nesbit).  received,  360. 
Mrs.  Margaret,  dismissed.  394 
Nesbitt,  received,  360  ;  subscription 
of,  276,  301  ;  treasurer  Board  of 
Trustees,  25,  26,  28,  29  ;  Trustee, 
20,  21,  22,  24,  25,  27,  31,  32,  42  ; 
resignation  of,  30. 
Tebbs,  John,  subscription  of,  318. 
Terhune,  John  N  ,  78,  220. 

Mrs.  Arriana,  subscription  of,  316. 
S.  J.,  subscription  of,  276. 
Testimonial  to  Dr.  Magie,  225. 
"The  Presbyterian,"  minute  to  be  pub- 
lished in.  405. 
Thompson,    Daniel,  cemetery  lot  owned 
by.  303. 
James  R.,  dismissed,  391. 
lane,  dismissed,  391. 
John,  received,  355  ;  subscription  of, 
307  ;     Trustee,    33,    34,    35,    37, 
38,  39,  40,  41,  42,  43,  44,  45,  47, 
48,  49,  70. 
Lucy,  dismissed,    392. 
Matt,  subscription  of,  253. 
Mary,  subscription  of,  253. 

Miss ,  subscription  of  253. 

Richard,  subscription  of,  317. 

S    ,  subscription  of,  253. 

W.  R.,  subscription  of,  426. 
Thompson   &  Son,  Robert,  subscription 
of,  322. 


479 


Thomson,    Mary   (Mrs.  Wm.),  received, 
338.  339 
Mrs.  R.,  subscription  of,  320. 
Robert,  cemetery  lot  owned  t-y,  303. 
Sarah,  received,  363. 
William,    338,    ;i39  ;    received,    331, 
332  ;  subscription  of,  302. 
Thrift,  Mrs  W.,  200;  subscription  of,  253. 

Orlando,  subscription  of,  315. 
Todd,  J.  C,  subscription  of,  317. 
Toler,  William  E.,  subscription  of,  322. 
lotowa    Mission    School,  report  of  com- 
mittee on,  450. 
Totowa  M.  E.  Church,  request  from  for 

use  of  lecture  room,  422. 
Town,  George,  subscription  of,  268. 
Townley,  George,  167,  189,  200,  212,  408  ; 
coal   bill  of,  166.   218;  subscrip- 
tion of.  317,  320,  322. 
Mrs.  J.,  subscription  of,  254. 
Townsend,  Jane,  dismissed,  456. 

Jennie,  member  of  a  committee,  244, 

445  ;  subscription  of,  253. 
Zebulon,  subscription  of,  320. 
Trade,    Board  of,  church  site  offered   to 

for  City  Hall,  261. 
Treasurer,  report  of,  20,  28,  30,  32,  34,  35. 
37,  40,  51,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  65,  84, 
94.    101,    1(15,  106,  108.  109,  112,  113, 
116,  128,  132.    138,  139,  142,  143,  150, 
151,  162,  165,  171,  172,  173,  176,  177, 
178,  18:.',  183    188,  199,  200,  201,  202, 
204,  205,  206,  207,  208,  209,  210,  218, 
22'.)   233,  234,  235,  239,  240,  243,  244, 
245,  246,  247,  248,  249,  250,  251,  255, 
256,  257.  258,  260,  261,  262,  263,  264, 
265,  266  ;  statement  of  about  parson- 
age debt.  319. 
Treasurer  of  Sunday  school,  182. 
Tregear,  E.,  subscription  of,  314. 
Trustees,  certificate  of  incorporation  of, 
218,  270  ;  deed  from  for  cemetery  lot, 
313;   deed  from   for  pew,  311,   312; 
deed  given  bv,  299,  300  ;  deeds  given 
to,  277,  286,  289.  291,  293,  295  ;  qual- 
ifications of,  275. 
Turnbull,  D.,  subscription  of,  322. 
Mrs.  D.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Turner,  William,  bill  of,  166. 
Tuttle,  Charles  M.,  204,  205. 

Socrates,  70,  83,  134,  407,  408,  409, 
411,  412,  414,  415  ;  chairman 
church  meeting,  80  ;  death  of, 
203,  205  ;  member  of  a  committee, 
182;  president  Board  of  Trustees, 
143,  145,  146,  147,  148,  150,  152, 
153,  157,  159,  160,  161,  162,  163, 
164,  165,  168  169,  170,  172,  174, 
175,  176,  179,  180,  181,  182,  184, 
185,  186,  187,  190,  191,  192,  193, 
194,  195,  196,  198,  199,  201,  202  ; 
resolution  about  death  of,  204 ; 
subscription  of,  314.  320.  321  ; 
Trustee,  88,  91,  93,  94.  95,  97,  99, 
100,  103,  105,  106,  107,  111,  113, 
114,  115,  116,  117,  118,  120,  140, 
141,  143. 
Tylee,  John  S„  167,  201,  212  ;  subscrip- 
tion of,  320. 


Mrs.  J.  S  ,  communication  from,  176, 
179,  180  ;  salary  of,  207,  209,  234  ; 
subscription  of,  253. 
Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  bond 

issued  to,  257. 
Universal  Steam  Heating  Company,  bill 

of.  200,  202  ;  proposal  of,  194. 
Van    G— ,     Richard,    reports    about, 

354  ;  before  session,  355  ;  suspended, 

355 
Vail,' John,  25,  32  ;  bill  of,  51,  55;   sub- 
scription of,  302. 
Valentine, ,  cemetery  lot  owned  by, 

303. 
Van  Blarcom.  Abraham,  22.  218,  219,  271, 
278,  279,  285,  296.  297  ;  received, 
356  ;  dismissed,  373  ;  subscription 
of,  315. 

C,  subscription  of ,  276. 

(  atherine,  received,  363. 

Eliza  (Mrs.  Francis),  received,  373. 

Francis,  373  ;  subscription  of,  276. 

Jacob  V.  R.,  subscription  of.  317. 

Levi,  bill  of.  177,  235. 
Van  Bussum,  George,  338. 

Sarah,  received,  338. 
Vanderbeck,   Isaac    1.,    sheriff,    sale    of 
church  site  by,  281,  285,  286,  297; 
subscription  of,  280. 

Miss ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Van  Dervoort,  Benjamin  W.,  chairman 
church  meeting,  68  ;  meeting  of 
Trustees  at  office  of,  30,  31  ;  sec- 
retary Board  of  Trustees,  31,  32, 
33;  subscription  of,  280,  305.  307, 
308.  309,  315  ;  Trustee,  27,  28,  29, 
32,  313. 

C.  T.,  subscription  of,  315. 

J.  C,  subscription  of.  315. 
Van   Dyk,  Francis  C,  157,  175,  177,  178, 
184,  413,  430  ;   bill   of,   183  ;  col- 
lector, 145. 

F.  C..  communion  service  in  charge 
of.  424;  Deacon,  405,  406,  409, 
417  ;  dismissed,  437  ;  Elder,  418, 
419,  423,  431,  436  ;  member  of  a 
committee.  126,  132, 133, 134, 138, 
142,  180,  416,  420,  422,  424,  425, 
426,  427,  434,  435  ;  Memorial 
Church  Fund,  in  charge  of,  417  ; 
resignation  of,  150 ;  secretary 
church  meeting,  119,  120;  sub- 
scription of,  319,  430 ;  treasurer 
Board  of  Trustees,  126,  127,  128, 
129,  130,  131,  132,  133,  135,  136, 
137,  139,  140,  143,  146.  147,  149, 
151,  426;  Trustee,  121, 125  ;  usher, 
175  ;  vote  of  thanks  to,  152. 

F.  C.  &  Co.,  bill  of,  165.  208,  209. 

Maria  E.,  dismissed,  437. 
Van  Dyke,   Rev.   Paul,   candidate,  236, 

237. 
Van  Giesen,  Ellen  (Mrs.  John),  received, 
351,  353;  dismissed,  377. 

H.,  subscription  of,  315. 

John,  351. 

Jane  (Mrs.  Marcellis),  received,  356. 

Jane,  received, 356. 

Marcellis,  356. 


480 


Martha,  received,  350. 

Richard,  Moderator  church  meeting, 

40 ;    received,   351  ;     restored   to 

membership,  374,  375. 
Van  Hor,  Cornelius  P.,  subscription  of, 

267. 
Van  Horn,  John  T.,  358. 

Margaret,  received,  358. 
Van  Houten,  A.  G.,  subscription  of,  317. 
Aaron  A  ,  24,  28,  32,  51,  55,  57,  §8, 

60,  65. 
Abram  R.,  8,  27,  28,  30,  32,  51,  55, 

57,   58,  60,   65 ;   subscription   of, 

310. 
Abraham,  284. 
Albert,  subscription  of,  317. 
Betsy  (Mrs.  John),  325. 
Brothers,  216. 
Catharine,  284. 

Cornelia  (Mrs.  James),  received,  360, 
Cornelius  C,  269. 
Elizabeth,  received,  349  ;  dismissed 

358. 
Garrabrant    R.,    received,   369  :   dis 

missed,  390  ;  Elder,  383,  385. 
Garret,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302 
Hannah,  received,  356 
Jacob  J..  Trustee,  7,  8,  9,  10.  11,  12 

13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  27,  28. 
James,  received,  360. 
Jane   (Mrs.    Ralph),     received,   356 

dismissed,  394. 
John,  325.  ( 
John  G.,  cited,  392;  before  Session, 

393;  subscription  of,  269. 
Mariah,  widow,  received,  349. 
Ralph,  356. 

Richard,  subscription  of,  315. 
Van  Ness  (Van  Ess),  Catharine,  received, 

353;  cited,  392,  393. 
Giles,  cited,  392,  before  Session,  393; 

subscription  of,  321 . 
Martha,  received,  369. 
Van   Nostrand,   Jacob,   subscription   of, 

253,  322. 
Van  Riper,  A.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Cornelia,  received,  366. 
Elizabeth,  received,  349. 
Garret,  385,  386;  received,  366;  cited, 

386;    before    Session,    387;    sus- 
pended, 389. 
Margaret,  widow,  received,  331,  332. 
Peter   V,   H.,   subscription   of,    309, 

314,  321. 
Rebecca,  widow,  received,  353,  356. 
Sophia,  received,  364. 
Thomas,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302. 
Van  Saun,  Albert,  collector,   40,   41,  42, 
43,  44,  47,  52,  55  ;   moderator  annual 
meeting.  35,  43,  55;    subscription  of, 
304.307;   Trustee,  37,  38,  39,  40,41, 
42,  43,  44,  45,   47,  50,  51.  52,  55. 
Van  Saun,  Jane,  organist,  85. 

Margaret,  received,  351. 
Van  Saun  &  Muzzy,  bill  of,  166,  200,  202. 
Van  Wagoner,  C.  S.,  00;  subscription  of, 

280. 
Van  Winkle,  Ann,  received.  349. 

Catharine,  widow,  received,  364. 


Edo,  31,   346:   subscription   of,  280V 
301,  306,  308,  316. 

Eliza,  received,  353 

Elizabeth,  dismissed,  437. 

Halmagh   G.,   subscription   of,   276, 
320,321. 

Henry  E.,  subscription  of,  302. 

Jane  (Mrs.  Edo),  received,  346. 

John  E.,  dismissed,  394. 

Maggie,  dismissed,  437. 

Maria,  widow,  received,  3-10. 

Mrs.  H ,  subscription  of,  177,  316. 

Rebecca,  dismissed,  394. 

Simon  P.,  200,  212. 

Stephen,   168,   184;   subscription   of, 
315,  320,  322. 
Varick,  Esther,  received,  343. 

John,  received,  343. 
Vaughn,  Owen,  subscription  of,  317. 
Vreeland,  Cornelius  D.,  77,  95,  97. 

Elias,  mortgage  held  by,  72,  78. 

Ellen,  subscription  of,  316. 

Hartman  C,  subscription  of,  317. 

Mrs,  John,  subscription  of,  316. 
Voice  of  Passaic.  19. 
Voorhis,  G.  D..  228;  bid  of,  216;  bill   of, 

188,  200,  202,  208,  209,  235,  246,  252, 

258,  263,  264;  report  of  about  furnace, 

193. 
W .  Margaret,  cited,  388;  suspended, 

389. 
W ,  Mrs.  Nancy,  cited,  388;   confes- 
sion of,  388. 
Wade,   Capt.  Ezekiel,   13.  269;   subscrip- 
tion of,  269;  Trustee,  7. 
Wadsworth,  E.,  bill  of,  263. 
Walker,  Mrs.  Wm.  H.,   subscription   of, 
253. 

Thomas,  subscription  of,  305. 

William  H..  subscription  of,  253,316. 
Wall,  Stephen  H.,  subscription  of,  315. 
Walmsley,  Jane,  received,  353. 

Nancy,    widow,   received,   337,   338, 
353;  dismissed,  340. 
Walsh,  Coulter  &   Co.,   subscription   of, 

321. 
Wanamaker,  Abram,  received,  423. 

Henry,  collection  for  Mission  School 
to  be  taken  by,  425;  subscription 
of,  177. 
Ward.  Mrs.  Catharine,  dismissed,  394. 

Oliver  D.,  270;  subscription  of,   268, 
269. 

Richard,  269. 

William  G.,  subscription  of,  269. 
Warden,  James,  subscription  of,  314. 
Wardle,  John,  communication  from   191. 
Warfield,    Rev.    Dr.,   address   of  at  L)r. 

Hornblower's  funeral,  433. 
Waring,  Stephen.  345. 

Susannah,  received,  345. 
Warner,  A.,  subscription  of.  307. 

Bartholomew,  subscription  of,  315. 

Charles,    subscription    of,   280,   106, 
308,309,316. 

Amelia   M.   (Mrs.  James),   received, 

366. 
Dr.  lames,  366:  Elder,  351,  352,353, 
354,  J55,  356,  357,  358,  359,  360, 


481 


361,262,363,  364,  365.  366,  367, 
368,369,370,   371,  372,  373,  374, 
375,  376,  377,  378,  379,  380;   mem- 
ber of  a  committee,  365,  368,  370, 
371,   375,  377,  378,  379;    received, 
350;  Secretary  Board  of  Trustees, 
15,  16,  17,  18, 19,  520;  subscription 
of,  276,  801,  306;   Trustee,  14.  15. 
Joseph,  subscription  of,  314. 
Thomas,  subscription  of,  317. 
Warren  &  Catlin,   meeting  at  office   of, 

24,  25,  26,  28. 
Waters,  D.  E.,  communication  from,  191. 
Watson,  Conrad,  357. 

Elizabeth,  received,  357. 
P.,  subscription  of,  315. 
William,  subscription  of,  314. 
Webster,  George,  Sexton,  145,  146,   153, 

162,  166,  169,  171,  174 
Weir,  Thomas,  received,  355;   dismissed, 

367. 
Weller,  Benjamin,  subscription  of,  269. 
J.,  subscription  of,  301. 

Mrs. ,  39. 

Welling,  Mrs. ,  subscription  of,  254. 

Wessels,  Richard,  104,  105,  151,  158. 
Western    Theological   Seminary,  call  to 

Dr.  Hornblower  from,  406. 
Westervelt,  C.  I.,  subscription  of,  317 
J.  Z.,  167;  bill  of,  94. 
Mrs.  Ralph  P.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Peter  R.,  received,  404. 
Ralph  P.,  Elder,   401,  409,  416,  423; 
member    of    a    committee,   417; 
subscription   of,  320,  321;  death 
of,  429;  resolution  about,  430. 
Westminster  Church.  224,  243,  251;  com- 
mittee  from,   431;   deed  for  site  of, 
221,247,  248;   interest   on    bond   on. 
202,  429;  report  of  Treasurer  of,  429, 
430. 
Wetmore,  E.  A.,   executor  of   Mary   C. 
Devereaux,  123. 

Weymouth,    Mr. ,   of   the    Universal 

Steam  Heating  Co.,  194. 
Wheeler,  Almira,  .Mrs.,  dismissed,  394. 
James,  claim  of,  283. 
Samuel  G.,   dismissed,  394;  member 
of   a    committee,    58;    president 
Board  of  Trustees,    58,   59,    312; 
resignation  of,    63;   subscription 
of,  280,  304;   Trustee,  57,  60,  61, 
62. 
White,  Henry,  164,  165,  1£0,  194;  estate 
of,  265;  member  of  a  committee,  70; 
subscription   of,   280,   304,   314,  322; 
will  of,  222. 
White,  John  C,  subscription  of,  314. 

Lemuel,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  302; 
commissioner  to  Presbytery,  46; 
subscription  of,  301,  306. 
Mrs,    Henry,    195;     communication 
from,   163,    164,    165,    182,    198; 
committee  to   confer   with,   195, 
196,  199,  217;  tax  bills  on  property 
of,  206. 
Philip,  73. 
Whitehead,  Asa,  clerk,  279. 

Ira  C,  judge  district  court,  284. 


Silas,  county  clerk,  271,  273. 
Whitely,  Dr.  K.  J  ,  subscription  of,  320; 
Trustee,  125. 

Henry,  25,  52,  221;  cemetery  lot 
owned  by,  302;  pew  owned  by, 
154;  president  Board  of  Trustees, 
75,  76,  77,  78,  79,  80,  81,  84,  85, 
87;  subscription  of,  301,  306,  308, 
309  321 

Thomas  W.*  49.  50,  51,  55. 
Whiting,  Bernard,   cemetery    lot   owned 

by,  303. 
Wiggins,  Rev.  Ebenezer,  D.  D.,  404. 
Wilcox,  Alvan,  325  ;  dismissed,  336; 
Elder,  328,  329,  331,  332,  333, 
334,  335;  subscription  of,  267; 
Trustee,  3,  4,  6,  269,  270,  271, 
275 

Cyprian,  received,  333;  dismissed, 
337. 

Patience,  325;  dismissed,  336. 
Wilder,  Cornelia,  325;  dismissed,  338. 

Oshea,  clerk  of  Session,  326,  327; 
communication  from,  61  ;  dis- 
missed, 338;  Elder,  326,  328,  329; 
331,  332,  333,  334,  335,  336,  337, 
338:  secretary  Board  of  Trustees, 
6,  7,  8 ;  subscription  of,  267; 
Trustee.  4,  6,  269,  270,  275,  325. 
Wiley,  Mary,  189,  212;  received,  349. 

Mrs.  George,  189,  201,  212. 
Willets  &  Company,  subscription  of,  321; 
Williams,  Anna,  dismissed,  436. 

Helen  B.,  dismissed,  436. 

Henry  A.,  128,  134,  135,153,  167,189, 
200,  247.249,  411,  412,  413,  414, 
416,  436,  437,  439  ;  chairman 
church  meeting,  83,  128,  146, 
150,  1P0. 168,  174,  178,  183,  189. 
195,  201.  209,  406;  delegate  to 
synod  of  N.  I  ,  409;  dismissed, 
436;  Elder,  405,  417,  423,  431, 
436;  member  of  a  committee,  103, 
112,  149,  418,  425,  426,  431,  432, 
434;  pew  owned  by,  154;  president 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Church  of 
the  Redeemer,  434;  secretary 
church  meeting,  82;  subscription 
of,  315,  320,  321;  treasurer  Board 
of  Trustees.  88,  89,  90,  92,  93,  94, 
96,  97,  98,  100,  104,  105,  106,  107, 
108,  109,  111,  112,  113,  120.  121, 
126;  Trustee,  80,  81,  84.  85,  114, 
115.  116,  117,  118,  122,  123,  124, 
125. 

Joseph  W.,  dismissed,  436. 

Louisa  S.,  dismissed,  436. 

Mary  L.,  dismissed,  436. 

Matilda  B.,  dismissed.  436. 

Robert,  dismissed,  436. 

William,  189,  200,  212. 
Williamson,    Thomas,    subscription    of, 

268. 
Willis,  Catharine,  widow,  received,  328, 
329. 

David,  17. 

Elizabeth,  received,  349. 

Rachel,  received,  336,  337. 
Wills,  Rev.  Dr. ,  candidate,  228. 


6:. 


Thomas,  330. 
Wilmarth,  Otis,  school  master,  26. 
Wilson,   Agnes  (Mrs.    John),    received, 
423. 
David,  subscription  of,  302. 
James,    received,    319 ;     dismissed, 
359;  member  of  a  committee,  248, 
254,  259,   264 ;    subscription   of, 
252;  Trustee,  245,  249,  250,  254, 
256,  257,260,  265. 
Kate,  member  of  a  committee.   244, 

245. 
Mrs.  G.,  subscription  of,  253. 
Robert,  janitor,  181,  185,  186% 
Winans,  John,  subscription  of,  269. 
Winchester,    William,     subscription    of, 

317. 
Winters,  Baltus,  269,  349;  subscription  of. 
269. 
Esther  (Mrs.  Baltus),  received,  349. 
Wirth,  Adol,  subscription  of,  217. 
Wiseman,  Mrs.  S.,   subscription  of,  253. 

Stephen,  subscription  of,  320. 
Wolfhegel,  Charles,  subscription  of,  314. 
Wood,  Ann,  received,  348. 
Stephen,  received,  356. 
William,  cemetery  lot  owned  by,  303. 
Woodbridge,   John   E.,    resignation   of, 
424. 


Woodruff,  Absalom  B.,  124  ;  cited  to  ap- 
pear before  Session,  400;  letter 
from,  399,  400  ;  secretary  church 
meeting,  67;  subscription  of,  308, 
309,  314;  suspended,  401. 
R.  S.,  subscription  of,  315. 

Woolsey,  William,  received,  358;  dis- 
missed, 363. 

Worden,  Mrs— ,    subscription  of.   253. 

Wortendyke  &  Demarest,  subscription 
of.  320. 

Wright,  Mrs.  Sally,  received,  363. 

Wyckoff,  Rev.  J.  C.,  in  charge  of  Mis- 
sion work.  424,  425,  427. 

Yarl,  Helen  Maria(Mrs.Chas.),  received, 
423 

Yeomans,  W.  H.,  bid  of,  216. 

Young,  Mary  Jane,  received,  423. 

Young    Ladies'    Missionary  Society,  444. 

Young  People's  Society  of  Christian  En- 
deavor, to  be  organized,  443;  anni- 
versary of,  448. 

Zabriskie,  G.  &  A.,  subscription  of,  317. 
J    H.,  subscription  of,  315. 
J.  J.,  subscription  of,  322. 

Zebriskea,  Christen,  314. 

Zeluff,  John  P.,  subscription  of,  315. 

Zutterkirch,  Joseph,  subscription  of,  315. 


